Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

Inka rulers led a huge empire with grand palaces. They had incredible riches. Artists made statues out of gold and silver. The Inka also made masterpieces out of grass. Their grass bridges crossed deep canyons. These engineering marvels let soldiers and messengers travel around the empire. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering...

Learn how streets are fixed, sidewalks get added, and new schools are built with this Spanish nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, a glossary, an additional project, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book describes the many ways individuals can make changes in their communities. It also covers essential civics topics such as leadership and voting, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore voting, local...

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still felt-and debated-today. Introduce students to his life with this nonfiction biography that builds students' reading skills and promotes social studies content literacy. The dynamic primary source maps, letters, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state...

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 biography focuses on the life and times of Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. 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 ...

En el Ártico, cada vez se derrite más hielo en verano. Esto es un gran problema para los osos polares, que necesitan el hielo para sobrevivir, y también es un gran problema para todo el mundo, por que todo nuestro planeta necesita el hielo del Ártica para

Travel from the Egyptian pyramids, to the canals of Venice, to a space station, all within a single book! Each colorful page is filled with logic and observation games for curious minds. An answer key is included at the end of the book.

¿Qué es un “experimento mental”? Como nos dice Martin Cohen, «al igual que los que se realizan en el laboratorio, son pruebas que se conciben con el fin de explorar (o de destruir) las intuiciones que tenemos sobre el funcionamiento del mundo». Este libro imprescindible para todos los amantes del saber, desde los científicos a los filósofos, recopila los 26 experimentos de esta clase más interesantes realizados a lo largo de la historia. Y no es poca sorpresa, para empezar, enterarnos de que toda la ciencia moderna se sustenta sobre los modestos cimientos que establecieron media...

The greatest thinkers of humanity at your fingertips, in minutes! If you thought you would never be able to understand the essential classic authors, you were wrong! With our "Summarized Classics" collection, you will understand the main ideas of the most important thinkers in a very short time and with little effort. The present volume covers the central axes of this discipline. Among them, the reader will find an analysis of the following: Who Is Bourdieu, Some Properties Of The Fields, High Costume And High Culture, From The National Field To The International Field, Economy Of The...