El Alfabeto/the Alphabet

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 what life was like during Westward Expansion. Students will learn about the reasons people headed west, the gold rush, the Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, the Oregon Trail, 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 need to know at...

Earthquakes can leave people and property in bad shape. At times, they can be deadly. Find out about the science of studying earthquakes and the men and women who track the movements of the ground below us. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career...

Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958), premio Nobel de Literatura en 1956, fue un hombre hipersensible hasta extremos enfermizos y esto le llevó a gozar y a sufrir mucho más que la mayoría. Su vida estuvo marcada por los continuos viajes; sin embargo, siempre qu

Las XLII Jornadas de teatro clásico de Almagro se centraron en el teatro novohispano y, especialmente, en la figura y en la obra de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Estas actas reúnen los trabajos presentados en las sesiones que tuvieron lugar en Almagro en julio de 2019. Se abre el volumen con la transcripción del interesante diálogo mantenido entre Beatriz Aracil y Margo Glantz sobre Sor Juana, al que siguen tres trabajos sobre esta importante escritora. A continuación, encontramos dos trabajos sobre Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y uno sobre el teatro evangelizador novohispano. Para cerrar, se...