Actividades Para Tercer Grado/Activities for Third Grader

Nueva York, 1915. El arquitecto italiano Silvio Balestri llega a Manhattan con el sueño de trabajar en la construcción de rascacielos y dar una respuesta arquitectónica al mito de la torre de Babel con una construcción de apariencia truncada situada en la ciudad donde se cruzan todas las lenguas. Pero el proyecto de su vida, Zigurat, choca con los planes del Club de las Seis Lámparas, una secta que impone las reglas que rigen las alturas de la ciudad de los rascacielos. Entretanto, en la vieja Europa, con el auge de los regímenes totalitarios triunfa la arquitectura del significado y...

Looking at VENEZUELA: Did you know that Angel Falls, in Venezuela, is the highest waterfall in the world? Looking at Venezuela, you will see the snow-covered peaks of the Andes Mountains, the flat-topped cliffs of the Guiana Highlands, and the colorful plants and animals of the rain forest. Learn about life in Venezuela, from the Maracaibo Basin to Margarita Island and from oil rigs to orchids.

A young girl explains how she and her diverse group of friends are all different from each other. In this first-person nonfiction narrative, vibrant photographs reinforce the idea of a community of students who respect each other and live in harmony. A picture-word glossary is included.

Take a trip to New Orleans with a young girl and her family as they attend one of the world's biggest parties: Mardi Gras! Learn all about the history of this fascinating festival as you practice subtraction strategies. This fiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning subtraction strategies relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading...