Una ciudad que se hunde: Read-Along eBook

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 ...

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...

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...

Even young readers were likely saturated with exposure to Hillary Clinton over the course of the 2016 presidential election. But do they really know who she is and what she has accomplished? This volume bridges the gap between current news stories and what elementary readers really know about the first female presidential candidate. By illuminating the life and story of this powerhouse of politics, young readers can learn and be inspired by a story of perseverance, service to others, and commitment to beliefs. With a vivid, age-appropriate narrative, this much-needed volume is sure to be...

La Biblia ha sido objeto de diversos estudios y reflexiones. Esta es una narración de los hechos más destacados de la historia de la salvación o historia sagrada, redactada en forma anecdótica, al alcance de todos, como lo expresa su título. Cada acontecimiento bíblico aquí narrado, constituye un capítulo que concatenado con otros, según el orden bíblico, nos permiten recorrer, aplicando a nuestra vida y a nuestra historia, la historia salvífica comprendida entre la creación, según el libro del Génesis y la recreación o cristificación del universo.

El siglo XIX definió, tal vez, lo que más tarde sería el México contemporáneo. En esta época, no solo se desarrollaron las más importantes batallas, tanto militares como ideológicas, sino que también surgieron modos de hacer, pensar y sentir que hoy siguen vigentes. Sumérgete en las páginas de este libro y descubre las diferencias y similitudes de la vida de entonces con lo que sucede en nuestros tiempos. Te sorprenderás de aquello que desde hace mucho es cosa de todos los días.

An elementary introduction to the workings of the human body, the skeleton, skin, circulation, and nervous system.