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,...

¿Estarías dispuesta a vivir el amor de tu vida cuando tu vida se acaba? Debido a una grave enfermedad, a Daniela le quedan dos años de vida. Pero es un tiempo del que piensa disfrutar al máximo con su amiga Cat, que siempre la lleva a hacer locuras. Y una de las locuras de Cat termina con Daniela chocando (literalmente) con Yon Malcolm, el actor de moda del que está perdidamente enamorada... y con quien exprimirá los días de vida que le faltan. «Hasta que el cielo se apague es una historia difícil de olvidar. El primer amor, la amistad de toda la vida, la familia... cada detalle del...

Describes which animals are loud and which are quiet, including such creatures as cicadas, whales, mice, and fish.

Mi primer libro de lectura es una herramienta para que los lectores principiantes aprendan cómo leer. Es un buen paso para aquellos niños que han dominado el alfabeto y los sonidos de cada letra. Incluye oraciones cortas, palabras familiares y conceptos simples para aquellos niños que desean leer por su cuenta. El contenido educará al niño sobre los principales temas de nuestra sociedad: la familia, el trabajo, los valores morales, ética ciudadana, el medio ambiente y muchos otros temas. Además contiene bellas imágenes a todo color que acompañan la lectura inicial. El propósito...

Each player has his or her own job in soccer and baseball. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. Readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal, like when Nicole's neighbor becomes ill, everyone in the neighborhood takes on a job with the goal of helping the sick neighbor. Each spread contains a color photograph that imparts the importance and rewards of working as a team.