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...

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,...

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,...

La presente investigación aborda el estudio de la poética de Guillermo Samperio, tanto en la acepción amplia, que refiere las principales características formales y de contenido de su obra, como por el hecho de que ésta se encuentra impregnada de poeticidad. Para ello, partimos del contexto de apertura de los géneros literarios propiciado por las vanguardias históricas y continuado por la epistemología posmoderna, así como de los hallazgos de la literatura fantástica en el ámbito hispánico. Desde esta base teórica, realizamos un recorrido por todos los libros del escritor...

La historia de los inventores es apasionante, sabemos muy poco de aquellos genios y sus mentes prodigiosas, ellos cambiaron el Mundo y escribieron las páginas más brillantes de la Historia. Sabían que la bombilla no la inventó Thomas Alva Edison, y que la radio no la inventó Marconi, y el teléfono, ¿sabrian decirme quién inventó el teléfono?, la mayoría de nosotros diría que fue Graham Bell, y la máquina de vapor, seguramente, diríamos que fue James Watt, pues ninguno de ellos fueron los verdaderos inventores, con Academia de Inventores descubriremos a los verdaderos genios que...

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...

Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History with this high-interest STEAM book! Along the way, learn about the challenges that museums face when designing fossil exhibits. You’ll also learn how studying fossils helps scientists learn about prehistoric species such as dinosaurs and their habitats. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering...