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...

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.

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.

Un sorprendente viaje por diez rutas que, más largas o más cortas y en diferentes épocas, dieron forma al mundo que conocemos hoy. Con este libro cruzarás el puente de Beringia hacia América con los primeros pobladores de ese continente y seguirás a los animales salvajes por la ruta migratoria del Serengueti. Recorrerás la red adoquinada de calzadas romanas de Inglaterra y la maravilla de la ingeniería del Gran Camino Inca, que permitieron el florecimiento de dos imperios. Conocerás a los pioneros que arriesgaban su vida en busca de oro por la remota y helada ruta de los Chilkoot, a...

El libro "Soy Sordo 100%" detalla los distinos ejemplos del Audismo que impera en la mayoria de las sociedades humanas, y en este caso particular, las experiencias vividas por jovenes sordos en sus familias, socializando fuera de su hogar y en sus escuelas. La narrativa captura a cabalidad las experiencias que pasan los sordos en el proceso social de integrarse a la corriente regular del sistema de educación. Retrata en forma lo mas aproximadamente posible las vicisitudes que pasan los estudiantes sordos cuando no se toman en cuenta los recursos a los que tienen derecho por ley, como los...

The dynamic books and accompanying audio CDs in this series introduce babies and young children to popular and traditional Spanish songs and classic folktales. Perfect for native and nonnative Spanish speakers alike, these guides teach basic vocabulary and are a useful and entertaining resource for helping children develop beginning language skills. Los libros y los CDs de audio adjuntos y dinámicos en esta serie introducen a los niños a canciones populares y tradicionales y cuentos folclóricos clásicos en español. Tanto para hispanohablantes como hablantes no nativos, estas guías...

Nicol�s Cabral's is one of the most singular voices in Latin American literature, and this book demonstrates his hypnotic and out of the ordinary style. The stories ebb from real to unreal, from earthly to fantastical. In addition, there's something rarely found in most contemporary writers: an aversion to the familiar and disdain for common places. La de Nicol�s Cabral es una de las voces m�s singulares de la nueva narrativa latinoamericana. Como en Cat�logo de formas, su primera novela, he aqu� una prosa construida mediante una inflexible depuraci�n y, al mismo tiempo, plural....