Stephen F. Austin: El padre de Texas (The Father of Texas)

In the 1500s, European explorers arrived in Texas in search of gold and glory. The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive. Readers get to discover early Texas history in this fascinating nonfiction book that uses colorful images, intriguing facts, supportive text, and an accommodating glossary, index, and table of contents to introduce readers to various explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, and La Salle. Children will be excited and engaged as they read through to also learn about the many American Indian tribes of the past, including the...

Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Texas in the early 1900s. This appealing biography has been translated into Spanish and highlights Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, easy to read text, and a supportive glossary and index, readers will learn about interesting topics such as the Higher Education Act, Voting Rights Act, Minority Whip, and the Vietnam War. Readers will be eager to learn more about Johnson's fascinating life as they move from...

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

El proyecto Múltiplo tiene como objetivo presentar las matemáticas al nivel curricular, con un lenguaje cercano al alumno y no excesivamente formal, pero siempre manteniendo el rigor. Es un proyecto aplicado y competencial; es decir, se trabajan las matemáticas desde la aplicación a la realidad y enfatizando el desarrollo de las competencias básicas. Asimismo, se impulsa la utilización de las TIC desde el mismo libro de texto y su extensión en LibrosVivos. Para ello, al inicio del libro hay una unidad 0 de repaso de cursos anteriores, con teoría, ejemplos y actividades propuestas. A...

Sumario en español: Utiliza un formato novela gráfica para examinar la historia del monstruo del Lago Ness y de los esfuerzos para descubrir y identificar el animal acuático grande.

Teach students about the life of Abigail Adams with this biography that has been translated into Spanish. Primary source documents and images will engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge. This nonfiction book also encourages children to recognize someone who inspires them. Informational text features help students navigate the text.