Quiero Ser Policia

This book tells the story of farmers and life on a farm. What do farmers do? What tools and equipment do they use? Who helps them? Livestock, crops and daily chores are perfectly captured in descriptive photography. With full-color, full-page photographs throughout plus straightforward and engaging text, the I Want to Be ... series is an appealing introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations. The series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's ...

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Pre-Columbian stories from ancient Mexico. Leyendas prehispanicas mexicanas incluyen Folklore, Historia - Historia General, Historia - Mexico, No ficcion juvenil, America Latina.

¿Por qué somos más altos por la mañana que por la noche? ¿Con qué sueñan los ciegos? ¿cómo se mide la altura de las montañas? ¿Cómo se forma un nudo en la garganta? ¿Cómo sería la Tierra sin la Luna? ¿Por qué a veces se nos pega una canción? ¿por qué las olas siempre llegan a la playa en línea recta? ¿Beben agua los peces? Este sorprendente y divertido libro reúne las respuestas a 70 curiosas preguntas sobre nuestro cuerpo, el mundo animal, las plantas, la ciencia, la tecnología y otras inquietudes o dudas que todos hemos tenido alguna vez.

Now in Spanish—What do dogs dream about? Find out the answer to this question and more, with questions covering topics like volcanoes, helicopters and surfers.