Indígenas de California (California Indians)

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...

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 history of California’s Native American tribes: the Tongva, Yokuts, Yana, and Yahi. 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...

Explains the process of making a book by following the production of Nancy Carlson's book, "It's Not My Fault!," through its stages of writing, illustrating, editing, designing, printing, and binding.

Los refranes son sentencias cortas que nos acompañan a lo largo de nuestra vida. Los oímos continuamente en una conversación casual, una exposición formal, un consejo fraterno o un reproche hostil. Breves pero significativos, muchas veces resuelven situaciones confusas o absurdas. Por eso, son considerados como proverbios indiscutibles que, a pesar de desconocer su origen, se repiten una y otra vez, sin cuestionar su contenido o su forma. La sabiduría popular y los refranes siempre han ido de la mano. Myriam Rodríguez y Javier Correa, autores del libro, utilizan los refranes como excusa ...

Ante la importancia de la educación como base de la competitividad en una economía basada en el conocimiento, las universidades han incrementado su atención en la calidad de sus programas de doctorado. Sin embargo, se aprecia que aún son escasas las instituciones educativas que tienen en su programa, una asignatura destinada a cómo escribir y publicar una tesis doctoral. Este libro es el resultado de varios años de experiencia en supervisión de tesis doctorales en programas de diversas universidades. Los contenidos y la estructuración de los mismos han sido contrastados con alumnos y...

Weather is an important science concept at the early elementary level. Recognizing and identifying kinds of weather requires observational skills and certain vocabulary terms. This bright volume allows young meteorologists to correlate weather in carefully selected photographs with descriptive weather vocabulary, such as rainy, sunny, and foggy. It's never too early to tackle this essential STEM theme!