Los Artículos de la Confederación (Articles of Confederation)

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

When we look up at the night sky you can see millions of stars, but what do you think we could see in space if we left Earth? If we could hop into a special ship and blast off, traveling billions of miles away from Earth, we’d see the Milky Way galaxy. In this book, readers take an incredible journey through that galaxy, exploring the universe and learning how it was formed and what will one day happen to these enormous groups of stars. From mysterious dark matter to the black holes at the center of galaxies, readers will also dive into the mysteries of the universe scientists have spent...

Are you ready to embark on a wild counting caper? Imagine... eleven oysters at the opera, eighteen dalmatians dressed in diamonds, and twelve ladybugs shopping in the market! Meet an unforgettable host of zany creatures in this delightful bilingual counting book. Readers will encounter concepts such as color, time, size, shapes, and more as they answer questions relating to colorful cut-paper illustrations. Nancy María Grande Tabor's concise and direct questions encourage thinking while her charming characters entertain. In both Spanish and English, this unique counting book challenges...

Libros profusamente ilustrados, con bellas y expresivas imágenes a todo color y textos directos, claros y concisos que ayudan a los primeros lectores a comprender, amar y cuidar el mundo en que vivimos y que compartimos con nuestros semejantes. Este volumen pone al alcance de los más jóvenes los fenómenos climáticos, es decir, la combinación de diversas temperaturas, lluvia y sol que se van manifestando con relativa estabilidad una estación tras otra. Los científicos están muy preocupados por el calentamiento progresivo de la Tierra, porque tendrá consecuencias muy importantes para...

Animals talk with sounds, but they talk with their bodies, too! This engaging Spanish book teaches beginning readers about different ways that animals communicate. Engage students in reading as they develop their early childhood literacy skills. With TIME For Kids content, this full-color book is aligned to state and national standards, and introduces students to simple informational text features.

Este libro reseña cómo, entre 1828 y 1917, las leyes de naturalización establecieron lo que los extranjeros tenían que ser y hacer para dejar de serlo, y cómo los encargados del proceso transformaron un trámite burocrático en un espacio de control para un grupo que, aunque pequeño, era considerado peligroso. Por otra parte, las solicitudes de quienes querían "pertenecer a la gran familia mexicana" no sólo daban pruebas de que cumplían con los requisitos legales. También expresaban las razones por las cuales querían cambiar de nacionalidad, escritas en clave de lo que creían eran ...