Un mar de historias: Altamira

Students will learn about the history of hot air balloons and they will also discover the importance of volume when calculating hot air balloon flight. Used in the classroom or at home, this nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, dynamic images, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.

Alexa y otros ni�os de su escuela en Costa Rica tienen un proyecto especial: ellos est�n criando cocodrilos americanos. Ella nombra a su cocodrilo "Jefe" porque parece que �l est� a cargo de los otros. Alexa le trae pollo y ranas para comer y escribe acerca de su progreso en su diario. Muy pronto, su peque�o cr�o est� tan grande como una barra grande de pan. Se ha convertido en un cocodrilo joven y es tiempo de que Alexia le diga adi�s y que Jefe regrese a la vida salvaje.

Adaptación para el público infantil y juvenil de la novela escrita por Juan Ramón Jiménez. La adpatación corre a cargo de María Jesús Chacón que ya adaptó la obra El lazarillo de Tormes. Juan Ramón Jiménez, se inspira en la vida de su pueblo, Moguer; su personaje es Platero un burrito que lo acompaña en sus numerosas anécdotas, llenas de poesía. Nota: este libro es gratuito. Si al descargarlo se solicitase una tarjeta de crédito, pulsar en el botón "descargar muestra", ya que se descargará el libro completo.