Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

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 ...

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...

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 biography focuses on the life and times of Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. 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...

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

"Una divertida colección de libros de preguntas y descubrimiento para fomentar la atención y la curiosidad de los niños en torno a momentos de su vida diaria, los animales y los personajes de cuentos tradicionales. Páginas repletas de humor, adivinanzas, diferentes texturas y páginas desplegables para los más pequeños"--Provided by publisher.

Introducción de Alberto Cardín. Grabados extraídos de la edición Imprenta del Guardia Nacional, Barcelona 1839. Poco conocidas dentro del conjunto de la obra de Valera, estas cartas forman un conjunto coherente, tanto en lo temporal como en lo espacial, que las convierte en el más interesante epistolario de viaje del siglo XIX español, por encima incluso de las Cartas Finlandesas de Ganivet, mucho menos vivas, personales y penetrantes. Epistolista por necesidad, debido a sus múltiples cargos diplomáticos, pero aficionado también al género epistolar por puro gusto literario, Valera...

Un viaje interactivo para descubrir Myanmar, un país muy diverso en el Sureste de Asia a través de su gente, costumbres, animales, creencias, templos, vida en el campo y en la ciudad, artes, tradiciones, festivales, mitos, juguetes, vida en el campo y en la ciudad. Un libro de ilustraciones con objetos escondidos entre sus páginas y preguntas para que los lectores se relacionen con una cultura diferente. Un libro para que familias disfruten juntos mientras exploran una tierra nueva a través de la belleza de las ilustraciones, animaciones y sonidos. ¡Vuela con tu imaginación! *Esta...