Yo y el mundo

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

Este es un libro para nios, sobre un oso que...¡sólo comía chocolate! No comía vegetales ni ninguna fruta. Sólo comía chocolate. El oso no comía arroz. Tampoco comía cereales. Nunca nadie podría llegar a verlo comiendo yogur o algo, que todos podríamos llamar...saludable. Sólo le gustaba el chocolate. Por supuesto, mucha cantidad de algo "bueno" a menudo es malo, y llevar una dieta no balanceada no ayudaría al oso a crecer y ser fuerte y grande. Mucho amor por el chocolate inclusive podría hacer que el oso se metiera en problemas. Cuando se le termina el chocolate y a sus amigos...

There is growing concern over how we behave and interact online, from fighting, incivility, rudeness, and even criminal behaviors like cyberbullying, to simply adapting old forms of etiquette to a new landscape. This book, updated from an earlier resource, provides younger readers an introduction to this timely topic, a subject that they are both engaged in forming themselves as "digital natives," and one they also often require guidance in. It informs readers about the polite and productive use of social media networks and mobile platforms and discusses pressing issues of etiquette within...