La ilustración botánica

Imagine a career where you get paid to draw all day. That's what botanical illustrators do! Get inside the mind of a botanical illustrator, and learn how their intricate drawings of plants help science. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish book ignites a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides English language learners through every step of the engineering design process. Inspire students to pursue a STEAM career with career advice from a real person working in a STEAM field. Discover...

Connie es una joven brillante aspirante a profesora de Historia en la dura y competitiva Universidad de Harvard. El verano que debe decidir el tema de su tesis doctoral su madre le pide que vacíe la deshabitada casa de su abuela, cerca de Salem, con el propósito de venderla. Allí, oculta dentro de una Biblia, Connie encuentra una llave que esconde un papel con una extraña inscripción. La investigación que llevará a cabo para desvelar su significado la obligará a remontarse hasta la caza de brujas de Salem, en 1692, y la conducirá a un misterioso libro.Connie decide entonces escribir...

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

These high-interest, low reading level biographies chronicle the lives of inspiring individuals and use a vivid, graphic-novel format that will capture the attention of reluctant readers. The dazzling, full-color illustrations and easy-to-read text bring each person's life and times to life.

Lo más increíble de mi historia es que aún mi familia sigue viva en la memoria de las personas que se interesan por mi cultura Chinchorro y que cuidan de nuestras momias. Nos han ayudado a permanecer en la tierra por miles de años y han difundido nuestra historia por el mundo entero como, por ejemplo, a través de este libro. ¡Muchas gracias por desear saber más de mí!