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LEER UN FRAGMENTOUNA HISTORIA DE VIOLENCIA AMBIENTADA EN LA ALEJANDRÍA DE HYPATIALa protagonista ubícua de esta novela es la ciudad de Alejandría, la más inquieta y cosmopolita del orbe mediterráneo a comienzos de la era cristiana. En ella escenifica Pilar Pedraza magistralmente un tiempo convulso, inicio de la decadencia de la gran metrópoli, rubicón del auge del cristianismo que habría de acabar con siglos de tolerancia y eclecticismo cultural a partir del brutal sacrificio público de Hypatia (filósofa, astróloga y matemática en la que se inspira la autora para su personaje de...

Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career connections by...

Students will develop their geometry skills as they study the shapes and patterns in Native American art. This book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they’ve learned to their ...

Children often assume that being fair means that everyone gets the same number of cookies, but at the heart of fairness is consideration, respect, and caring for others. Your readers will encounter real-life situations in which young people figure out how to act fairly. They'll meet Ben and Jane who are playing on the swings at recess while other children wait to use the swings. What is the fair thing to do? Each spread consists of one of these relatable scenarios along with a full-color photograph. Fun, accessible text encourages readers to consider how they treat others as they discover...