Velocidad sin vuelo (Fast and Flightless)

Young children are natural problem-solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves interesting animals. This Spanish-language edition of Scaly Swimmers provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the animal lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Simple text and photographs introduce the animals of the Arctic, grouped to provide practice in solving easy addition problems.

Pese al alto valor de la poesía de Antonio Machado (1875-1939) reflejado en «Campos de Castilla» (BA 0405), «Soledades. Galerías. Otros poemas» (BA 0406) y en «Poesía» (BA 0408), publicadas en esta biblioteca de autor , su obra no se agota en el campo de la lírica, sino que se extiende al terreno de la especulación filosófica, la indagación moral, las valoraciones estéticas y la reflexión política. JUAN DE MAIRENA (1936) representa, en este sentido, la cristalización de uno de los idearios más ricos, profundos y ambiciosos de nuestras letras. La presente edición, preparada...

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

A lot of what many people know about the native groups in the northeastern part of North America comes from colonial history. The Wampanoag met the Puritans as they made their home at Plymouth. The Powhatan group of the Algonquin people had a large role in the history of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. However, the history of the native groups living in modern New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and northern Virginia began long before European settlement! Readers meet several individual groups of native peoples and explore the distinguishing features of northeastern...