Desde mi piel

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

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. Introduce students to California’s early settlers including John Bidwell, Jim Beckwourth, Jedediah Smith, Sarah Royce, Charley Parkhurst, Kit Carson, the Donner party, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they...

Book Features: • Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 • 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, patterned Spanish text with full-color pictures • Includes comprehension questions, writing prompts, and high frequency words • Graphic organizers and photo glossary included Explore Science Learning: In Listos para las Ciencias: Herramientas para Ciencias, preschoolers—second graders learn all about the different types of science tools used in fun experiments that help us learn about the world around us! Science Made Fun: Science tools are used to help us discover new things about the world around...

Con la llegada de una nueva clase dirigente, a comienzos de la década de los 80, se inicia un nuevo canon literario hoy hegemónico donde, por influencia de la filosofía neoliberal mercantilista, se construye un nuevo sujeto textual caracterizado por reivindicar su componente individualista.Este libro intenta dirimir, en ese espacio histórico, algunas de las cuestiones fundamentales de la autobiografía literaria como son la construcción del sujeto tras la modernidad, los modos de su autorrepresentación textual, la fijación de la identidad, así como el uso de un realismo con intención ...