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

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.

This story follows a robot throughout the day as he recognizes the shapes in the world around him. The bright illustrations and Spanish-translated text work together to engage beginning readers, help them recognize different shapes, and build their foundational reading skills.

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.

The strong link between text and images in this shared-reading book allows beginning readers to make connections between the words they are reading and the illustrations on the page. Children will love the bright, colorful images as they move through this Spanish-translated title and make predictions about the overall pattern of the story. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title, a lesson plan, and a Lap Book.

Marriage life is very complex and in many occasions is far from the happy endings, like the fairy tales or with the passionate and happy life's many young couples dream off at their weddings. This books leave us with a clear message about real family situations including violence, not only physical but emotional and sexual violence when the door closes at home.

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,...

Samuel y Mercedes contemplan con preocupación el futuro de sus dos hijas ante la inminente descolonización de Marruecos y el regreso de los españoles del Protectorado a la Península. Estamos en Melilla, son los años cincuenta y, en ese contexto de cambio e incertidumbre, el matrimonio decide viajar a Málaga para establecerse en una España que comienza a abrirse lentamente a la modernidad. De la mano de cinco miembros de una misma familia, esta saga recorre treinta años de nuestra historia y transita por ciudades como Melilla, Tetuán, Málaga, Zaragoza o Barcelona. Los deseos e...

¿Por qué todo el mundo quiere amar y ser amado? ¿Por qué no hay obra de la literatura occidental que no gire en torno al amor y al desamor? ¿Por qué banalizamos nuestros comportamientos eróticos mientras seguimos suspirando por un amor que nos redima? Si escuchamos el caudal de nuestras representaciones cotidianas sobre el amor, veremos que acarrea lodos y figuras, tópicos y genialidades, muertes y desbandadas. Con el amor no se juega y quien lo ha probado lo sabe. Del amor a la muerte hay solo un paso. Y desde nuestra pequeñez a nuestra infinitud también. El amor habla con muchas...