César Chávez

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in fighting for Civil Rights for all people. In this Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality of African Americans through nonviolence. The rich photos, supportive text, helpful glossary, timeline, table of contents, and index give readers important information for understanding King's fight against Jim Crow Laws.

The Pledge of Allegiance: Poem of Patriotism is a story of some students who are struggling with the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. Even though they say it everyday, they are not quite sure what they are saying. With the help of their teachers and parents, the children soon learn what the pledge means and what it symbolizes about freedom in America. 20pp.

Act out the story of the events that led up to the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner! Students will learn about Mary Pickersgill, who made a flag for the War of 1812 that inspired the famous poem. The six roles in this Spanish-translated script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies into instruction by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence...

How much life can one cubic foot hold? Read how photographer David Liittschwager and zoologist Chris Meyer studied life in one cubic foot, and how their findings can teach us about life on the entire planet. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process....

Estos son dos tomos de un diccionario enciclopédico necesario para entender el vocabulario bíblico, los símbolos mitológicos, de las sociedades secretas y del misticismo, de los sueños, de los mensajes subliminales, de las leyendas y del folclore de diversas culturas antiguas. Este es un trabajo iniciado en 2012 que continuamente es actualizado, expandido y mejorado. Junto con los diccionarios 'Nombres Bíblicos' y 'Seres Pandimensionales' este trabajo es fundamental para el trabajo de cualquier estudiante de textos sagrados - por ejemplo, la propia Biblia -, del mundo onírico, de...

Suitable for training advanced level students in writing texts in different styles and registers in Spanish

La novela traza una l&ínea que separa al hombre del genio. El azar te regala el talento; la t&écnica y el estudio lo sacan a la luz. Lo que uno tiene dentro es lo que te hace pintor. Hay artistas que atesoran, dentro de s&í, cuadros que nunca podr&án ense&ñar a nadie al no tener la habilidad de sacarlos de su mente. Pero... &¿y si la obra maestra ya existe y no coincide con la visi&ón del genio creador? &¿Y si adem&ás ya cuelga en una catedral del arte?, &¿qu&é hacer entonces? Se impone una soluci&ón dr&ástica: es preciso robar el cuadro. El genio, su hijo, un falsificador y un...