La fiebre del oro

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. Students will learn about California’s gold rush by examining maps, letters, images, and art from that time. 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 to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary...

Rain, sunshine, warm fronts, and cold fronts. Have you ever listened to a weather report? Knowing the weather can help us plan ahead. But reporters aren’t the only ones who can track weather. You can, too! This nonfiction Spanish book explores the subject of meteorology in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like anemometer, barometer, air pressure, warm front, cold front, rain gauge, probability, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and...

What do churros, macarons, and strudel have in common? In order to bake them successfully, pastry chefs must use fractions! Students will learn comparing fractions while engaged in reading about delectable desserts from around the world. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts make learning math easy,...

¿Qué son realmente las bacterias? ¿Qué ventajas nos ofrecen y qué riesgos representan? Un viaje ilustrado para descubrir por qué estas tripulantes microscópicas del cuerpo humano son necesarias para nuestra salud. Tenemos la idea equivocada de que todas las bacterias son feas, sucias y malas... ¡pero no es así! De la mano de la simpática Bac, descubre cómo estos minúsculos seres que habitan por miles en nuestro organismo trabajan sin parar para ayudarnos a vivir mejor: las bacterias potencian el sistema inmunitario para protegernos de las enfermedades, producen vitaminas...

Every year, North Americans fly the American flag on June 14th. This show of patriotism isn't in anticipation of Independence Day; it's a different holiday entirely. Flag Day is a celebration of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag. The book helps beginning readers learn about the American flag, how we take care of it, and how we honor it as a national symbol.

A água está tão presente em nossas vidas que deixamos de vê-la, ela se faz transparente; mas a verdade é que hoje - mais do que nunca - precisamos cuidar desse valioso recurso de forma sustentável. A Xylem Inc., por meio de seu programa Watermark, lança uma nova publicação, O grande livro da água, um convite à descoberta de muitas coisas sobre esse elemento vital e atualmente ameaçado, desde suas propriedades como molécula até a forma em que chega aos nossos lares. Esperamos que este livro seja uma contribuição para a nossa região latino-americana e que, através de suas...

Desde la aparición de su libro más emblemático, el autor ha recibido miles de cartas y correos electrónicos en los que los lectores le hacían toda suerte de preguntas. Hoy, impulsado por esa "fuerza" que, siempre lo acompaña, el periodista e investigador navarro ha decidido responder públicamente. Y lo ha hecho a cuerpo descubierto, directa y valientemente, sin rodeos ni concesiones. En este texto, Benítez selecciona las 101 preguntas más duras, tiernas, divertidas y profundas. Si su mente no dispone de un mínimo de tolerancia, no lea este libro. Tras un largo y duro peregrinaje por ...