Actos Bondadosos (Showing Kindness)

In Chinese New Year, early readers will learn about this Chinese holiday and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday. A labeled diagram helps readers understand the symbols of Chinese New Year, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Chinese New Year online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Chinese New Year also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index....

Las personas adolescentes en su tránsito hacia la vida adulta atraviesan por una serie de dificultades y riesgos, unos comunes a todas y otros específicos de colectivos que están en una situación de mayor vulnerabilidad. Muchos de los factores que influyen sobre estas dificultades son comunes a todas ellas, pero las transformaciones sociales y los avances tecnológicos están haciendo que estas dificultades y estos riesgos cambien, que la intervención preventiva se enfrente constantemente a nuevos retos.

When the Louisiana Territory was added to the United States in 1803, it about doubled the size of the young nation. It took years to clarify its boundaries and explore every square mile. How this momentous purchase came to be and its implications on the future of the United States are explained in detail in this book. Uncomplicated maps and simple language help developing readers and those in need of review to understand the many changes in this land that started with its purchase in 1803.

En esta, su segunda obra, Rosario Aguilera Mendoza cuenta la historia de Saul, un joven no querido por su madre, por ser el fruto de una violacion, y de su medio-hermana Chayito, quien tambien tiene que padecer el maltrato fisico y psiquico de una madre infeliz, resentida e ignorante. "Sabemos que hay un Dios que nos da la vida y que solo el nos la quita. Por eso, como padres, debemos vivir una vida feliz al lado de nuestros hijos, no dejarlos jamas en la calle, sino darles una buena educacion. No debemos gritarles, sino hablarles con respeto y carino porque cuando se les habla, ellos...

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...