Mi verdad

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

En sus primeros años, los más pequeños aprenden muchas cosas: vestirse, dormir o dejar el chupete. La serie «Buenos hábitos» facilitará a padres y madres este camino. También deben saber comportarse en la calle, en la mesa, con los mayores o con los otros niños; la serie «Buenos modales» ofrece algunas pautas presentadas de manera sencilla y con sentido del humor. Además, cada libro incluye una tabla semanal y adhesivos para que los niños y niñas comprueben sus progresos día a día. Y, si consiguen el objetivo propuesto, ¡una medalla de campeones!

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

Presents poetry by the editors and by poets from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Argentina, along with traditional verse.