Piedra de toque

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,...

Colección de libros concebidos para el pequeño público, con los que cobran vida varios pasajes clave de las Escrituras. Las encantadoras ilustraciones realzan los preceptos contenidos en cada versículo. Pasajes de la Biblia en un vocabulario sencillo y moderno que los niños entienden fácilmente. Los temas de conversaciónayudan a los pequeños a descubrir aplicaciones prácticas. ¿Me enseñas a orar? Basado en Mateo 6:9-13, el Padrenuestro. Aventura de descubrimiento en la que se les explica a los niños la oración que Jesús nos enseñó y el propósito de rezar.

Life on Earth depends on carbon. In fact, about 18.5 percent of a human body's mass is carbon. How carbon is taking in and given off through animals' breathing, the burning of fossil fuels, and more can be shown in the model known as the carbon cycle. Though this concept can be confusing, all readers have a chance to understand this concept through the text and simple diagrams in this book. Both struggling readers and those looking for review can find the most important components and vocabulary of the carbon cycle in low-level, accessible text.

"Simple text and color photographs introduce basic concepts of above and below--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.