California: De pueblos a ciudades: Read-along ebook

The nineteenth century was a time of huge growth and prosperity for California. Although the Gold Rush lasted only seven years, California provided other opportunities for those who emigrated there in search of a better life. This Interactiv-eBook focuses on the history of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fresno, and the people and events that influenced their transformations from small towns to booming cities. This nonfiction text builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary source documents like maps, letters, images, articles, and...

Carlos Lerma es un joven autor & cineasta. Él ha dirigido, escrito, producido & protagonizado 8 cortometrajes (disponibles en YouTube). Entre sus favoritos: Ladrón de Identidades, Sayonara & Si las Gotas se Unieran. A la corta edad de 16 tiene cortometrajes ya seleccionados en festivales de cine a nivel nacional & escrito dos colecciones de poemas. “Anomalía” es la segunda colección de poemas ilustrados de Carlos Lerma, después de “Buenas Historias de Malos Días” en Octubre 2019 con poemas inclinados al humor & comedia. Con “Anomalía” se tocan los temas de amistades falsas...

Presents the life story of the Mexican-American labor leader who helped achieve justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...

Surveys the life of Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War hero whose service to George Washington as a spy cost him his life.