Junípero Serra: Un misionero español

Learn how streets are fixed, sidewalks get added, and new schools are built with this Spanish nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, a glossary, an additional project, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book describes the many ways individuals can make changes in their communities. It also covers essential civics topics such as leadership and voting, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore voting, local...

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...

"La historia de Cristiano Ronaldo desde sus inicios en la portuguesa isla de Madeira, hasta convertirse en uno de los mejores jugadores de fútbol a nivel mundial de todos los tiempos."--B&N.

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.

La conjugación alcohol y adolescencia es una preocupación constante que aparece cíclicamente en el interés social. En algunas ocasiones se visibiliza como un problema de orden público, en otros se acentúa como un problema educativo, en otras ocasiones coge fuerza la visión de salud pública. Todas son ciertas, pero parciales e incompletas si no se aúnan todas las visiones en una interpretación más omnicomprensiva del fenómeno del consumo de alcohol juvenil. Ello es especialmente necesario cuando se trata de buscar soluciones o programas preventivos de impacto en la población...

Young readers are introduced to the concept of habitats in this colorful book. Each spread describes a different habitat and the animals that live there. Children will learn about habitats in forests, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, on mountains, and in the Arctic and Antarctic. An activity asks readers to use what they have learned to match photos of habitats with their habitat names.