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 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.

This Spanish-translated book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground. After an introduction to Newton's three laws of motion, readers learn the mechanics of various amusement park rides including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and gravity rides. They learn how to measure motion, and how kinetic and potential energy apply to their favorite rides. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Se conoce con el nombre de «apócrifos» todos aquellos textos que por una razón u otra no han sido incluidos a lo largo del tiempo entre los libros sagrados canónicos del judaísmo y el cristianismo, cuyo establecimiento definitivo culminó (por lo que concierne a la Iglesia católica) en el Concilio de Trento (1546). De índole sumamente variada, narran desde vidas y episodios de los más diversos personajes de ambos testamentos hasta textos sapienciales. No pocas veces versan sobre etapas o puntos oscuros de la vida de Jesús y sus discípulos, no se pliegan a la doctrina oficial y son...

Examines the nature of inclined planes and wedges, how they can reduce the amount of force necessary to perform work, and ways in which they are used.

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency.

Este libro cuenta la vida de Handel durante su infancia, presentando de manera delicada, el momento en que el Duque de Weissenfels descubre el talento del niños y lo estimula a estudiar música. Handel tenía siete años y tocaba el piano sin haber recibido una sola clase.