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Act out the story of Sophia, a young girl who is nervous about moving to a new town and having her life change. By hearing her Grandmother's story about immigrating to America, Sophia learns that making a change and moving forward can lead to very good things! The roles in this Spanish-translated script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. By using differentiation, teachers can get all students involved and engaged in the same activity,...

A sixteen-year-old boy joins the crew of a sailing ship in order to travel to Fernando Po in West Africa, where his Uncle Aristides is in business, and the two find themselves immersed in the diplomatic struggle between Britain and Spain.

Discussing themes such as friendship, fear, and the relationship between dreams and reality, this story shows that life is more interesting when opposites exist. Ugly the monster lives under Handsome's bed. At night when Handsome is asleep, Ugly wakes up. During the day when Handsome goes to school, Ugly sleeps and rests. Ugly and Handsome are as different as night and day, black and white, light and dark, dreams and reality. The hypnotic black-and-white illustrations create a captivating atmosphere that reinforce the story's contrasts and themes. Exponiendo temas como la amistad, el miedo y...

After her first trip to a beauty parlor Junie decides she wants to work there, and she practices on her bunny slippers, her dog, and herself with disastrous results.