Catástrofes que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Catastrophes)

Young readers will be inspired by this biography about the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The appealing images, helpful text, and supportive timeline, glossary, table of contents, and index combine to create an engaging experience as readers learn about one of the greatest female pilots of all time. This book has been translated into Spanish.

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to ever walk on the moon! Readers will be engaged from cover to cover as they learn about Armstrong's inspirational career as an astronaut in this biography that features additional information on gravity, NASA, and the moon landing. The vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text, timeline, glossary, and index to allow for better understanding of the content. This 6-Pack has been translated into Spanish and includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Construcción & Arquitectura, ofrece la posibilidad de descubrir, por un lado, el apasionante "arte de construir" un banco, una escalera de caracol, un columpio o un quiosco; y, por otro lado, el sorprendente "arte de proyectar y construir edificios", como una torre, una casa de ladrillos, un iglú o el skyline de toda una ciudad. Cada práctica consta de una breve introducción al ejercicio, una relación de los objetivos didácticos del trabajo, un listado de los materiales y herramientas necesarios, una descripción paso a paso de su realización y una curiosa respuesta a un ¿Sabías...

Veinticuatro horas son las que Amy Smith, socióloga canadiense, piensa permanecer en China, adonde ha tenido que viajar para resolver un asunto legal relacionado con la casa de sus antepasados. Sin embargo, en cuanto empieza a escuchar lo que el encargado del papeleo tiene que decir sobre sus ancestros, se da cuenta de que esa historia, la historia trágica y extraordinaria de su familia, la va a retener allí durante mucho más tiempo.En el principio de esa historia está Fong Dak-fat, que a sus dieciséis años no tiene más que un sueño: abandonar la miserable vida que lleva como...

Trabajadores que me cuidan (Workers Who Take Care of Me) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to all the people who work hard to take care of us. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different professions, including doctors, police officers, and firefighters....

Essays by well-known climbers accompany a range of superb color landscape photographs that echo the great traditions of the Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club large format books of the 1970s.