La Misión de Santa Cruz (Discovering Mission Santa Cruz)

Mohandas Gandhi was one of the world's great leaders who used nonviolent resistance to protest against the caste system. Readers will learn all about his life, Hinduism, and the amazing things he accomplished in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated and enlivened through interesting facts, vivid images, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that assists in improving vocabulary. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Practice standard measurement at a farmer's market! This engaging, Spanish-translated title teaches young readers how to measure common food items by their height, circumference, and more, improving their mathematical and STEM skills! Vibrant images, practical examples, and simple mathematical charts help children use standard measurements, showing them how they can use these measurements in their daily lives. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Esta noche la libertad relata la caída del imperio británico en La India en 1947 y el nacimiento de La India y de Paquistán, siguiendo los pasos del último Virrey de la India, Lord Mountbatten y de Mahatma Ghandi. El libro concluye con el asesinato de éste ultimo. Para escribir Esta noche la libertad, Dominique Lapierre y Larry Collins necesitaron cuatro años de esfuerzos, recorrieron 250.000 kilómetros utilizando todos los medios de locomoción imaginables, incluido el caballo y el elefante y recopilaron miles de páginas de archivo, de fotografías y de documentos inéditos.

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...