La fiebre del oro

Learn how to help others in your community. This exciting Spanish nonfiction book describes the many ways that volunteers make a difference, from cleaning up parks to helping in food banks. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a short fiction stor

Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step...

Take a trip to the British Museum as you explore its fascinating objects and geometric shapes! This famous London museum was built for exploration - and for learning geometry. Learn about its history and artifacts as you build your geometry skills. This Spanish math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems,...

¿Por qué se ve el cielo? ¿De qué está hecho el arcoíris? ¿El Sol es amarillo? ¿Qué hacen los pintores cuando pintan? Además de datos curiosos, humoradas y un blog asociado, con interesantes propuestas para seguir indagando en el espacio digital.

El muchacho listucu que en los años cincuenta pastoreaba ovejas en las laderas de Peña Labra se convertiría en 2003 en presidente de Cantabria. Esta es su historia. Y nos la cuenta con ese estilo único que lo ha hecho popular y querido, con sentido del humor y naturalidad.Miguel Ángel Revilla nos dibuja una España de penuria y esfuerzo que ya no existe. Y relata con viveza cómo, con tesón, animado por el amor a la tierra que lo vio nacer, consiguió alcanzar las más altas responsabilidades. La semblanza que traza en estas páginas de personalidades como el rey Juan Carlos, José...

El deseo de escribir, nace ante la necesidad humana de compartir ideas, sentimientos, historias, vivencias, etc. Si usted lector, ha pensado en iniciar el oficio de la escritura y tiene dudas al respecto, permítame decir, que esta guía le despejará la mayoría y probablemente le mostrara otras que no había contemplado. Sólo necesita cumplir un sencillo requisito y cito al escritor Robert Penn Warren: “Los verdaderos escritores son aquellos que quieren escribir, necesitan escribir, tienen que escribir”. Ahora nombraremos algunas de las reglas a seguir para la escritura y en esta...

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...