El Dia de Muertos / The Day of the Dead

A young capybara is anxious to grow up to be able to do what his parents can do, until he realizes that he is just the right size to have fun his own way.

A la casa de Carlos ha llegado un bebé, su primer hermano. Carlos pregunta cuánto más tendrá que soportarlo. Su padre contesta que tendrá que ser para siempre.

A grandmother shares with her granddaughter a story about a witch named Befana who invites her to attend a stocking party.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

Esta antología recoge el fruto de varios años de reflexión y análisis académicos de la maestra Gerlero. Los textos versan sobre algunos aspectos del arte de evangelización de la Nueva España durante el siglo XVI; muestran la riqueza de las manifestaciones artísticas enmarcadas por el encuentro de conquistadores, indígenas y las diferentes órdenes mendicantes que llegaron a la Nueva España para adoctrinar y convertir a la religión católica a los indios que iba encontrando la expansión territorial española.

Presents a typical day of a bulldozer driver, with the safety equipment he puts on, the levers, beeper, and blades he uses in its operation, and what he does to get the bulldozer ready for the next day.

A young girl explains how she and her diverse group of friends are all different from each other. In this first-person nonfiction narrative, vibrant photographs reinforce the idea of a community of students who respect each other and live in harmony. A picture-word glossary is included.