Zorro fénec (Fennec Fox)

Little readers can learn about a vehicle they see every day while strengthening reading skill. Complete with colorful and fun photographs that match the text, a picture glossary, and a fun "Parts of an Ambulance" page. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Little readers will learn the essentials of the United States Coast Guard (how the Coast Guard keeps us safe, various jobs, weapons and machinery, and more) through easy-to-read, simple text. Readers will love the exciting full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

This title looks at one of the tiniest and cutest species of chameleon. Readers will learn more about the leaf chameleon's size, where it lives, what it likes to eat, and even compare it to regular-sized chameleon species. Complete with adorable and colorful photographs that support the simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

Book Features: • Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 • 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, patterned Spanish text with full-color pictures • Includes comprehension questions, writing prompts, and high frequency words • Graphic organizers and photo glossary included Bring Learning to Life: In Listos para las Ciencias: ¡El Agua está en Todos Lados!, preschoolers—second graders learn about different bodies and forms of water. Science Made Fun: Did you know water makes up most of the earth? It’s all around us! Young readers learn about different forms water can be found in, and all the...

This nonfiction book teaches students how to read and follow maps. The clear, descriptive images and simple paragraphs will engage students in reading and build their social studies content knowledge. For use in the classroom or at home, this Spanish book includes simple maps, a glossary, captions, a table of contents, and an index to introduce informational text features to young readers and provide additional reading support.

Henry S. Whitehead nació en Elizabeth, New Jersey, en 1882, y se graduó en Harvard en 1904, en la misma clase que Franklin D. Roosevelt. En 1909 ingresa en la escuela de teología de Connecticut, donde es ordenado diácono tres años después. Entre 1921 y 1929 Whitehead fue enviado como diácono a Santa Cruz, en las Islas Vírgenes. Pronto quedó fascinado por las costumbres primitivas, los ritos religiosos y las supersticiones tribales propias de la población nativa de aquellas islas, muy especialmente por los ritos de vudú, y comenzó a escribir una serie de historias sobrenaturales...

Hay dos cosas que son ciertas aquí, ahora y siempre. La primera es que la historia la oficial, la de mayúsculas reverenciales la escriben los ganadores. La segunda es que esa historia no soporta el sentido del humor ni las paradojas, es decir las verdades a secas. Basta con que brinque un dato ignorado por los redactores de turno, las palabras inocentes de alguien que recuerde su infancia, un recorte amarillento, para que la Historia se convierta en caricatura de sí misma y los próceres, mártires y grandes gestas sean materia de guiñol. La consecuencia de aplicar el humor a la historia...