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...

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for...

Book Features: • Ages 5-8, Grades K-2 • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages in Spanish with full-color pictures • Includes a glossary, index, and an engineering design activity • Supports NGSS Playful Learning: In Mi Biblioteca de Ingeniería: Diseño y Construcción para Jugar, kindergarten—second graders learn about the forces, energy, and designs that make up roller coasters, sports equipment, zip lines, and other things we love! Engineering Made Fun: Forces, energy, and motion are all a part of how we play. Young readers learn how engineers use science...

En un crudo día de invierno de 1650, René Descartes fue enterrado lejos de su hogar. Dieciséis años más tarde, el embajador francés exhumó secretamente sus huesos y los transportó a Francia. La historia de estas insólitas reliquias involucra a los personajes más diversos que usaron estos huesos.

Una visión personal para todas las edades de este importante evento que cambió el mundo.En 1989 cayó el muro de Berlín, un muro que no solo separaba las dos Alemanias, sino que dividía la Europa democrática y la Europa comunista. Hoy, 20 años después, el prestigioso ilustrador checo Peter Sís, por medio de sus diarios, comentarios y sobretodo ilustraciones, nos da a conocer el antes y el después de ese suceso tan importante de la historia reciente.