¿Está seco? (What Is Dry?)

Few kids can resist jumping into a big puddle. Getting wet can be fun. Learning to describe objects as wet can be fun, too, as evidenced in the bright, entertaining photographs and simple, engaging text in this motivating book. Readers will love to identify the objects within these pages, selected to appeal to them, and use the objects to comprehend new vocabulary words in corresponding sentences.

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

Diego Valverde Villena (Lima, 1967). Magíster en Literatura Inglesa y licenciado en Filología Hispánica, Filología Inglesa y Filología Alemana. Ha realizado estudios de doctorado en las universidades de Oxford, Heidelberg, Tubinga, Chicago y Complutense de Madrid. Profesor de literatura en la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés y profesor visitante en universidades europeas y americanas. Sus ensayos recorren la literatura universal, con especial dedicación a la literatura hispanoamericana. Sobre Álvaro Mutis ha publicado Varado entre murallas y gaviotas. Seis entradas en la bitácora de...

La presente investigación, tiene como fin desarrollar una política victimológica, dirigida a la población del Municipio de Metepec, Estado de México, parte de tres postulados como son la construcción social del miedo, el imaginario social y la acción social ante las acciones victímales. La investigación enfatiza cinco rubros, entre ellos el primero refiere el apartado metodológico, el segundo indica la temática sobre la Victimología, como disciplina auxiliar de la Criminología, en tanto el siguiente apartado permite dar argumento sobre el interaccionismo simbólico, para con ello ...

Introduces readers to amphibians and the concept of classes of animals. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of amphibians as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.

Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers in My City) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to the people who work hard in the city. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different types of city workers. Aligned with state standards, Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers...