Los ciclos de la Tierra (Earth’s Cycles)

Every day, living things grow and change. How do they do it? Find out by exploring the life cycles of various animals. This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students important scientific concepts and terminology. The diagrams, sidebars, text features, and colorful images will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Keep students reading with this fascinating Spanish book!

La disputa entre los animales y el hombre es una pequeña obra maestra de la literatura árabe recogida en la Enciclopedia de los Ijwân al-Safâ; («Hermanos de la Pureza», secta filosófica del mundo islámico del siglo X que supo aunar la sabiduría persa y el legado de Grecia con el espíritu religioso del Islam). La disputa es un apólogo de grandes pretensiones en el que se pone en tela de juicio la superioridad del hombre sobre los animales. Con un lenguaje vivo y lleno de colorido muestra las observaciones zoológicas de la época a la vez que critica la sociedad de aquel momento e...

Cómo crecer sin perder al niño que todos tenemos dentro, aprenderemos a recuperar la magia de El Principito. Un libro precioso para revivir la primera vez que descubrimos la magia a través de uno de los personajes más queridos de la literatura El Principito. Saber ver lo esencial, discernir lo urgente de lo importante, saber proteger nuestros sueños e ir a por ellos, y cuidar los pilares de nuestra vida: amor, libertad y amistad. Una lectura que nos enseña a volver a la lectura de este libro clásico para afrontar las dificultades de nuestro día a día.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...

In an online world where the amount of information seems to increase exponentially even week to week, student researchers can find it an ever-greater challenge to distinguish credible, vetted content from hearsay and misinformation. This book on citing internet sources will help them determine which online sources are trustworthy and which are not. Its lively and engaging instructional tips will help readers successfully negotiate the vast landscape of information out there. They will produce quality research for papers now and beyond in their academic careers with skill and confidence.