Las naciones indigenas de California (California's Indian Nations)

Learn how ornithologists are using modern technology to help migratory birds. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover...

"Roberto has to watch his family's sheep, but he finds it boring. He tries to get what he wants by crying wolf. But what happens when there is real danger?"--

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

Toda la información sobre las técnicas tradicionales -y las más actuales- para evitar el embarazo, siempre en forma sistematizada y comprensible. El problema de los embarazos no deseados en las adolescentes es tan común como el lamentable desconocimiento de las formas en que pueden evitarlo; actualmente sólo un tercio de la población aplica de manera constante y consciente los métodos anticonceptivos, y es triste saber que el aborto resulta una práctica común. En estas páginas descubrirás: - Las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la píldora anticonceptiva. - Qué es el anillo...

An introduction to taipans, snakes from Australia and New Guinea, describes the three different kinds of taipan, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior.

In Watch a Pumpkin Grow, early fluent readers learn how pumpkins grow. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this plant is grown and harvested.