Que Comemos Hoy? / What We Eat Today?

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 historical events. This primary source book focuses on the history of California’s Native American tribes: the Tongva, Yokuts, Yana, and Yahi. 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 their grade level. Packed with...

El sentido del oído es muy importante para la supervivencia de los animales. Provee información vital a los animales que los ayuda a encontrar comida o a escuchar a los depredadores que están listos para atacar. Esta continuación del libro premiado de Mary Holland, de la serie Anatomía de los animales y sus adaptaciones, presenta una amplia variedad de orejas de animales y cómo estos las utilizan. ¿Sabías tú que algunos animales tienen los oídos en las patas? Al igual que los ojos, bocas, patas y colas presentados en libros previos, las orejas de los animales tienen una amplia...

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.