Valores sociales

NOS ENCONTRAMOS ANTE una realidad social volátil y vertiginosamente cambiante, que nos obliga a una renovación permanente de ámbitos y situaciones que hasta ahora parecían relativamente estables, o bien evolucionaban de una forma lenta y más o menos controlada. El rápido desarrollo tecnológico y las nuevas y variadas formas de comunicación en las que estamos inmersos están configurando y reclamando un nuevo espacio educativo, un replanteamiento de las finalidades de la educación y la enseñanza. Las instituciones educativas no pueden permanecer al margen de esta realidad social por...

A picture-book biography of St. Pedro Claver (d. 1654), a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the New World, who is the patron saint of slaves.

This award-winning beginner's guide to the natural world of fish from the creators of the About... series was named an "NSTA Recommends" book. Noted educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children the basic characteristics of what fish are, how they swim, breathe, and reproduce, and explains the different ways they protect themselves from predators. With beautifully detailed, realistic paintings, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill introduces readers to the diversity of the fish population, from an Arctic char to a porcupine fish. An afterword...

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.