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

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...

Practice standard measurement at a farmer's market! This engaging, Spanish-translated title teaches young readers how to measure common food items by their height, circumference, and more, improving their mathematical and STEM skills! Vibrant images, practical examples, and simple mathematical charts help children use standard measurements, showing them how they can use these measurements in their daily lives. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Universo is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

NUEVA TRADUCCIÓN Y POSTFACIO DE Miguel Martínez-Lage En una carta dirigida a Harrison Smith -el editor en 1929 de El ruido y la furia- fechada un jueves de agosto de 1934, es donde empezamos a tener las primeras noticias de esta novela: «... Tengo un título para ella que me gusta, dicho sea de paso, ¡Absalón, Absalón!: la historia de un hombre que quiso tener un hijo a fuerza de orgullo, que tuvo demasiados, y al que sus hijos destruyeron». Este germen de su obra lo terminó Faulkner en Mississippi el 31 de enero de 1936. «Es una historia torturada y una tortura escribirla», le...