Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

Most people use maps every day. But imagine a time when a map of a place didn’t exist. Without a map, how would you get there? How would you know how to get around? Navigate through history as you learn the art, science, history, and importance of making maps. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections...

Imagine a city with no cars or streets and where people ride boats to get around. This place is Venice, Italy. Built on a lagoon, Venice is in trouble. The city is sinking, and engineers are racing to save it before it is too late. Learn about the efforts to save Venice from the sea. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM ...

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the history of California’s Native American tribes: the Tongva, Yokuts, Yana, and Yahi. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with...

Learn how ornithologists are using modern technology to help migratory birds. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover...

¿Sabías que a lo largo de la historia han muerto más personas a causa de las epidemias que por culpa de las guerras y otros desastres? Algunos científicos, a veces arriesgando sus vidas, investigaron las causas de enfermedades como la peste, el cólera, el sida o el ébola. Muchos de ellos fueron objeto de burla, fueron ignorados, e incluso los despidieron de sus trabajos. Sin embargo siguieron intentando encajar las piezas del puzle de las epidemias. Y la primera pieza, la más importante, era el «paciente cero», la primera persona que hubiera contraído la enfermedad, porque así...

In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti street art movement pioneer. Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was from Haiti and his mother was Puerto Rican–American. As a child, his gift for art was noticed by his teachers and nurtured by his mother. After struggling in high school, he gained recognition as part of the graffito duo SAMO that spray-painted cryptic messages and images around the landscape of Manhattan's Lower East Side. He eventually made his way to the New York gallery ...

Una visión actual de la armonía no clásica. Desde los conceptos musicales más básicos hasta la armonización de una melodía. Herramienta básica para iniciar estudios de esta materia.

Through bright images, charts and graphs, and informational text, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title provides readers with enlightening facts about what it takes to work in this exciting and unique profession. Featuring a glossary of terms, an index, a list of helpful websites, and an interview with a real-life deep-sea fisher, children will be engaged from cover to cover!