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...

What is work? You may think work is doing chores or going to a job, but you do work every time you move something from one place to another. With experiments that demonstrate these fundamental concepts, discover how you work, and how simple machines make doing work easier.

Este libro, con descriptivas ilustraciones, incluye información básica sobre el tema de los sentidos humanos y establece interesantes comparaciones con los de los animales Con el fin de captar las sensaciones del mundo que lo rodea, el ser humano utiliza los sentidos; ojos, nariz, oídos, lengua y piel son los órganos que reciben los estímulos y los envían al cerebro, que identifica a qué corresponde cada percepción. De este modo, desde el nacimiento, en la memoria se va acumulando información sobre la forma en que se asocian las sensaciones y su significado: el aroma del pastel con...

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A grandmother teaches her grandchildren using traditional Spanish-language sayings. The follow-up to Qué cosas dice mi abuela by Ana Galan. Grandma and her grandchildren visit a farm. Once again, Grandma advices the children in a fun and unique way. La abuela y sus nietos visitan una granja. Una vez más, la abuela aconseja a los niños de una forma divertida y única.