Las porristas

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...

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.

¡Hola! Soy Luis Felipe Noé. ¿Quieren subirse conmigo a mi tren? Los invito a un viaje muy especial. Un viaje de ida y también de vuelta. Un viaje donde podemos bajar en muchas estaciones y quedarnos todo el tiempo que tengamos ganas... Este viaje es el viaje a través de mi historia, de mis obras y de mi propia vida… Con valijas cargadas de pinceles y brochas, zambullidas, manchas y personajes escondidos. Un viaje de exploradores con lupas y largavistas. ¡Saquen los boletos que ya llega el tren!

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...