Biddy Mason: Nace una lider (Biddy Mason: Becoming a Leader)

En esta, su segunda obra, Rosario Aguilera Mendoza cuenta la historia de Saul, un joven no querido por su madre, por ser el fruto de una violacion, y de su medio-hermana Chayito, quien tambien tiene que padecer el maltrato fisico y psiquico de una madre infeliz, resentida e ignorante. "Sabemos que hay un Dios que nos da la vida y que solo el nos la quita. Por eso, como padres, debemos vivir una vida feliz al lado de nuestros hijos, no dejarlos jamas en la calle, sino darles una buena educacion. No debemos gritarles, sino hablarles con respeto y carino porque cuando se les habla, ellos...

Climb aboard for a journey into the world of trains! In this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title, readers learn about the history of trains, the different uses for them, and the different types and parts including freight cars, box cars, passenger cars, and the caboose. With detailed photos, informative text, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers delighted from cover to cover! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

This truly is a strange book. For starters, it talks to the reader. What's more, there are no colors until someone gives it color. Who is going to do this? The reader of course. What better way to do this besides with your fingers and hands? Full of tracing and marks, this story is far from a coloring book.

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.