Maria Zef

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners....

Usa las matemáticas: Agrúpalo (Use Math: Group It) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on grouping, children will look at similarities to figure out which items should be grouped together. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to make connections on what is the same. Aligned with state standards, Usa las matemáticas:...

Els museus, les escoles i les universitats hem de treballar en projectes conjunts per a intentar millorar l'oferta de les nostres institucions. Des de fa uns anys, es potencia la funció educadora del museu, la qual cosa ha afavorit la projecció d'aquests temes en l'àmbit internacional. Es recullen en aquest volum les aportacions de diversos grups d'investigació que plantegen de forma nova múltiples maneres d'abordar cada aspecte d'interès. Les investigacions que ací es recullen mantenen un alt grau de vinculació amb cada part implicada en el procés: els educadors de museus, el...

This illustration-packed book begins with a brief overview about the history of the theater and then delves into the sets, actors, and audiences for Shakespeare's plays. It even talks about the famous fire at the Globe Theater and what life was like in London during the Plague. A detailed chronology is included.