Experimentos sencillos con la naturaleza

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

"En esta antología encontrarán niños que creen conocer a Catwoman, adultos que se ven obligados a jugar al ajedrez aunque no conozcan sus reglas, alcaldes que tienen que evitar el ridículo de haber perdido una de las obras más reconocibles de Miguel Ángel, niñas que quieren imitar a Caperucita Roja, jueces enfrentados verbalmente a reos descarados, dueños de un taller que no saben qué hacer con las cenizas de su mascota muerta, hombres feos hasta el extremo que tienen que buscar la manera de relacionarse con una mujer… Y así hasta veinte historias que quieren servir para que el...

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Presents the Aztec tale of how warring gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca helped to form the Earth when they joined together to conquer the goddess Tlatecuhtli.