Las siete cajas

Learn about the different places that people call home--from apartments to cottages and castles to farmhouses. With bright, vivid photos and easy-to-read informational text, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title introduces readers to different cultures' definitions of "home."

Aunque los estudios de Bachillerato completan, en sí mismos, una etapa de formación, es indudable que en la mayoría de los casos son paso necesario hacia otros estudios de rango universitario. Este libro ha sido diseñado para abarcar esa doble finalidad. Por una parte busca ser un complemento de lo explicado en el libro de texto o en la clase; desea, por otra, ser una ayuda en ese tránsito intermedio entre el Bachillerato y los primeros cursos de Facultades y Escuelas Universitarias.

Trying to figure out a difficult math problem is hard, but sometimes dealing with your social life at school can be even harder. Figuring out friendships, managing time, and learning about yourself are all important parts of growing up. This title will allow students to determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Why did the Civil War begin? Which states were part of the Union and which were part of the Confederacy? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more as they move through this fascinating nonfiction Spanish-translated title. The easy-to-read informational text, engaging facts, and vivid images and illustrations help highlight some of the aspects that led up to the Civil War, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The accessible table of contents works in conjunction with the...