Ciudad antes del alba

When it's hot outside, what can you do to stay cool? People have found many ways to cool off and cool down. How cool is that? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Perfect for English language learners, this Spanish book builds young ...

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.

El libro que usted tiene en sus manos (...) está atravesado por la muerte. Todos los hombres nos mecemos entre esta vida y la otra, cuando zozobramos a bordo de un avión viejo y descubrimos que somos "ateos de tierra firme". O cuando los paramilitares nos dejan libres al admitir que somos los 'payasos' del teatro del pueblo. O cuando, de bien niños, nos pasmamos ante la lucha a muerte de nuestros dos hermanos con sendas muchachas en el catre del amor". Arturo Guerrero "Con El hombre que se mece, Jaime Fernández Molano enfrenta un reto adicional: el de aprehender la realidad en cápsulas...

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.