César

Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National Farm Workers Association, an organization that fought for basic rights for farm workers. In powerful poems and dramatic stylized illustrations, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Díaz pay tribute to Chavez's legacy helping migrant workers improve their lives by doing things by themselves for themselves.

History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some of the most well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Featuring detailed images, intriguing facts, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an index, readers will be enthralled from beginning to end!

Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real life ER doctor to delight,...

El autor ofrece unos materiales contrastados y de gran utilidad para el profesorado. Por un lado, nos presenta su reflexión sobre los temás más destacados del Área de Tecnología en educación secundaria: análisis de los objetivos, contenidos, criterios de evaluación, metodología, etc. Y por otro la sugerencia permanente de ideas, pistas y estrategias para lograr una clase más activa, creadora y participativa a través de orientaciones didácticas específicas, pautas de actuación para el profesorado, desarrollo de la creatividad, aprendizaje cooperativo, temas transversales, etc.

En plena guerra fría, el joven Hugh Hefner crea la que pronto se convertiría en la revista para adultos 'Playboy'. Lo que el público desconoce es su pionera labor como artífice de las casas del placer - Playboy no era una revista de chicas con o sin bikini, sino un proyecto arquitectónico-mediático que tenía como objetivo desplazar la casa heterosexual como núcleo de consumo y reproducción proponiendo frente a ésta espacios destinados a la producción de placer y de capital. De la misma manera que la sociedad ilustrada creyó que la celda individual podía ser un enclave de...