Viaje al Sol (A Trip to the Sun)

California is home to the largest school system in the country. Students will learn about the history of California’s schools and higher education system with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features...

Presents the things that everyone needs, as well as things some people want, and invites the reader to consider his or her own wants and needs.

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.

"Con un estilo claro y ameno, este libro te pondrá en el camino directo al éxito financiero y así: lograrás que el dinero trabaje para ti, Conocerás los términos y conceptos propios del medio financiero. Descubrirás que para ser rico es necesario trabajar con la intención de aprender, no de ganar. Comprenderás cómo funciona el dinero y cómo hacerlo crecer en tu beneficio."--