Los Artículos de la Confederación (Articles of Confederation)

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...

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.

Este clásico familiar, escrito por el Dr. Ken Taylor, les presenta a los niños pequeños 125 de las historias bíblicas más apreciadas en la Biblia. Escritas para que lectores jóvenes puedan entender con facilidad --con palabras simples e imágenes llamativas--, cada historia está ilustrada con arte precioso. Los preescolares y los lectores principiantes estarán emocionados de que esta sea su primera Biblia, ¡y es, además, un gran regalo! This bestselling family classic by Dr. Ken Taylor brings 125 of the best-loved stories in the Bible to children. Presented so young readers can...

Young readers are introduced to the concept of habitats in this colorful book. Each spread describes a different habitat and the animals that live there. Children will learn about habitats in forests, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, on mountains, and in the Arctic and Antarctic. An activity asks readers to use what they have learned to match photos of habitats with their habitat names.

NOS ENCONTRAMOS ANTE una realidad social volátil y vertiginosamente cambiante, que nos obliga a una renovación permanente de ámbitos y situaciones que hasta ahora parecían relativamente estables, o bien evolucionaban de una forma lenta y más o menos controlada. El rápido desarrollo tecnológico y las nuevas y variadas formas de comunicación en las que estamos inmersos están configurando y reclamando un nuevo espacio educativo, un replanteamiento de las finalidades de la educación y la enseñanza. Las instituciones educativas no pueden permanecer al margen de esta realidad social por...

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...