Mi gran familia (My Big Family): Emergent (Nonfiction Readers)

Roberto Clemente is remembered as a one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, but more than that, he was also a man who believed in equality for all. Readers will learn about his incredible life in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will enthusiastically want to learn all they can about Roberto's amazing life as the first Puerto Rican in major league baseball through vibrant images, intriguing facts, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement.

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.

What do strawberries, eggs, and yogurt have in common? They're all good for you of course! Read this book to learn about even more delicious and nutritious foods. This book has been translated into Spanish and allows for a wonderful shared reading experience for children who are beginning readers and is an excellent tool for building the confidence new readers need to embark on the adventures that await them while reading! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title, a lesson plan, and a Lap Book.

Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. With colorful images, timelines, charts, a glossary to assist with vocabulary improvement, and an index, children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it! Featured eras include the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Within the pages of this book begins the healing of fathers and sons. God's Word will release the empty, nagging ache of unresolved conflicts, and men will learn how to turn their pressures into power as they bask in the revelation light of God's plan. Available in hardbound or paperback.

Las cinco invitaciones es una estimulante lección sobre qué significa la vida y cómo la conciencia de la muerte nos puede acercar a nuestro verdadero yo. Como especialista del cuidado a pacientes terminales, Frank Ostaseski ha acompañado a muchas personas durante los momentos cercanos a su muerte. En este libro condensa las lecciones aprendidas a lo largo de su carrera y ofrece una inspiradora guía para vivir el aquí y el ahora, reconocer nuestras circunstancias, defectos y virtudes, aceptar a los demás, perdonar, confrontar nuestros miedos y prejuicios, liberarnos y dar paso a una...

Los primeros 1000 días de vida (270 de gestación, 365 del primer año de vida y 365 del segundo) son un período de rápido desarrollo: a medida que el cuerpo y los órganos crecen, se desarrolla el cerebro, el sistema digestivo y el sistema inmune. Teniendo en cuenta esta ventana crítica de oportunidad para construir una vida larga y saludable, las decisiones que tomamos durante este período son determinantes. Pero ante la abundancia de información que tenemos hoy, ¿cómo sabemos cuáles son las decisiones más saludables? Como alguien que trabaja con familias, bebés y niños/as,...

En nuestras sociedades industriales mas avanzadas, millones de personas alcanzan los 80 anos de edad con un buen estado de salud, despues de un prolongado periodo de jubilacion activa y feliz. Se inica asi la verdadera ancianidad, la antesala de la muerte, con su interminable cortejo de problemas y enfermedades. Ello no solo provoca una inesperada crisis en las parejas y familias que afrontan esta ultima fase de la existencia, sino que ademas suele descencadenar la reaparicion de antiguos conflictos no resueltos que a su vez pueden complicar la situacion. Los tres autores de este libro,...