Taller de lectura y redacción, 1

"El polígrafo abate Vicente Requeno y Vives, jesuita aragonés expulso y apasionado neoclásico (Calatorao, 1743-Tívoli, 1811), se dedicó intensamente en Italia a restaurar todo tipo de artes grecolatinas, consiguiendo un notable éxito en la técnica pictórica del encausto. Por el contrario, su obra filosófica ha quedado inédita en su totalidad hasta el 2008, en que Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza editó sus Escritos filosóficos. Ahora, y con motivo del bicentenario de su muerte, presentamos un libro colectivo en el que una veintena de historiadores profundizan en la vida y la...

Planet Earth gives us the things we need to survive. When it changes, it affects us all. But humans also affect Earth. It’s important that we take care of our planet so that it can continue to take care of us. This Spanish nonfiction book explores the subjects of human ecology and climate change in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like desertification, deforestation, carbon dioxide, erosion, drought, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text....

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

Unlike their domesticated relatives, wild turkeys can fly. Readers will learn about the pecking order of turkey flocks, how turkeys avoid predators, what foods these birds eat, and much more. The turkey’s association with Thanksgiving is addressed, as is the impressive comeback these birds made after their numbers plummeted in the early twentieth century.