Mujeres que cambiaron el mundo (Women Who Changed the World)

It was known as the age of the dinosaurs, but other fascinating creatures roamed the Earth at the same time. Learn about lesser-known animals from the prehistoric era that are no less fascinating! Students will be engaged in reading about ancient animals like Gigantopithecus, Titanoboa, Megalodon, and more as they develop their skills at reading and writing numbers. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make...

A team of second grade students has been tasked with designing the layout for Field Day. They'll need to make sense of measurement in order to make sure that everything goes smoothly! Will Field day be a fun day, or will it be a flop? This fiction math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, sidebars, and math...

This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color Spanish book defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction. It also covers important ideas like democracy and censorship, plus includes an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the...

Is conversational Spanish turning a little too tricky for you? Do you have no idea on how to order a meal or book a room at a hotel? If your answer to any of the previous questions was ‘Yes’, then this book is for you! If there’s even been something tougher than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it’s finding the way to speak with other people in that tongue. Any student knows this – we can try our best at practicing, but you always want to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly. ‘How do I get out of this situation?’ many...

En estos tiempos tan convulsos en los que la humanidad se encuentra afectada por una pandemia que va aniquilando gran parte de los habitantes del planeta, el doctor Roberto Gutiérrez Laboy reflexiona cuidadosamente, desde la perspectiva de la bioética, sobre cómo enfrentar situaciones tan trágicas como las que se están viviendo. Su finalidad es que se comprenda que las tragedias humanas son parte consustancial de nuestra existencia radicalmente problemática.

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

Toda antología comienza presentando un cúmulo de explicaciones y de justificaciones que pretenden dar debida cuenta no sólo de su intención, sino que también expone un razonamiento argumentado y lógico -aunque a veces esta lógica se fundamenta, en parte, en criterios que poseen un carácter inevitablemente subjetivo- que intenta cubrirse las espaldas ante ese posible tirón de orejas que suele aparecer tras su publicación. Sin ánimo de crear malentendidos ni de suscitar equívocos, Lunas de la voz ausente persigue ser ante todo, y antes que nada, una antología poética que muestre...