California: De pueblos a ciudades: Read-along ebook

The nineteenth century was a time of huge growth and prosperity for California. Although the Gold Rush lasted only seven years, California provided other opportunities for those who emigrated there in search of a better life. This Interactiv-eBook focuses on the history of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fresno, and the people and events that influenced their transformations from small towns to booming cities. This nonfiction text builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary source documents like maps, letters, images, articles, and...

En la voluminosa obra reunida bajo el sugerente título de las NOCHES ÁTICAS se recopilaron múltiples noticias y curiosidades de la cultura clásica: anécdotas de Alejandro Magno, vidas de filósofos, apuntes sobre literatura y lenguaje, antiguas costumbres, hechos portentosos... De la miscelánea casi inextricable que AULO GELIO (s. ii) fue elaborando por las noches durante su estancia en el Ática y que ha cautivado a lo largo de los siglos a autores como Castiglione, Diderot, Borges o Bioy Casares («es uno de los libros que estimulan nuestra inteligencia, nuestra imaginación o...

Introduces the holiday Cinco de Mayo and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.

Full color, full-page photographs throughout with straightforward and engaging text, the I Want to Be... series is an appealing and engaging introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations. The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These...

The poetry of Mercedes Roffe knows how to surround the silence, seduce the readers from an abyss feeling, and dares to skirt the limits in a plural sense. It is a return trip to the genesis and future of every word, a journey whose highest points happen whenever lightning appears. That is, whenever Roffe captures the poetic brilliance of words. She is currently one of the greatest voices in Argentine poetry. Some of the most sensitive aspects of human experiences are included in this ninth book of poems."