The Day of the Dead is Mexico's most important fiesta. In the city of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, local residents await and discuss the festival with great anticipation. This program highlights their activities leading up to, during, and following Dia de los Muertos, offering plenty of Spanish lessons in the process. Because locally made foods, drinks, and souvenirs are often a big part of the holiday, viewers of the program will find ample opportunity to...

Do you have something to celebrate? You can celebrate by making papel picado! Featuring vibrant step-by-step photo instructions, this Spanish-translated, nonfiction book helps introduce children to another culture through craft-making and designs.

Early readers can learn how to make their very own Chinese New Year dragon in this step-by-step instructional, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Bright, vivid photos and a glossary of required tools help introduce children to a new culture through craft-making.

After the disappearance of Tartessos, other Iberian locales rose to prominence and flourished-until their successes drew the unwanted attention of rival civilizations. This program tracks the history of Iberia during the era of Carthaginian and Roman expansion. Paintings, dramatizations, and maps reconstruct the course of the Punic Wars. In addition, the characteristics and cultures of these embattled regions are examined through re-creations of everyday...

The art of glass blowing has been around for over 4,000 years! Readers explore the history of blown glass, the tools and equipment that is used, and how it is still practiced today in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features vibrant images and informational text.

Madrid, the capital of Spain, is also Spain's largest city. In this program, a young man named Alejandro gives viewers a quick tour on his way to work, pointing out the Plaza de Cibeles, the Museo del Prado, the Puerta de Alcala, the Congreso de los Diputados, and other sights. At his family's cafe/bar, he waits tables and works in the kitchen. At closing time, Alejandro meets up with his girlfriend, Maria, and other friends-all of them music lovers-in...

Combining beautiful location footage with original manuscripts, paintings, letters, readings, and scenes from selected performances, this program presents the life and works of Lope de Vega, the prolific playwright who single-handedly crafted a national drama for Spain.

"Touch introduces the earliest readers to the sense of touch, textures, and sensations with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text using high-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns combines with strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Touch includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table...

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen for a very specific purpose.

"See introduces the earliest readers to the sense of sight and common objects we see around us outside with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text using high-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns combines with strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. See includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as...