Uno de los nuestros/ One of Ours

Grandma Vladimira was always fun and full of energy until she became ill. Her grandchildren remember her fondly and appreciate the legacy she left them.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

Roberto Clemente is remembered as a one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived but more than that, he was a man who believed in equality for all. Readers will learn about his incredible life in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will enthusiastically want to learn all they can about Roberto's amazing life as the first Puerto Rican in major league baseball through vibrant images, intriguing facts, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Este libro es un viaje ilustrado a través del Sistema Solar, para los más peques de la casa. RESUMEN: Álvaro es un niño que se encuentra jugando en el parque cuando de repente una nave desciende y aparece un extraterrestre. Éste le invita a subirse en la nave y recorrer el Sistema Solar. A través del viaje Álvaro irá descubriendo los planetas y sus principales características. Para todos los niños y no tan niños a los que les gusta mirar hacia lo alto en una noche estrellada. Una forma diferente y divertida de conocer los planetas más próximos al nuestro. EDAD RECOMENDADA: a...

During the XVII and XVIII centuries, there were great thinkers who risked their freedom and their lives over their revolutionary ideas. Take a look at the philosophers that were the pillars of both modern thinking and science: Galileo, Hobbes, Newton, and many more. They dared to question the norm.