¡Capturas peligrosas! Pescadores de alta mar (Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers)

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into what life was like during Westward Expansion. Students will learn about the reasons people headed west, the gold rush, the Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, the Oregon Trail, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at ...

Tula Springs is the tale of Bobby Pickens, assistant manager of Sonny Boy Bargain Store, who gains a new lease on life, though he almost comes to regret it. Bobby's handsome half-brother F.X. moves in, and things go awry all over town. Mistaken identities; entangled romances with Burma, Toinette, and Donna Lee; assault and battery; charges of degeneracy; a nervous breakdown--it all comes to a head at a Christmas Eve party in a cabin on a poisoned swamp. This is sly, madcap romp that offers readers the gift of abundant laughter. La pl�cida y aburrida vida de Mr. Pickens, el neur�tico...

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

Inspirándose en el gran astrónomo y divulgador Carl Sagan, Fernando J. Ballesteros y Bartolo Luque reúnen en este volumen quince pequeños ensayos destinados a despertar en los lectores el mismo estímulo y fervor que despertaron en ellos los de su modelo. Con sencillez, amenidad y rigor, 10.000 AÑOS MIRANDO ESTRELLAS (título que hace referencia a los testimonios más antiguos de esta actividad del hombre sobre la Tierra) aborda los asuntos del cosmos que sin duda llaman más la atracción del lector actual: la composición y el origen del universo, los agujeros negros, el comportamiento ...

[English]Why do maple and oak trees drop their leaves in the fall? What other animals share the forest with chipmunks, deer, and snakes? Hike through this book, and find out what makes temperate deciduous forests one of Earth's treasures. [Spanish]¿Por qué al arce y al roble se les caen las hojas en el otoño? ¿Qué otros animales comparten el bosque con las ardillas listadas, los venados y las serpientes? Da un paseo por este libro. Descubrirás por qué los bosques templados son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.