Gente joven, A2.2

The Mapuches established themselves in the eleventh century in what is now Argentina and Chile. Their literature is very rich and oral in nature, which highlights the legends that speak of their Gods, beliefs, customs, and stories of their encounters with enemies.

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.

Torcuato, apodado Trescuartos por su aspecto físico diminuto y escuálido, comparte su vida con un hermano gemelo que posee muchas de las cualidades que a él le faltan y con el que lo comparan continuamente. Él cree que no puede tratarse de alguien normal y sospecha si Luis no será, en realidad, su ángel de la guarda, desde el día en que desaparece de su lado y todo comienza a salirle mal.

Introduces the holiday Cinco de Mayo and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.