Spanning 500 years of Hispanic history, from the first New World colonies to the 19th century westward expansion in America, this narrative features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland.
This title is easy to understand. "Dicho y hecho"'s award-winning design features crisp, clean, and uncluttered pages. The design highlights key grammatical structures and important information, making the text an easy study guide. Flexible. "Dicho y hecho" focuses on the essentials that students need to study while leaving the text flexible and ...
From the top of today's news, where reoprts of Ebola and HIV loom large, comes the story of microbes, bacteria, and how disease shaoes our everyday lives and society thrives. The superheroes in this scheme are the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who wage active war against bacteria. The new Introduction to this book ...
Combining a child-centered philosophy with problem-solving strategies, and a thorough discussion of diversity, "Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers "serves as an ideal introduction to curriculum and care for infants and toddlers. The approach to caregiving that underlies the text is based on Magda Gerber's philosophy combined with a bold new ...
Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this second volume of The Story of Christianity continues narrative history to the present.
For courses in Image Processing and Computer Vision. Completely self-contained--and heavily illustrated--this introduction to basic concepts and methodologies for digital image processing is written at a level that truly is suitable for seniors and first-year graduate students in almost any technical discipline. The leading textbook in its field ...
The Story of Christianity will serve as a facinating introduction to the panoramic history of Christianity for students and teachers of church history, for pastors, and for general readers.
If you've been struggling with your eating habits or your weight, stop blaming yourself! Weight control has nothing to do with willpower. You were designed by nature to crave sweets, fats and other foods that were scarce to our prehistoric ancestors but are readily available today. Now you can forgive yourself for past failures and learn how to ...
Understanding that students enter the Intermediate Spanish course at different levels, Atando cabos brings students to a common proficiency level and "ties up the loose ends" from their first year of Spanish. Focusing on the significance of culture and interpersonal communication in learning a foreign language, this text is comprised of high ...
Alt, model and author of "Eating in the Raw," provides recipes and pragmatic advice for making the transition (complete or partial) to raw foods and fills the bill with 50 of her favorite menus as well as inspiring stories from real people who have made the switch to raw.
"Foundations Of Early Childhood Education" provides a practical introduction to caring for and educating children from birth to age 8. The text presents an overview of important theory grounded in the key skills new educators need to succeed - from respect for the diversities of children and families to achieving the most current NAEYC standards.
This text for Race and Ethnic Relations focuses on the five largest ethnic groups in the U.S. -- Mexican Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Japanese Americans, and now Puerto Ricans. McLemore, Romo, and Gonzalez Baker present historical information and contemporary examples of the largest ethnic and minority groups in the United ...
Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving real-world examples? Do you want to concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this book is for you. These hands-on exercises teach you to start creating Flash animations and interactive files with little effort. You'll learn to create vector ...
Combining a child-centered philosophy with problem-solving strategies and a thorough discussion of diversity, "Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers" offers an ideal introduction to curriculum and care for infants and toddlers. The approach to caregiving that underlies the text is based on a combination of Magda Gerber's philosophy and that of her ...
Is it possible to live a healthy life despite a chronic illness? The surprising answer is yes, according to this enduringly popular book. Filled with hundreds of tips, suggestions, and strategies, "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions" offers practical solutions in clear language. The book explains how to develop and maintain exercise and ...
The Pentagram, Star of David, Crucifix, rabbit''s foot, or four-leaf clover . . . they all provide feelings of comfort and protection, intended to attract good while dispelling evil. Found throughout history and in nearly every culture and religion, amulets and talismans can be made and used by anyone. Spanning the world through the diverse ...
"Diversity in Early Care and Education" (formerly "Multicultural Issues In Child Care") explores the rich diversity encountered in programs and environments for children ages birth to 8, including those serving children with special needs. The emphasis is on the practical and immediate concerns of the early childhood professional and family ...
When the Yoruba of West Africa were brought to Cuba as slaves, they preserved their religious heritage by disguising their gods as Catholic saints and worshipping them in secret. The resulting religion is Santeria, a blend of primitive magic and Catholicism. Gonzalez-Wippler describes Santeria's pantheon of gods ("orishas"), the priests ("santeros ...
Integrating grammar and composition, the textbook guides the advanced student through progressively more complex types of writing by organizing the grammar lessons on a functionalist basis around the needs of composition. This approach promotes systematic language development as part of the preparation for each task. The book focuses on work in ...
Dr. Nagami reveals the facts about some of the deadliest diseases--the warning signs, treatments, and most compellingly, what it feels like to make medical and ethical decisions that can mean the difference between life and death.
Gonzalez-Crussi is a master stylist, an erudite and witty recontour, a magician with words, "an author without peer in our time." -- "Booklist" "" "Carrying the Heart" is one of those remarkable books that informs and enlightens and entertains on almost every page. In this book, Dr. Gonzalez-Crussi explores our inner organ systems: The Digestive ...
The Fourth Edition of "Our Voices" features seven new selections. Many of the previous essays have been significantly updated, and two new sections, "Economic Class and Cultural Identity" and "Reflecting on 9/11," have been added. New selections in the Fourth Edition address such topics of current interest and concern as: creating a family across ...
A standard text in Latin American culture courses, this unique collection of diverse readings and exclusive interviews focuses on the dynamic tension between tradition and change in contemporary Latin American culture from the Caribbean to Central and South America, including Brazil. The thematic approach of "Tradicion y cambio" highlights key ...
This text is a very practical introduction to the principles and practices of caregiving for infants and toddlers. It combines a child-centered philosophy with problem-solving strategies, and provides a thorough discussion of gender role stereotyping and multicultural issues in childcare. The philosophy of caregiving that underlies this book comes ...
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