Huérfanos aún

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Rosa Parks in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.

California is home to the largest school system in the country. Students will learn about the history of California’s schools and higher education system with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features...

A bilingual collection of poems in which the Mexican American poet celebrates winter in northern California and the experience of growing up bilingual and bicultural.