Actividades Para Aprender El Abecedario

In what ways are the branches of government like a basketball game? How can a school yard game's rules liken themselves to a constitution? Through engaging analogies and introductions, our new Spanish-language government series gets English language learners ready for election 2008. Correlated to the fourth and fifth grade social studies curriculum, My American Government introduces students to how our government works. Students learn about the U.S. Constitution, the branches of government, citizens' basic rights, and how we elect our leaders.

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.

With simple examples that are easy to relate to, this basic review of some of the building blocks of economics will help readers easily grasp the concepts. With language that is conversational without being too casual, readers are engaged throughout as they learn about not only these basic concepts but how they fit into the whole economic scheme of things, such as where goods come from. Readers will learn about the three factors of production, as well as what happens when resources are lacking and how that influences the entire economy.

Estos diarios de Isabelle Eberhardt, escritora suiza convertida al islamismo, que dedicó gran parte de su vida a recorrer el norte de África bajo el nombre de Mahmoud Essadi dan testimonio de la vida de una mujer valiente y sensual, de una existencia marcada por la huida, el exilio y el viaje. Sus aventuras sexuales y su coqueteo con las drogas hicieron que Isabelle Eberhardt fuera amada por unos y odiada por otros, sin lograr el equilibrio que anhelaba para su corta vida llevada al límite. Las notas recogidas en estos diarios, que abarcan el período comprendido entre 1900 y 1904 –poco...