César

Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National Farm Workers Association, an organization that fought for basic rights for farm workers. In powerful poems and dramatic stylized illustrations, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Díaz pay tribute to Chavez's legacy helping migrant workers improve their lives by doing things by themselves for themselves.

This title will introduce your little readers to leopards, one of the fiercest cats on Earth. Complete with bolded glossary terms and a More Facts section. Young readers will gather basic information about leopards through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

El valenciano Ibn Yubayr, al escribir las impresiones de su viaje y redactarlas cuidadosamente, se convirtió, en el siglo xii, en el fundador del género literario de las letras arábigas conocido como la rihla o relación de viaje. Pronto, este viaje modélico sería considerado la obra maestra del género, siendo imitada durante siglos pero sin llegar a ser igualada. Ninguno de sus seguidores nos ha transmitido un cuadro tan acabado y tan vivo de los principales centros del Oriente árabe (Alejandría, El Cairo, La Meca, Bagdad, Damasco...). Ninguno ha dejado descripciones más precisas de ...

Todos los textos poéticos de Serpientes y escaleras son breves, tanto en cantidad de versos por poema como de sílabas por verso. Asimismo, el poemario está compuesto por versos libres cuya estructura sugiere que la pausa se produzca justo después de artículos, preposiciones o pronombres personales. […] Además de los mencionados retos que propone el poemario, es notable la preocupación latente del poeta en cada texto poético por la palabra. O sea, se percibe la certeza de que el poeta “hace el amor con las / palabras / sin robarles su / virginidad”. El libro inicia con una...

Hungry for a new drawing challenge? Well, get ready to enter planet cute! In her new collection, artist-author Angela Nguyen turns even the most mundane foods into living, breathing, adorable characters that you will want to draw yourself. As well as cute food-creature fusions such as blueberry kittens and sausage dog hotdogs, in Angela's captivating world, sleeping cats lounge atop sushi, curl inside donuts, or peek out from pizza crusts. Including beautifully clear and straightforward step-by-step instructions and minimal text, How to Draw Really Cute Food is great for both visual learners...