Las Misiones de California

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 creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. 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...

«Ni en vida de Pessoa ni póstumamente ha aparecido un volumen con el título de El regreso de los dioses, a pesar de que el poeta acariciase la idea de publicarlo desde el otoño de 1917», explica Ángel Crespo, responsable de la edición y la traducción del presente libro. Nos hallamos, pues, ante un acontecimiento de singular importancia: la reconstrucción, en la medida de lo posible, de un libro proyectado por Pessoa, esencial en su trayectoria, y disperso hasta hoy en materiales sueltos. El neopaganismo, el sensacionismo, el sebastianismo son algunos de los principales puntos de...

The American Southeast stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, including the states of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama as well as parts of Virginia and Maryland. But before that region was divided into states, native groups lived there. From how they found food to what their spiritual beliefs were, the book’s main content presents the traditional lifestyles of the Seminole, Choctaw, and Creek peoples, and the other groups that lived in the southeast. Readers learn even more from fun fact boxes and the historical images and full-color photographs that show what...

Despite unprecedented economic growth, the injustices and turmoil endured by Mexico over the course of Porfirio Diaz's three-decade presidency would lead to the outbreak of that country's biggest social revolution. In this profusely-illustrated history book for children, the events surrounded Porfirio Diaz's mandate are narrated in a simple, clear style. The book's profuse illustrations contribute to a didactic and comprehensive understanding of the Porfiriato. The supplementary charts and the timeline spanning the 1876-1911 period help organize and narrow down the most relevant facts in this ...

[Poema de tema mitológico compuesto por Kā.lidā.sa (400 d.C.). narra la historia de amor entre Ś.iva y Pā.rvatī., reflejando también la cultura de la India clásica.] Traducción con introducción y notas del Kumarasambhava (El origen de Kumara), poema épico-lírico de temática mitológica, compuesto por Kalidasa (hacia 400 d.C.), el más celebrado autor en sánscrito clásico. El hilo conductor de la narración -la historia de amor entre Siva y Parvati- aparece subordinado a la ornamentación y el virtuosismo formal. en las 641 estrofas se ven reflejados múltiples aspectos de la...