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...

Sep forces the moon to give him his wish, to be the maker of enchanted fiddle music but almost pays a horrible price for it.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

¡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!

Un encuentro y una convivencia diaria con Teresa de Jesús a lo largo de 365 días. "Este libro es una invitación personal que nos dirige Teresa de Jesús para recordar y vivir a lo largo del año lo que ella fue viviendo a lo largo de su existencia, y que aquí hemos dispuesto con una cierta correspondencia cronológica, a manera de un calendario teresiano. Si leer a santa Teresa siempre es útil y gratificante, leerla en sintonía con lo que ella vivió, hizo o escribió en esas fechas determinadas, puede serlo doblemente, pues a las virtualidades de su palabra, siempre seductora y eficaz, ...