Nos Divertimos/On All Kinds of Days

Teach young students about the men and women who serve in the armed forces for the United States. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book helps readers understand the importance of our nation's veterans, and how to honor them on Veteran's Day. Primary source documents and images engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

Few natural forces seem as much like magic as magnets. Perhaps that’s why magnets are so fun! Young scientists will love learning about amazing magnets, both natural and man-made. They’ll discover how magnetism is harnessed to help us in many ways. This STEM-supportive volume contains comprehensible text and photographs of students and scientists utilizing magnets. It also includes a simple, fun concluding activity to encourage readers to use this super science tool themselves.

After several military accomplishments, Mirabeau B. Lamar entered the world of Texas politics. Elected president in 1838, Lamar faced a host of problems with mixed success. His advocacy for education laid the framework for public education in Texas.

El Cantar del Mío Cid es el gran poema épico de la literatura española medieval: es el primer poema compuesto íntegramente en español y no en latín durante la Edad Media. Como todos los poemas épicos, trata de las aventuras de un héroe: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador. Desterrado por su rey, Alfonso VI, el Cid se ve obligado a irse de Castilla y dejar a su familia. Don Rodrigo, o Ruy, es un caballero muy valiente, honesto y dispuesto a la batalla en la que nunca es derrotado. Durante su exilio conquista los reinos de Valencia, Cataluña y otros. Muy rico y victorioso, es...