Biddy Mason: Nace una líder

Biddy Mason's life began as an enslaved person, but she became a successful nurse, midwife, and land owner. She left behind a legacy of caring and charity and influenced Los Angeles’s history. This Spanish biography builds reading comprehension and social studies literacy. 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 documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read ...

Whether epic tale or legendary quest, the narrative texts in this series are adapted in a captivating style for each period, allowing the reader to track heroes and share their adventures, discover great civilizations, and learn about world history. The texts are based directly on original works or on a variety of authentic, ancient sources and tales. The narratives are enhanced by specially commissioned illustrations, photographs, and reproductions of ancient artifacts and documents. Mito, historia épica o búsqueda legendaria, los textos narrativos de esta colección adaptados con estilo...

Vicky, una joven ejecutiva bancaria de Santiago de Compostela, vive felizmente con su dudoso marido y triunfos en su vida profesional. Un día recibe una señal al descubrir una infidelidad que palpa sin querer y ve que su vida personal no iba por el sendero correcto y cambia radicalmente su adorada rutina. Entonces expulsa al ibicenco de su camino, aunque lo ve todos los días en su trabajo. Entre otras medidas, decide hacer el viaje que tenían programado y opta ir acompañada por otra persona. Así inicia un nuevo peregrinaje que jamás había pensado y no tiene en cuenta la orientación...

Libro bilingüe en español e inglés El grupo barcelonés The Pinker Tones presenta el libro Rolf&Flor, un libro bilingüe (español e inglés) para niños de entre 3 y 103 años, con ilustraciones de Miguel Gallardo y la participación de Albert Pla, David Brown (Brazzaville) y Mimi Miller. Rolf, un niño de Barcelona, y Flor, una niña de Nueva York, tienen vidas paralelas sin saberlo. Cuando se conocen descubren que son almas gemelas. Rolf, a boy from Barcelona, and Flor, a girl from New York City, are living parallel lives without knowing it. When they meet up they discovery are soul...

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.