Junípero Serra: A Spanish Missionary

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 biography focuses on the life and times of Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. 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...

En el acuario (At the Aquarium) engages students in reading about aquariums as they learn how to calculate volume. Volume helps aquarium designers figure out everything from the shapes and sizes of tanks to how much water is needed to fill them. This nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

¡Hola! Me llamo Lucía y vivo con mis padres, mi hermano pequeño y mi perro. ¡Me gusta jugar con mis amigos, practicar deporte e ir de vacaciones! También voy a la escuela y hago deberes, por supuesto... como la mayoría de niños. Esta es una pequeña historia dentro de una gran historia, la del mundo y su diversidad. De la mano de Lucía, descubriremos cómo es la vida de los niños de todos los rincones del planeta. ¡Una realidad con muchos colores representada con infografías y datos para que aprender sea muy visual y divertido!

Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real-life ER doctor to delight, inform, and encourage...

Cumpleaños feliz, de Roxana Popelka, es una antología de poemas escritos y publicados a lo largo de veinte años (1989-2009). En ella reúne una colección de textos con múltiples registros e interpretaciones que ha ido trazando desde 1989. Desde los poemas postmodernos de su primera etapa (“Pesadilla Roja”, “Caballos de carreras”); pasando por los textos aforísticos (“Moscas”, “No hay nada que recordar”); hasta los más alejados de las convenciones poéticas y conscientemente políticos de su tercera etapa (“Pequeñas comodidades”, “Mis vecinos”). Por último,...