Las colonias del Sur: La primera y la última de las 13

In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography has been translated into Spanish and allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these people and what they did to make an impact on the Texas Revolution. Featuring alluring images, engaging facts and sidebars, supportive text, and a glossary and index, this book...

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

Enseña a los jóvenes a través de los mensajes que los hombres más sabios del mundo han dedicado a la juventud a disfrutar plena y responsablemente de lo que otorga la naturaleza.

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It’s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book—which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps—fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.

Antonio Machado es uno de los poetas más importantes que ha tenido nuestro país. Leonor, su esposa y su musa, era para él al alegría, la vida, la felicidad. Pero también la sabiduría. No la de los libros o las escuelas, sino la de las cosas pequeñas, esas cosas que Antonio convirtió en poemas. Poemas tan hermosos que hoy en día, verso a verso, seguimos recordando. Carmen Posadas nos acerca a Machado en el setenta aniversario de la muerte del poeta, con un texto emotivo que nos muestra que sin amor no hay vida, y tampoco poesía.