Cofradías y sociedad urbana

Uncovers the secret codes that different animal species use to relate to each other, revealing that communication among certain animals is not different from human communication.

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

Esta antología contiene 80 textos relativos al acto de leer o escribir a lo largo de más de 5000 años, orientados a la docencia de cualquier tipo de materia relacionada con la Historia de la cultura escrita. Los fragmentos escogidos hacen referencia al desarrollo de los sistemas escriturarios, la alfabetización y la evolución de la lectura, la profesionalización del acto de escribir, así como los diferentes usos dados a la escritura en Occidente, desde la Antigüedad hasta el siglo XXI. En muchos casos ha sido necesario proceder a la traducción de los textos no existían en español o ...

Learn the history of number systems with this engaging Spanish book! This text combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Students will learn place value while reading about the number systems of the Egyptians and Romans, and also learn important vocabulary terms like cuneiform, binary systems, roman numerals, and more! The full-color images, math charts, and practice problems make learning math easy and fun. The table of contents, glossary, and index will further understanding of math and...