Keep students engaged as they think about historical events critically! This Spanish primary source reader transforms words in a book into an intimate glimpse into the lives of the people who lived during that era. This informational text examines the Age of Exploration, with the formation of the colonies in the south and other aspects of Southern society--from women in the South to the plantation system. Features include:

• Build content-area knowledge across multiple social studies disciplines
• Text features such as a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents increase comprehension and build academic vocabulary
• Culminating activity challenges students to apply what they have learned in an interactive way
• Your Turn! activity extends learning
• Read and Respond provides post-reading questions that develop critical thinking