Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

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.

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...

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...

Samuel Temkin es Catedrático Emérito de Rutgers University en Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos. Reconocido internacionalmente por sus investigaciones y libros en el campo de la Acústica, el doctor Temkin se ha dedicado en los últimos años a la historia del Nuevo Reino de León, de la cual ha publicado varios artículos de investigación y dos libros, el último sobre Gaspar Castaño de Sosa.

¿Sabías que los antiguos griegos inventaron la democracia, la filosofía, el teatro y los Juegos Olímpicos? ¿Y que fueron precursores en los campos de la ciencia, la medicina, la economía y el urbanismo? ¿Sabías cómo descubrió Arquímedes su famoso principio? Explorar la historia de la Grecia Clásica es descubrir una civilización con una riqueza cultural que no ha dejado de inspirar al mundo occidental. De Zeus a Atenea, de Aquiles a Ulises, los dioses y los héroes griegos están presentes en numerosas manifestaciones artísticas y literarias. Las batallas, los desafíos y las...

«Ni en vida de Pessoa ni póstumamente ha aparecido un volumen con el título de El regreso de los dioses, a pesar de que el poeta acariciase la idea de publicarlo desde el otoño de 1917», explica Ángel Crespo, responsable de la edición y la traducción del presente libro. Nos hallamos, pues, ante un acontecimiento de singular importancia: la reconstrucción, en la medida de lo posible, de un libro proyectado por Pessoa, esencial en su trayectoria, y disperso hasta hoy en materiales sueltos. El neopaganismo, el sensacionismo, el sebastianismo son algunos de los principales puntos de...

Whether epic tale or legendary quest, the narrative texts in this series are adapted in a captivating style for each period, allowing the reader to track heroes and share their adventures, discover great civilizations, and learn about world history. The texts are based directly on original works or on a variety of authentic, ancient sources and tales. The narratives are enhanced by specially commissioned illustrations, photographs, and reproductions of ancient artifacts and documents. Mito, historia épica o búsqueda legendaria, los textos narrativos de esta colección adaptados con estilo...