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.

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....

Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.

Todos somos humanos del mismo planeta en búsqueda de felicidad, de tranquilidad y de nuestros sueños. Y todos nos enfrentamos a las diferentes dualidades de la vida: ÉXITO/ FRACASO, SEGURIDAD/ INSEGURIDAD, HALAGO/ CRÍTICA, AMOR/ DESAMOR... Escribí este libro porque sentí que podía ayudarte de alguna forma con esto. Aquí encontrarás muchas anécdotas sobre cómo lidié con prejuicios y cómo logré cumplir esos sueños (que alguna vez me dijeron que eran imposibles), además de algunos consejos. Desde mi corazón espero que llegues a sentir mis experiencias como tuyas, porque bien...

Introduce your child to the different types of resources that animals use to survive in the wild in the Spanish children's book Las necesidades de los animales. What are the different kinds of resources that animals use to stay alive? Learn about why animals need food, water, shelter, and more. Spanish Book Features: This Spanish children’s science book features a photo glossary, new vocabulary words, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills while meeting NGSS life science standards. 24 pages of vibrant photographs About Rourke Educational Media: We proudly...