El gobierno de EE. UU. y tú (You and the U.S. Government) (Spanish Version)

Teach students about the life of Abigail Adams with this biography that has been translated into Spanish. Primary source documents and images will engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge. This nonfiction book also encourages children to recognize someone who inspires them. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the culture, history, and distinctive features of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Pawnee, Osage, Omaha, and Crow tribes. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. ...

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...

Nadie dijo que la vida fuera fácil. Pero Ponyboy está bastante seguro de que tiene las cosas controladas. Sabe que puede contar con sus hermanos, Darry y Sodapop. Y sabe que puede contar con sus amigos, amigos de verdad, que harían cualquier cosa por él, como Johnny y Two-Bit. Y en lo que respecta a los socs (una violenta banda de pijos a los que les encanta vapulear a los greasers, como lo son él mismo y sus amigos) sabe que puede contar con ellos para armar broncas. Pero una noche alguien lleva todo esto demasiado lejos y el mundo de Ponyboy da un vuelco inesperado...

Charles Dickens escribió la primera novela que tuvo a un niño como protagonista. En sus relatos describía las duras condiciones en las que vivían los niños hace poco más de un siglo. También fue el escritor más famoso de la lengua inglesa en su tiempo: reunía multitudes en cada aparición pública. Todo esto nos lo cuenta un pequeño vendedor de periódicos un día de junio de 1870. Charles Dickens acababa de morir.

Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration, and a supportive glossary helps expand their vocabularies along with their cultural awareness.