Ayudar a un amigo con un desorden alimenticio (Helping a Friend With an Eating Disorder)

As a teen who may be worried about certain warning signs a friend is exhibiting, it’s important to know how to recognize and confront an eating disorder. After all, teens are the most impacted group for developing eating disorders. Learn how the pressures of school, dating, and athletics contribute to body image issues and why teens are vulnerable. Explore eating disorders that people commonly have and how they are treated. Readers from grades six through twelve will have a relatable text to help them understand how they can make a difference to someone they care about.

Saving and spending are building blocks of the economy. Readers will learn about various sources of income as well as concepts such as how saving a little at a time can eventually add up to a lot of money. This informational text explains ideas such as keeping track of expenses, financial goals, budgeting, and investing. Readers will learn about different types of savings plans, such as those for college and retirement. This resource also includes the ideas of donations and philanthropy.

Lo que realmente le gusta a Guillermo es el baloncesto, así que sueña con que algún día le descubra un cazatalentos y terminar jugando en la NBA. Por eso, cuando su amiga Berta le convence para que participe en una obra de teatro, no se cree capaz de decir una sola frase correctamente. Pero los acontecimientos se suceden y Guillermo descubrirá que sobre el escenario también se puede amar, llorar y ser feliz de verdad.

This engaging and important biography examines the many masks of the infamous Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), the Cambridge art historian turned spy who worked simultaneously for British Intelligence and the Soviet Union during World War II. Two 8-page photo inserts.

«Todos creemos conocer a los que amamos. Pero lo que amamos resulta ser una mala traducción, una traducción hecha por nosotros mismos de un idioma que apenas dominamos.» Pearlie Cook inicia el relato de su vida con una sinuosa y devastadora exploración del misterio que encierra toda relación íntima. Estamos en 1953, y la joven Pearlie vive en San Francisco, donde cuida celosamente de su hijo y de su marido, Holland, de salud delicada desde que volvió de la guerra. Para protegerlo de sobresaltos innecesarios, Pearlie suaviza el sonido de los timbres de la puerta y el teléfono, y...