Maria y la tumba vacia / Mary and the Empty Tomb

As the son of the Japanese consul to Lithuania, young Hiroki watched his father help many Jewish refugees escape death at the hands of the Nazis through assistance from his family and friends after their visas were denied.

Readers learn about this famous explorer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Americas. Bright, engaging, colorful photographs and illustrations will thrill readers.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.

En 1949, cuatro mujeres chinas emigradas a San Francisco se reúnen regularmente para comer dim sum, jugar al mah-jong y hablar. Unidas por sentimientos de pérdida y esperanza, se hacen llamar El Club de la Buena Estrella. Amy Tan explora la conexión entre las protagonistas y sus hijas, ya nacidas en Estados Unidos, un mundo totalmente distinto al suyo.