Jackie Robinson

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

The Pledge of Allegiance: Poem of Patriotism is a story of some students who are struggling with the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. Even though they say it everyday, they are not quite sure what they are saying. With the help of their teachers and parents, the children soon learn what the pledge means and what it symbolizes about freedom in America. 20pp.

Al Centro de Información y Documentación del Museo de Culturas Populares acudían personas de todas las edades -desde estudiantes de primaria a estudiantes de universidades- a fin de obtener datos acerca de la Navidad, Día de Muertos y Semana Santa, entre mucho más. La información existente no era mucha o incompleta y disgregada, lo que dificultaba la tarea de los estudiantes. Por lo tanto, me di cuenta de la necesidad de elaborar un libro que reuniera los orígenes y la simbología de las principales y más genralizadas fiestas tradicionales de nuestro país. Entonces puse manos a la...

Introducing chemical and biological concepts, this book explains what occurs in the body when a person plays, trains, or participates in an athletic event and allows the reader to understand that sports are not only a question of muscles, but of lungs, bones, chemical reactions, intelligence, and, naturally, a lot of heart.

Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only twelve years old when he addressed the entire world: What are we doing to Earth, our home? How far can human greed go? Little Severn embarrassed the world leaders and asked them to be consistent, that their actions would reflect their words. An emotional speech, full of truths as simple as they are revealing, and even more relevant today than when it was delivered. This is a bilingual edition.

¿Qué queremos de nuestra vida? … “Deseo ser feliz”, “yo quiero ser exitoso”, “me encantaría casarme”, “quiero ayudar a otros”, etc. La clave no está en la meta, o en los medios que se crea tener para lograrla. Ciertamente la clave está ligada al “autoconocimiento”, este da paso a la chispa de la ilusión, que seguidamente despierta el fuego de la pasión. Finalmente, las acciones concretas y la capacidad de perseverar nos acercarán a eso que hemos dejado de soñar y hemos empezado a conquistar. Siendo solo un chico, Peter inicia una odisea en la cual la guerra, la...