La gente y la cultura (The People and Culture of Latin America)

Presented in a large-size picture book format, this is the story of the Mars Rover Curiosity. It explains how it was built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, how it got its name, how it got to Mars, and what its mission hoped to accomplish. A timeline about the history of Mars exploration is provided at the end.

"In search of "Don Quixote" from other side of the estimate that there are no gaps between the various fields of knowledge and literary productions that are specific manifestations of a global representation system historically determined. So, it seemed necessary to put Don Quixote in its various circumstances, linking it to the contexts under which it has set, especially regarding attitudes and references involved, not to mention the cultural particularities that arise in him, both scholarly and popular. Hence, the approaches used, of a historical, anthropological and literary, to go for the ...

Book Features: • Ages 5-8, Grades K-2 • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages in Spanish with full-color pictures • Includes a glossary, index, and an engineering design activity • Supports NGSS Going Up!: In Mi Biblioteca de Ingeniería: Diseño y Construcción Hacia Arriba, kindergarten—second graders reach new learning heights as they learn about the design and construction of skyscrapers, towers, and other tall, amazing structures! Engineering Made Fun: What’s the tallest building, and how was it even made? Young readers learn about skyscrapers, towers,...

Simple text and photographs provide opportunities to practice counting and share in the excitement of watching a parade.