Jackie Robinson

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

"Contando historias los seres humanos podemos festejar los hondos dolores de la vida." GUILLERMO ARRIAGA Retorno es una calle del caótico y potente México D. F. donde se entrecruzan las pasiones y la supervivencia de sus habitantes. Sus historias abrevan de los dos grandes mitos de la literatura: el amor y la muerte, y están pobladas de personajes contradictorios. Unos ocultan lo que son, otros actúan desde convicciones inquebrantables y los más conviven con la más terrible violencia, entre la búsqueda y el descubrimiento, entre la dignidad y la caída al abismo. Por encima de todo,...

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.