Salvar la cultura en una catástrofe

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! 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...

Children often assume that being fair means that everyone gets the same number of cookies, but at the heart of fairness is consideration, respect, and caring for others. Your readers will encounter real-life situations in which young people figure out how to act fairly. They'll meet Ben and Jane who are playing on the swings at recess while other children wait to use the swings. What is the fair thing to do? Each spread consists of one of these relatable scenarios along with a full-color photograph. Fun, accessible text encourages readers to consider how they treat others as they discover...

¿Te atreves a entrar en el Laboratorio de Plagas de este libro? Aquí estudiamos la historia de las enfermedades más terribles. Si te contagias de alguna, te pondrás enfermo. O peor aún. Muchas de esas enfermedades peligrosas se propagan rápidamente, y entonces miles de personas enferman y mueren: es lo que llamamos una epidemia o plaga. Pero... ¡no te asustes! También estudiamos las soluciones para erradicarlas y te presentamos los tres tipos de gérmenes (los protistas, las bacterias y los virus) y cómo combatirlos. La repugnante historia de enfermedades mortales, explicada por las...

¿Podemos llegar a entender lo que somos, en esta sociedad democrática y laica, sin una clara referencia a la religión? ¿Hasta qué punto la tradición religiosa impone costumbres y modos de vida en la sociedad del siglo XXI? Invitamos al profesorado y a los estudiantes a hurgar en esta influencia desde un punto de vista lúdico y claro; desde elementos tan cercanos y cotidianos al ser humano como la magia, los ritos, la naturaleza, la familia, la sexualidad, la comida, la literatura, la música, la fiesta, el arte, la ciencia y la política. El fin es comprender, reconocer y valorar la...

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.