Las casas en el mundo (Homes Around the World)

En Queer Kathy Belge ofrece a sus lectores información honesta, relatos de la vida personal de los autores, hechos puntuales y sucesos que han marcado la historia de la comunidad LGBT. Queer ha sido pensado para los adolescentes a partir de los 15 años de la comunidad LGBT. Kathy Belge ha colaborado como directora del Sexual Minority Resource Center, el programa más grande para adolescentes LGBT. Este libro es un viaje iluminador hacia un mundo fabuloso (el cual puede resultar atemorizante) que incluye información sobre: 1.Salir del clóset y contárselo a los amigos y a la familia....

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for...

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

Some people are afraid of mice, but these tiny critters are full of interesting facts. Through both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, learn how little mice are taken care of and how some of these itty bitty animals are even kept as pets or used to run tests. From tiny pink pups to wild mice invading your home, these animals will help readers learn definitions and early concepts with the use of full-color pictures and a great picture glossary. Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension Reading level supports beginning readers Picture glossary helps develop vocabulary...