Junípero Serra: Un misionero español

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.

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...

A soldier, a farmer, a governor, and an explorer, Juan Ponce de León made his very first voyage with the famed Christopher Columbus. As an explorer, Ponce de León may be better known for what he didn't discover the fabled fountain of youth than for what he did discover Florida!

El proyecto de Filosofía EVEREST para Bachillerato es un proyecto completo (libro+guía+Proyecto curricular), que ofrece al profesor y al alumno todo lo que demandan y necesitan. Este proyecto ha sido elaborado por un autor, profesor de Filosofía, que elaboró este proyecto experimentando con sus alumnos en clase. Se trata de unos libros atractivos para el alumno, facilitándole el aprendizaje y asimilación de contenidos gracias a la calidad y abundancia de ilustraciones y fotografías. El lenguaje empleado es accesible al alumno (no en vano el libro fue tomando cuerpo a partir de los...

Examines the apparent connection between birds and dinosaurs by comparing fossils, dinosaur bones, and modern birds.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...