Ver con el corazón

This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color Spanish book defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction. It also covers important ideas like democracy and censorship, plus includes an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the...

Esta antología recoge el fruto de varios años de reflexión y análisis académicos de la maestra Gerlero. Los textos versan sobre algunos aspectos del arte de evangelización de la Nueva España durante el siglo XVI; muestran la riqueza de las manifestaciones artísticas enmarcadas por el encuentro de conquistadores, indígenas y las diferentes órdenes mendicantes que llegaron a la Nueva España para adoctrinar y convertir a la religión católica a los indios que iba encontrando la expansión territorial española.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.