Un Dia en la vida de un bombero / A Day in the Life of a Fire Fighter

Hop on that big red truck for a real adventure! Being a firefighter takes a lot of hard work. Early elementary readers learn about the important responsibilities it takes to be a firefighter--from the fire equipment to living in the fire station. With vivid photos and images, a timetable of firefighting history, informational, Spanish-translated text, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn all about this stimulating occupation. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

This engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title allows readers to explore an exciting career as an animator.

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,...

Come find out what professional Crime Scene investigators do to solve a crime in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book! With detailed images and fascinating facts, readers learn about forensic science, criminal investigative evidence, and crime scene searches. This book includes an interview with a real-life CSI and a glossary, index, and list of useful sources. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Kamo es un chico que acuerda con su madre aprender inglés en tres meses. Para lograrlo se carteará con Cathy,una chica inglesa francamente extraña, que parece vivir en otra época, a juzgar por el estilo de sus cartas y por el ambiente que describe. Sin poder evitarlo, Kamo iniciará una relación postal con ella que cambiará totalmente su modo de ver la vida. ¿Puede el amor viajar a través del tiempo? Un libro que pone de manifiesto la importancia de la amistad y los vínculos familiares.

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.

El libro que usted tiene en sus manos (...) está atravesado por la muerte. Todos los hombres nos mecemos entre esta vida y la otra, cuando zozobramos a bordo de un avión viejo y descubrimos que somos "ateos de tierra firme". O cuando los paramilitares nos dejan libres al admitir que somos los 'payasos' del teatro del pueblo. O cuando, de bien niños, nos pasmamos ante la lucha a muerte de nuestros dos hermanos con sendas muchachas en el catre del amor". Arturo Guerrero "Con El hombre que se mece, Jaime Fernández Molano enfrenta un reto adicional: el de aprehender la realidad en cápsulas...

The nineteenth century was a time of huge growth and prosperity for California. Although the Gold Rush lasted only seven years, California provided other opportunities for those who emigrated there in search of a better life. This Interactiv-eBook focuses on the history of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fresno, and the people and events that influenced their transformations from small towns to booming cities. This nonfiction text builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary source documents like maps, letters, images, articles, and...