My First Spanish Words to See and Learn

Answers such questions as "Qué son los perros?, Qué come mi perro?, Qué mas necesita mi perro?, Qué puedo hacer por mi perro?, Qué puede hacer mi perro?"

Al Centro de Información y Documentación del Museo de Culturas Populares acudían personas de todas las edades -desde estudiantes de primaria a estudiantes de universidades- a fin de obtener datos acerca de la Navidad, Día de Muertos y Semana Santa, entre mucho más. La información existente no era mucha o incompleta y disgregada, lo que dificultaba la tarea de los estudiantes. Por lo tanto, me di cuenta de la necesidad de elaborar un libro que reuniera los orígenes y la simbología de las principales y más genralizadas fiestas tradicionales de nuestro país. Entonces puse manos a la...

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Water is all around us. It moves through the water cycle. It brings water to all parts of the planet. Every living thing needs water to survive. Introduce students to the water cycle with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.