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...

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 explores California’s unique geography: the coastal region, the Central Valley, the mountain region, and the desert region. 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...

Scented Voyages narrates the search, discovery and commercialization of flowers throughout the world, all in an effort to create perfumes, medicines and culinary dishes during the age of European exploration. An original book that takes us through history with humor and adventure.

En 1926 el Frankfurter Zeitung propuso a Joseph Roth ir a la Unión Soviética y relatar su experiencia. Roth aceptó de buen grado el encargo puesto que el periplo que estaba a punto de emprender representaba la ocasión para conocer de cerca un país por el que siempre se había sentido atraído y que, tras la revolución, suscitaba también el interés de la mayoría de intelectuales europeos. Tras prepararse intensamente para el más largo de sus viajes como reportero, Roth partió al término del verano. Curioso, atento, avisado testimonio, visitó las grandes ciudades, siguió el curso...

Los medios de comunicación audiovisuales y escritos, además de reflejar, en gran parte, la lengua utilizada en la vida cotidiana, sirven de vehículo a las innovaciones lingüísticas. Susana Guerrero, profesora de Lengua en la Universidad de Málaga, muestra en este libro la influencia que estos medios ejercen, concretamente en tres aspectos del nivel léxico: la creación neológica y la incorporación de extranjerismos, el asentamiento de impropiedades, y la fijación de redundancias. Cada uno de estos aspectos conforman un capítulo del libro, en el que se explican los términos...

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these horned dinosaurs face-to-face: Torosaurus had the biggest skull of any animal ever! Pentaceratops had five sharp horns on its head! Styracosaurus was as big as an ice cream truck! Plus, you'll get to know Centrosaurus,...