Booker T. Washington

Este libro analiza, desde una perspectiva histórica y ensayística a la par, los viajes de artistas, estudiosos y arquitectos, desde el siglo XVIII hasta el presente, llevados a cabo con el fin de redescubrir los paisajes de la arquitectura clásica, normalmente en estado de ruina, para medirlos, dibujarlos y aportar los resultados a las culturas de origen de los propios viajeros, y de esa manera enriquecerla mediante el conocimiento directo de los hechos.Constituye un alegato contra el sedentarismo en la cultura artística y arquitectónica. Asimismo se describen y analizan los viajes de...

Learn how to react when you see something wrong or dangerous with this relevant Spanish nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, a connected civics project, a glossary, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book explains in an easy-to-understand way that students should talk to a trusted adult about things that make them uncomfortable or scared. It also covers serious subjects such as bullying and “stranger danger”, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom,...

Terremotos y tsunamis is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

This Spanish language edition of Yuyi Morales's Pura Belpré Award winner and New York Times Bestseller Dreamers is now available in paperback! Caldecott Honor artist and six-time Pura Belpré winner Yuyi Morales's gorgeous book Dreamers, and its Spanish language version Soñadores, are about making a home in a new place. Yuyi and her son Kelly's passage was not easy, and Yuyi did not speak any English at the time. But together, they found an unexpected, unbelievable place: the public library. There, book by book, they untangled the language of this strange new land, and learned to make their ...