Marie Curie

Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration, and a supportive glossary helps expand their vocabularies along with their cultural awareness.

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

If you lived long ago, how different would life be from how it is today? Many things are different, but many things are the same! Introduce students to the concept of change as they compare homes, schools, jobs, technology, and transportation from the past and present. This primary source book uses dynamic primary source images and supportive text to integrate social studies content and language arts instruction. The accessible table of contents, glossary, and index work to aid students in better understanding the content. Aligned to state and national standards, this Spanish book will engage ...

Durante toda su existencia, CORPUS BARGA (1887-1975) mantuvo una activa atención hacia Madrid, su ciudad natal. Al cuidado de Arturo Ramoneda, esta recopilación reúne, en primer lugar, artículos periodísticos de los años en que residió en París (entre 1914 y 1930) y viajaba a la capital, en los que describe, desde perspectivas inéditas, calles y plazas tantas veces recorridas, y va dejando constancia de los cambios que observa, sin dejar de criticar aspectos de sorprendente perennidad («Madrid es un campo de batalla: por todas partes hay barricadas, obras, derribos»). En sus PASEOS ...