Proyectos reales para explorar la Guerra Fría (Real-World Projects to Explore the Cold War)

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

In each book in this series, a boy speaks about one of four dinosaurs. The text stimulates the reader’s imagination and considers the characteristics of each dinosaur, highlighting the features that distinguish it from the others.

Los presagios del Papa Francisco se enfoca en las coincidencias increíbles que acompañaron la elección de Jorge Mario Bergoglio como Pontífice, y en los presagios funestos producidos en su primer año de pontificado, que sugieren el cumplimiento de la predicción de San Malaquías –publicada en 1595- según la cual este Papa será el último en ocupar la silla de San Pedro. Ningún libro anterior consagrado a la profecía podía ofrecer una semblanza verdadera del "último Papa" pues los presagios del Papa Francisco se analizan de manera orgánica en la obra. La segunda parte del libro...

Many desert animals around the world are in danger of becoming extinct. In this enlightening, Spanish-translated nonfiction title, readers will learn a few of the causes of extinction in the desert and what problems extinction causes for animals, wildlife, and humans alike. Through vibrant photos of beautiful animals and stunning facts in conjunction with informational text and useful charts and diagrams, readers will learn and understand concepts such as habit loss and learn ways that animal activists help to protect animals and their environments, as well as helpful tips to get involved in...