Viaje al corazón de la selva

Discusses the physical characteristics of great white sharks that combine to make them such able predators.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this Spanish resource, Empujar y jalar (Pushes and Pulls), aligns with NGSS standards to teach young learners about forces and interactions. The engaging photos encourage students to describe what is happening using their own words. This full-color, wordless picture book can be used in the classroom or at home to teach children the difference between pushing and pulling.

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass relied on his own determination and ingenuity to carve a path to freedom. Once free, he dedicated his life to improving the lives of others and fighting for justice and equality. This inspirational Spanish biography uses primary sources to engage students in learning about the fascinating life of Frederick Douglass. Students will build their literacy skills as they are immersed in social studies content. Text features include a glossary and an index to increase comprehension and academic vocabulary.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...