Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

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...

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...

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.

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...

La profesión del músico es, desde el punto de vista intelectual, físico y psíquico, una actividad de alto rendimiento. Con los esfuerzos cotidianos, como pruebas, estudio diario, análisis de estructuras musicales, pero también los viajes internacionales y la irregularidad de la vida diaria, el músico llega al límite de su capacidad.

Con sus aproximadamente mil quinientas entradas, el presente Diccionario de términos literarios proporciona una información rigurosa y actualizada sobre los conceptos fundamentales de las diferentes disciplinas que integran la denominada ciencia de la literatura. El abundante uso de ejemplos, así como su lenguaje preciso y accesible, y la indicación de la bibliografía pertinente en cada caso, hacen de esta obra una herramienta indispensable para el estyudio de cualquier materia relacionada con el ámbito de las letras

Uno de los 10 mejores libros del 2016 según The New York Times. Finalista del Man Booker Prize 2016. Uno de los mejores libros del 2016 según Amazon.com He aquí el hombre: un hombre hediondo, borracho, brutalmente sanguinario. Henry Drax es el principal arponero del Volunteer , un barco ballenero que zarpa desde Yorkshire para dirigirse a las ricas aguas de caza del Círculo Polar Ártico. A bordo del barco está el joven e inexperto Patrick Sumner; un cirujano y antiguo miembro del ejército que no tiene otra alternativa que embarcarse como médico en lo que será un violento, sucio y...

Cecilia es la única persona que visita a Silvio, un hombre que guarda celosamente el misterio de una vida de leyenda que nunca ha querido compartir con nadie. A través de una caja con fotografías, Silvio va dando a conocer a Cecilia su fascinante historia junto a Zachary West, un extravagante norteamericano cuya llegada a Ribanova cambió el destino de quienes trataron con él.