Hablemos claro: Alcohol y drogas (Straight Talk: Drugs and Alcohol)

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. Students will learn about the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the Connecticut Compromise, and the Bill of Rights. 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...

What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives and the things in them. This fact-filled, Spanish-translated nonfiction title includes real-life examples and basic experiments to aid in the development of understanding physic and scientific concepts. Readers will be introduced to and learn about Archimedes Principle, atmospheric pressure, vacuums, water density, and hydraulics...

Accelerate through the pages of this book and introduce readers to physics and how it assists objects to move. This stimulating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title includes real-life examples and basic experiments to facilitate further understanding of physics. Readers will learn about velocity, Newton's Second Law of Motion, thrust, gravity, momentum, and g-force through vibrant and colorful images, fascinating facts in conjunction with informational text, accommodating graphs and diagrams.

In this stimulating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers will discover the various types of friction--including rolling friction, sliding friction, fluid friction, and static friction--and the huge impact it has on nature, machines, and our lives. In addition, readers are encouraged to perform basic experiments to assist in the understanding of friction, kinetic energy, and water resistance. With real-life examples, colorful images, accommodating graphs and charts, and informational text, this title will inspire and engage children.

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

Descubre a 25 supercient�ficas que cambiaron el mundo y demostraron que �las chicas son de ciencias! #ChicasDeCiencias �Sabes cu�ntos descubrimientos cient�ficos debemos a las mujeres? Aunque en los libros de historia parezca que las ciencias son cosa de hombres, de eso nada: desde Agnodice, la primera m�dica conocida de la historia, hasta Rosalind Franklin, la qu�mica que descubri� la estructura del ADN, pasando por Vera Rubin, la astr�noma que vio lo que nadie ve�a, las mujeres han sido pioneras en ciencias desde el inicio de los tiempos. Y aun as�, �podr�as...

Aunque acuñado por primera vez en Alemania tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, sólo en los últimos veinticinco años encarnado por rostros visibles que van desde Ronald Reagan y Margaret Thatcher a Bill Clinton y George W. Bush, o desde Tony Blair a, en España, José María Aznar el término " neoliberalismo " ha adquirido un uso más corriente, designando por lo general las políticas relacionadas con la desregulación de las economías nacionales, la liberalización del comercio o la creación de un mercado global único. Manfred B. Steger y Ravi K. Roy ofrecen en esta breve introducción...

Su obra, desbordante de contenido humano y de una frescura rítmica inimitable, sitúa a este autor cubano entre los más grandes poetas en lengua española.