César Chávez

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Sofía and her friends accuse someone of theft based on his appearance, but when the truth comes out, they learn a lesson about passing judgment based on superficial traits.

Diego de Torres (1694-1770) ha pasado a la historia como el creador de uno de los textos más importantes de la literatura española, Vida, ascendencia, nacimiento, crianza y aventuras de Don Diego de Torres Villarroel.

Esta historia empieza una mañana de esas en que te aburres más que Spiderman en un descampado. Sabes de lo que te hablo, ¿verdad? Parece mentira que el día comenzara así... ¡y acabara con una de las aventuras más épicas de mi vida! Todo fue muy rápido: ver a ese desconocido entrar en su base secreta, colarme tras él sin ser visto... ¡e inventarme el reto de sobrevivir allí sin que me descubra! ¡A tope de pócimas de invisibilidad! ¡Venga escondites aquí y allá! En el momento me pareció divertido, pero nunca podría haber imaginado la montaña rusa de locuras que se me venía...

If asked to define a forest, readers might say, "It has a lot of trees." But many places have a lot of trees. So, what makes a forest a forest? Readers discover that a forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. And a temperate forest is even more specific. Readers learn the many life cycles found within a forest and how the energy pyramid explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. In addition, readers learn by examining how forces usually considered destructive work to help forests survive. 32pp.