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...

The Sri Lanka Travel Map from Periplus is designed as a convenient, easy-to-use tool for travelers. Created using durable coated paper, this map is made to open and fold multiple times, whether it's the entire map that you want to view or one panel at a time. Following highways and byways, this map will show you how to maneuver your way to banks, gardens, hotels, golf courses, museums, monuments, restaurants, churches and temples, movie theaters, shopping centers and more! This 3rd edition includes maps and plans that are scaled to: Area Map: Sri Lanka 1:525,000 City Plans:Colombo 1:15,000...

Este libro explica a los más pequeños los fundamentos del arte rupestre, centrándose en las pinturas prehistóricas de la cueva de Altamira, en Cantabria, con un espléndido texto del divulgador científico Jorge Wagensberg y las ilustraciones de Munn.

Recoge: 1. Así empezó todo - 2. Tenemos una idea - 3. La Comisión en tiempos de Prodi - 4. El experimento - 5. Sorteando escollos - 6. Pleamares de la vida - 7. Laeken o las setenta y cuatro piezas del rompecabezas - 8. Los prolegómenos - 9. Comienza la partida - 10. De aquí para allá - 11. El trabajo de campo y nuestro invento - 12. El armazón - 13. Aparece Penélope - 14. El Eje franco-alemán y mi familia - 15. Comienza la cuenta atrás - 16. La hora decisiva - 17. El final de la trama.

Book Features: • Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 • 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, patterned Spanish text with full-color pictures • Includes comprehension questions, writing prompts, and high frequency words • Graphic organizers and photo glossary included Dive Into Learning: In Listos para las Ciencias: Puedo Nadar, preschoolers—second graders learn about the different types of animals that can swim, just like you! Science Made Fun: Do you know how to swim? These animals can swim, too! Young readers learn about some of their favorite animals that can swim and even live in the...