Sueños & Desastres

This engaging volume takes a close look at the legend of Joaquin Murrieta, the man who came to be known as the Robin Hood of Eldorado. Dynamic text tells the story of Murrieta, with plenty of exciting age-appropriate details, but also examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction in legends such as his. Interesting and informative historical background on the California Gold Rush and the role of Mexicans and Californios in the area at the time round out this fun and informative volume.

Un alegre recordatorio de que de que todos los niños son únicos y especiales de la mano del creador de El punto. Reynolds recuerda a los lectores que sean pacientes, tenaces y honestos. ¡Porque en todo el mundo solo hay un TÚ! Naciste para SER muchas cosas. Por dondequiera que te lleve la vida, recuerda... Ser curioso... Ser intrépida... Ser paciente... Ser valiente... Y, sobre todo, no te olvides de... ¡SER TÚ MISMO!

Trabajadores que me cuidan (Workers Who Take Care of Me) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to all the people who work hard to take care of us. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different professions, including doctors, police officers, and firefighters....

The environment you live in gives you what you need, but you have to really know what's around you. Through sight, hearing, and the other senses, you can understand what's going on outside your body. Lift the flaps in this visual guide full of curiosities and anecdotes, and discover how the body works from the outside!