Cruzar un continente (Crossing a Continent)

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they're much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the history of California's missions. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents,...

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book explores California’s unique geography: the coastal region, the Central Valley, the mountain region, and the desert region. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade...

Did you know the first battery-powered vehicle was created in the 1830s? People who attended the 1892 World's Fair in Chicago could see one. And in 1894, you could buy an "Electrobat" and travel 25 miles on a single charge! Since then, EVs have surged in popularity and have become much more technologically advanced. Learn the history of EVs, how they work, why they're good for the environment, and discover the future of the electric vehicle! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish-translated Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging...

Ogbi Ugbu ha venido de África. En una patera. Tan sólo tiene diez años y ya ha recorrido su país escondido en la noche. Ha sentido el cansancio, el miedo y el hambre. Y la tristeza. Pero en España ha hecho muchos amigos y es muy feliz. Quizás cuando se reúna con toda su familia, lo será del todo.

Desde el Big Bang hasta tu cumpleaños, y (casi) todo lo demás, este divertido y revelador libro cuenta tu historia. Esta es tu biografía (aunque no lo sepas). Este libro te llevará por un increíble recorrido desde el Big Bang hasta tu nacimiento (¡y en menos de lo que tardas en ponerte los calcetines!). Sus páginas te ayudarán a atravesar océanos de tiempo para ir desde el espacio hasta la puerta de tu casa en una aventura que empieza con un gran BOOM. ¿Te apuntas al viaje de tu vida?

¿Qué hizo que una familia latinoamericana abandonara su tierra natal para partir con sus tres hijos, de diez, trece y quince años, a tierras del continente africano? Siga las peripecias y aventuras de la familia Jacobi Mangold durante quince años de servicio misionero en el Hospital de Leprosos de Masanga, Sierra Leona; el Hospital Scheer Memorial en Nepal, al norte de la India; y el Hospital Misionero de Yuka, Zambia. Comparta su período de adaptación a una vida sin electricidad, televisión ni otras comodidades básicas, y su angustia al sufrir un ataque al hospital por fuerzas...