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 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...

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...

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...

Las vidas del Dr. Bethune complementa otras muchas investigaciones previas llevadas a cabo tanto por los Stewart como, en el caso español, por Jesús Majada, comisario de la exposición La carretera Málaga-Almería, visitada por casi cinco mil personas en la Universidad de Salamanca en octubre de 2006. En palabras del profesor Rodríguez Celada, director de la colección editorial “Armas y Letras” y autor del prólogo, nadie podía permanecer indiferente ante “el genio extemporáneo, el líder indiscutible, el adalid temerario, el jefe autoritario, el paladín romántico, un ser...

Many people take the Internet for granted. But there are places that lack Internet access. Being connected helps people connect, and new ideas are being developed and tested to bring the Internet to more of the world. This Spanish nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading about Internet access as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It...

El libro cuenta la experiencia personal de Jorge Milia, un alumno de liceo, junto a sus compañeros adolescentes, en el COLEGIO LA INMACULADA CONCEPCION de los jesuitas en Santa Fe – Argentina, donde cursaba el bachillerato, cuando el todavía "maestrillo" Jorge Bergoglio SJ era su profesor de literatura. El libro – publicado por primera vez en 2006 – está prologado por aquel profesor de literatura quien hoy es el Papa, y también fue incluido entre los 20 libros que él seleccionó de su biblioteca para la edición de una colección titulada "la biblioteca del Papa" en Italia.Un libro ...

La célebre trilogía de Corfú compuesta por «Mi familia y otros animales» (BA 0501), «Bichos y demás parientes» (BA 0502) y «El jardín de los dioses» (BA 0503) muestra el inimitable talento de Gerald Durrell para dibujar personajes, contar anécdotas, describir paisajes y analizar las peculiaridades de la vida animal. ENCUENTROS CON ANIMALES reúne las charlas dadas en la BBC por el gran naturalista «en intervalos entre encabezar expediciones a diversas partes del mundo, capturar una multitud de animales raros, casarme, tener el paludismo y escribir varios libros». Con la misma...