Los desiertos (Deserts) 6-Pack

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

Los criterios informadores que han atendido los autores de esta obra son: servir de soporte didactico y pedagogico basico, enfocar las unidades didacticas desde una perspectiva teorico-practica de aprendizaje del tecnico y complementar los contenidos conceptuales de cada una de las unidades didacticas con actividades teorico-practicas que faciliten el aprendizaje de las mismas.

In this book, you'll find dramatic photographs of big cats from all over the world. See snow leopards on icy mountains, lions on African grasslands and jaguars in the Amazon rainforest. You can also read vivid descriptions of how big cats move, hunt and find a mate.

A land of extremes, from active volcanic peaks to dense rain forests, Guatemala has sustained great civilizations and attracted foreign conquerors. While shadows of its vicious, decades-long civil war still linger, Guatemala's people work toward peace and stability in the face of corruption and impunity. Illuminating photographs, insightful facts, and informative sidebars help the reader discover what it's like to live in today's Guatemala, its ancient beginnings, dramatic landscape, rich culture, resilient people, and more.