Los Protectores

Claudio's new teacher, Maraia Delores, is an immigrant to the country. Claudio wonders why he can't be an immigrant as well. Throughout the school year he and his class learn about immigrants and how they are viewed by people already living in the country.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

Una noche, Sarah, una adolescente de carácter fantasioso, se ve obligada a quedarse en casa cuidando a Toby, su hermano pequeño. Cuando sus padres se marchan a una fiesta, harta de oír llorar al niño, Sarah recita unos versos de su libro favorito, Dentro del laberinto, y ordena a los goblins que se lleven a su hermano. Al momento, unas extrañas criaturas aparecen y se esfuman con Toby. Poco después, un hombre misterioso y atractivo surge de la nada y se presenta como Jareth, el rey de los goblins, para a continuación sugerirle a Sarah que se olvide del niño. Arrepentida de lo que ha...

Este libro ilustrado para niños y jóvenes describe doce especies de animales que obtienen su alimento de forma muy peculiar.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.