Junípero Serra: Un misionero español

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...

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...

Describes the different types of octopuses and how they search for food and defend themselves against predators.

This award-winning beginner's guide to the natural world of fish from the creators of the About... series was named an "NSTA Recommends" book. Noted educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children the basic characteristics of what fish are, how they swim, breathe, and reproduce, and explains the different ways they protect themselves from predators. With beautifully detailed, realistic paintings, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill introduces readers to the diversity of the fish population, from an Arctic char to a porcupine fish. An afterword...

Un libro para comenzar a pensar en algunas de las preguntas cruciales que nos acompañarán toda la vida. Algunos piensan que la vida es un juego, otros opinan que es muy complicada... No hay una única respuesta para las grandes preguntas de la vida. No existe sólo una forma de pensar. Cada quien debe construir, buscar, construir la suya propia. Doce ideas sobre el sentido de nuestra vida se confrontan en este libro.

Para un abrazo es una tierna historia que fomenta las relaciones armoniosas y agradables entre el animal y el niño. En las páginas, descubrirá una mascota bonita, llena de entusiasmo, pero que tiene necesidades y cuidados. Ofrecida con la narración, la historia complacerá tanto a los pequeños como a los más grandes. ¿Serías capaz de adivinar quién es la mascota antes del final? Con estas historias a veces sorprendentes y llenadas de sabiduría, la colección Manzana y confetis ofrece libros ricos en descubrimientos. Encontraron preguntas, bonificaciones o otras sorpresas en las...