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Here's another exciting set of sports-themed titles for third- through sixth-grade readers reading at a first-grade level. Help to even out the playing field for your at-risk readers with these sports heroes and hot shots.

Introduces the former Duke University basketball star, Grant Hill, who now plays for the Detroit Pistons.

Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models.

This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

Este libro reseña cómo, entre 1828 y 1917, las leyes de naturalización establecieron lo que los extranjeros tenían que ser y hacer para dejar de serlo, y cómo los encargados del proceso transformaron un trámite burocrático en un espacio de control para un grupo que, aunque pequeño, era considerado peligroso. Por otra parte, las solicitudes de quienes querían "pertenecer a la gran familia mexicana" no sólo daban pruebas de que cumplían con los requisitos legales. También expresaban las razones por las cuales querían cambiar de nacionalidad, escritas en clave de lo que creían eran ...

Appealing artwork complements important facts about historical figures and famous battles in the United States, offering an accessible alternative for struggling and reluctant readers. "