Las personas y el planeta (People and the Planet)

Introduce students to the scientific method with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion, method, research, and more. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Take a trip around the world and learn about the Earth’s different climate zones! Students will learn the difference between climate and weather, and study the characteristics of low-latitude, mid-latitude, and high-latitude climates. This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms as they learn about tropical rainforests, savannas, deserts, grasslands, taiga forests, deciduous forests, and tundra. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the...

Teólogo dominico alemán que predicaba la posibilidad de que el hombre alcance en la tierra una vida bienaventurada asumiendo su origen y filiación divinos, el Maestro Eckhart (1260-1328) sufrió la persecución inquisitorial por sus heterodoxas ideas, entre ellas las de la experiencia nihilista de Dios, el vacío interior que el espíritu comprende como una muerte necesaria o el exilio del alma noble. “El fruto de la nada” recoge algunos de sus más destacados sermones y tratados en lengua alemana, así como un conjunto de textos que se le atribuyen y que proporcionan una idea completa ...

Ariadna tiene el corazón dividido: como un fuego se ha encendido su amor por Teseo, el joven llegado desde Atenas para matar al Minotauro o morir en el Laberinto. ¿Qué debe hacer? ¿Debe dejar que Teseo se pierda para siempre en el palacio de los cien intrincados pasillos? ¿O bien debe ayudarlo a matar a su hermano y luego huir con él de la cruel Creta? Pero, ¿pueden realmente decidir los hombres o son los dioses quienes tejen el frágil hilo de su destino?

DISCOVER WHO LIVED IN CASTLES, WHAT THEY ATE, WHERE THEY SLEPT AND WHAT THEY DID FOR FUN. PHOTOGRAPHS COMBINED WITH COMPUTER GRAPHICS TAKE YOU INSIDE THE WORLD OF CASTLES AS NEVER BEFORE.

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.