El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

En este libro, ARTURO RAMONEDA ofrece un manual sencillo que puede resultar de gran utilidad tanto para el profesor como el estudiante que haya de enfrentarse al análisis y comentario de un texto cualquiera. EL COMENTARIO DE TEXTOS: UNA GUÍA PRÁCTICA se divide en dos partes. La primera está integrada por cinco apartados que contienen numerosos ejemplos que sirven para ilustrar la parte teórica. En la segunda se incluyen diversos textos comentados y, junto a las muestras de autores clásicos y contemporáneos (Jorge Manrique, Miguel de Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca, Leandro Fernández...

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of testing. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers’ learning experience and show how testing works in the real world. In this book, a class makes a budget so they can afford a field trip at the end of the month. This nonfiction title is paired...

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still felt-and debated-today. Introduce students to his life with this nonfiction biography that builds students' reading skills and promotes social studies content literacy. The dynamic primary source maps, letters, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state...

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.