La Revolución de Texas: La lucha por la independencia (The Texas Revolution: Fighting for Independence)

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

Teach students the significance of the capital of the United States, Washington, DC. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book introduces readers to important buildings and monuments in Washington, DC, and helps students understand the city's importance and connection to American history. Primary source images and supporting text work together to engage young learners from cover to cover.

New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the father of India, in this true story of his life. As a young teenager in India, Gandhi led a rebellious life and went against his parents' values. But as a young man, he started to form beliefs of his own that harked back to the Hindu principles of his childhood. Gandhi began to dream of unity for all peoples and religions. Inspired by this idea, he led peaceful protests to free India from British rule and unite the country—ending violence and unfair treatment. His bravery and free-thinking made him one of ...

Una incisiva colección de ensayos, donde Jonathan Franzen vuelve con renovado vigor a los temas, tanto humanos como literarios, que le han preocupado durante mucho tiempo. Bien sea narrando su violento encuentro con cazadores furtivos en Chipre, bien sea señalando de forma aguda y conmovedora cómo el abuso de las nuevas tecnologías está erosionando el sentido de la intimidad, Franzen cumple en cada uno de estos textos la promesa implícita de llegar hasta el fondo y no escatimar nada. Así pues, estos ensayos dan fe de una inteligencia madura que se interroga sobre la identidad, el...

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these duck-billed dinosaurs face-to-face: Corythosaurus could honk through the top of its head! Gryposaurus had hundreds of grinding teeth! Parasaurolophus could smack enemies with its strong tail! Plus, you'll get to know...

Quinto Horacio Flaco, el gran poeta de Roma, es modelo y punto de referencia de las generaciones siguientes. Su obra nos revela en igual medida un testimonio historico concreto y un paradigma artistico de alcance universal. Las Odas y los Epodos de Horacio pueden integrarse, desde el punto de vista de la teoria moderna, en el ambito de la poesia lirica. Sin embargo, mientras las Odas siguen el modelo de Alceo, Safo, Anacreonte y Pindaro, los Epodos pueden considerarse como una poetizacion del insulto, aunque este quede a veces en un segundo plano.