Todo acceso: Una casa de modas (Backstage Pass: Fashion) (Spanish Version)

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

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 historical events. This primary source book focuses on the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. 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 their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and...

¡Tu primer libro para pensar en grande! Es importante entender que cada persona piensa de una forma distinta. ¿Sabes qué decía Descartes sobre la imaginación? A menudo, los más pequeños son quienes primero formulan las grandes preguntas de la humanidad. La serie Grandes ideas para pequeños filósofos toma prestadas las ideas de importantes pensadores para dar respuestas muy sencillas a preguntas muy complicadas.

La comunicación se presenta en todos los ámbitos de la vida y evoluciona con ellos. Los cambios en la manera de comunicarnos, como ocurre con los programas de videollamada y de docencia en línea que tanto hemos usado durante la pandemia, son una buena muestra de ello. En este libro, diez profesores –coordinados por otros dos- de la Escuela de Comunicación de la Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara, ofrece su perspectiva evolutiva de la comunicación desde su propia área de experiencia. Pedro F. Linares comienza narrando el desafío que las nuevas tecnologías de la...

California is home to the largest school system in the country. Students will learn about the history of California’s schools and higher education system with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, 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 studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features...

¿Qué sucedería si se mezclaran los avances tecnológicos del siglo XXI con los poderes ocultos de la ouija? ¿Qué peligros esconden la nanotecnología y la ouija virtual realizado a través de internet? Una empresa dedicada a investigaciones con tecnología espacial, revoluciona el mundo con inventos para acabar con el cáncer mediante la nanotecnología, evitar accidentes de tráfico con su red de carreteras inteligentes, curar enfermedades psicológicas con realidad virtual o hacer viajar la electricidad por ondas, convirtiendo a los cables y enchufes en pequeñas piezas de museos. El...