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...

The author tells about the origin and development of two Spanish romances: The Alfambra woman buried alive and The lovers of Teruel. The first recounts the infidelity of a lecherous woman, the Countess of Alfambra, who betrays her husband by delivering him to his enemy; and whose final dénouement is the defeat of the adulterous couple and their being condemned to death by being burnt at the stake. The Story of the Lovers of Teruel recounts the tragic life of one of the members of the Marcilla family, enamoured of a rich damsel who returned his love. However, her father's refusal to consent...

Siete años después de Poeta en diwan, el nuevo libro de Martínez Sarrión está integrado por poemas breves, figurativos, elípticos y concentrados al máximo, escritos en un estilo en apariencia «noble», pero socavado por la sorna. Dos bloques temáticos conforman la obra: un conjunto de preceptos búdicos, tal vez apócrifos, para manejarse en este mundo y este tiempo, y una serie de motivos para la contemplación, muy concretos y humildes, provistos de «aura» y ligados a la remota memoria infantil del poeta y a un abolido mundo mítico-rural con ecos de Cesare Pavese. El título del ...

El libro-guía del profesorado para la materia de Ciencias de la Naturaleza 1.o ESO refuerza el nuevo proyecto de AKAL para el Área de Ciencias y concretamente para este curso. El libro-guía del profesorado para la materia de Ciencias de la Naturaleza 1.o ESO refuerza el nuevo proyecto de AKAL para el Área de Ciencias y concretamente para este curso. Este libro junto con el CD-guía del profesorado que le acompaña ofrece los recursos más adecuados para facilitar la labor docente. Estos materiales incluyen: una extensa programación general y de aula, una completa relación de...

A scientific look at the natural processes that create waterfalls, and where they are likely to form.