Calentamiento global (Global Warming)

Introduce students to the structure of the United States government. With this nonfiction Spanish-translated resource, readers will learn about the three branches of government, and the purpose of this separation of powers. Primary source images and supporting text engage readers and help them better understand the content.

Teach students about trading and buying goods and services. In this Spanish-translated book, readers will learn about supply and demand, and learn the difference between wants and needs. Featuring images that support the informational text, students will build social studies content-area literacy and reading skills.

Recounts the life of Cuban violinist Claudio José Domingo Brindis de Salas, a black child who was born free and began his career as a musical prodigy to become a noted concert musician in Paris, while slavery still existed on the island.

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

El mundo es el lugar en el que vivimos, pero el mundo es mucho más que eso. Si el mundo únicamente fuera esta tierra, no habría mucho más que vencer que asegurarnos de no ahogarnos en el río o en el océano, o asegurarnos de no caernos de un árbol alto. ¿Por qué debemos vencer al mundo? ¿Por qué habría yo de necesitar vencer al planeta tierra? ¿No es el mundo simplemete la tierra que Dios creó? Estas son las preguntas que podríamos hacernos de manera genuina después de leer el versículo en 1 Juan 5:5. Quizás no lo comprendamos, pero la Escritura es muy clara en cuanto a que...

Many people know that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity through lightning, but he was also a great inventor and helped write the Declaration of Independence! Young readers will learn about Franklin's life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and features plenty of vibrant images, supportive text, "Fun Fact" boxes, and an accommodating timeline, glossary, and index. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.