Mi Primer Atlas - Internet Linked

Many people take the Internet for granted. But there are places that lack Internet access. Being connected helps people connect, and new ideas are being developed and tested to bring the Internet to more of the world. This Spanish nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading about Internet access as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It...

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

No hay duda de que parte de la popularidad e interés que, a diferencia de otros filósofos coetáneos, sigue despertando hoy día Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) se debe a su heterodoxia y a su amplitud intelectual de miras, que lo llevó no sólo a interesarse por las culturas orientales en una época en la que prácticamente eran desconocidas y despreciadas en Occidente, sino también a tenerlas en cuenta en su obra. Recopilado y organizado por Giovanni Gurisatti, autor asimismo del iluminador estudio que redondea el libro, NOTAS SOBRE ORIENTE reúne los pasajes, apuntes, fragmentos y...

Vivid photographs and bilingual text explain each food group, revealing how each group is important for good health, how to make healthy choices, and fun things children can do to stay in shape.