Actividades Para Tercer Grado/Activities for Third Grader

This upper-level text, perfect for art and culture courses, introduces students to the customs and history of Spain. This volume features a wide variety of readings, cultural activities, and 600 questions about the history, literature, art, and traditions of Spain, as well as a CD-ROM of interactive activities.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

Five and counting! So far, astronomers have discovered five dwarf planets in our solar system. Pluto, which was once thought of as the ninth planet, is today classified as a dwarf planet. This book looks at the current dwarf planets, characteristics, size, and orbital patterns, as well as the three rules scientists follow to characterize these tiny, round space objects. Every day new discoveries are being made. Who knows how many dwarf planets we will find in the future! This book will allow students to understand that patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, ...

The Spanish edition of award-winning picture book biography, CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX, on the chef who kickstarted the food truck movement. "Parte biografía, parte aventura culinaria, este vibrante y energético libro capta la esencia de la escena de la comida callejera en L.A. Sus páginas están inspiradas en el arte del graffiti, y el texto tiene un sabor de hip-hop que mezcla la comida, comunidad, e identidad en un delicioso banquete para los ojos y orejas que refleja el crisol cultural de los Estados Unidos." -- Honor del Premio Sibert para el Libro Informacional Más...