Las naciones indigenas de California (California's Indian Nations)

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still felt-and debated-today. Introduce students to his life with this nonfiction biography that builds students' reading skills and promotes social studies content literacy. The dynamic primary source maps, letters, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state...

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 biography focuses on the life and times of Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. 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...

La búsqueda de un tesoro perdido en el fondo marino puede convertirse en toda una epopeya, incluso para los marineros más intrépidos, que deberán sortear todo tipo de monstruos y peligros en las profundidades del océano. Un nuevo libro con desplegables de la colección «Aventura sorpresa».

Esta obra tiene como finalidad permitir al lector la fácil identificación de algunas de las plantas nativas o naturalizadas de las Salinas y Perisalinas del Chaco Árido. Se ha tenido en cuenta que la utilizará público culto, docentes, estudiantes, amantes de la naturaleza, productores, etc., que en general no tiene formación botánica. Es por eso que se ha tratado de evitar los términos técnicos, aunque esto no siempre ha sido posible. Asimismo se consideró que los trabajos botánicos mayormente llevan una cantidad de información solo útil para futuras investigaciones en taxonomía ...

Poetas del Renacimiento de Harlem (Harlem Renaissance) es una antología bilingüe que intenta representar y recuperar el centro así como los márgenes del movimiento | Poets of the Harlem Renaissance is a bilingual anthology that attempts to represent and recover the center as well as the margins of the movement: Claude McKay — Langston Hughes — Countee Cullen — Sterling Brown — Jean Toomer — Arna Bontemps — Angelina Grimké — Anne Spencer — Gwendolyn Bennett — Helene Johnson — Gwendolyn Brooks — Margaret Walker — Frank Horne — Georgia Douglas Johnson — Richard...

This very simple book about garter snakes combines familiar with fun. Readers will learn about this favorite common reptile while strengthening reading skills and being wowed with great photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.