Hormigas

Introduce students to what it takes to be a good leader using this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Engaging, primary source documents and images that support the text will inspire children to practice being a good leader! Early readers will build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge while learning about leadership.

In My Friend Has Down Syndrome, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who have Down syndrome, how Down syndrome may affect their actions, and how we can be good friends to people who have Down syndrome. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how to empathetic and inlude all kinds of friends.

California became a territory in the United States when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty ended the Mexican War. Several days before its signing, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in what is now Sacramento. The non-Native population of the territory was less than one thousand in 1848, but the gold rush increased that number to one hundred thousand by the end of 1849. The gold rush not only made many people wealthy, it brought ecologic devastation while speeding up California’s statehood. This book richly explores this interesting history.

Ninguna parte es una narración autobiográfica, un mosaico de textos sobre el amor entre padres e hijos, el valor de la amistad o la dulzura de la infancia. Un libro valiente, que disecciona también, sin complacencia, otros sentimientos, como la conciencia de la soledad, las pequeñas penas cotidianas o la ausencia de raíces. Yasmina Reza conjuga la evocación de los pasajes de la infancia con la confesión de su olvido. Con la elegancia que la caracteriza, Reza sondea el enigma de su identidad y dialoga en secreto con sus lectores para recorrer con ellos el laberinto del recuerdo. «Por...