Hora de recreo (Recess Time)

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...

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

Cuando las cosas parecen no tener sentido, y cuando ni la religión ni las cosas a las que recurrimos llenan nuestras expectativas y no resuelven nuestras preguntas, aún queda Dios. Si Dios es "Todo en todo", ¿cómo pueden existir cosas que no son Dios? O dicho de otra forma: si "todo" lo que existe surgió de Dios, ¿cómo puede ese "todo" existir sin ser Dios? Esa es la cuestión. Te invito a una hermosa aventura por la revelación bíblica. Descubramos juntos la economía de Dios en la finitud del Dios Infinito. Esta obra te ayudará a entender la pobreza y la riqueza del hombre. La...

Children explore the concepts of big and small in the world around them, from big round pancakes to tiny little seashells.

Todos conocemos la obra de Vincet Van Gogh, pero ¿Sabes cómo fue que se inició en el arte? En una pequeña ciudad en Holanda vive el travieso Vincent Van Gogh, un pelirrojo con las mejillas llenas de pecas al que le encanta meterse en problemas. Junto a su inseparable hermano Theo, pasa sus tardes buscando nidos y mirando las estrellas, descubriendo una manera de ver el mundo que hoy puedes encontrar en pinturas colgadas en museos de muchos países. Aquí conocerás cómo fue la niñez de este famoso pintor impresionista y cómo inició su camino para convertirse en uno de los artistas...

Why do continents matter? From economics to weather science—and everything in between—knowing the characteristics of the continents expands readers’ perspectives in every school subject. This fundamental information is a building block of many future lessons and an essential part of elementary education. This book presents a focused, clear, age-appropriate look at Earth’s continents that young readers are sure to find both informative and interesting. This volume is also packed with colorful maps that are labeled and explained to foster young readers’ comprehension of this important...