Aviones del pasado (Planes of the Past)

Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside–out view of these incredible floating cities, from how they are constructed to how they function as important parts of a country’s defense. Students also will learn about the various aircraft that are on board and the crew that keeps aircraft carriers in ship shape!

En esta obra se reúnen los más interesantes relatos de las principales culturas nativas de México, en los cuales el autor ha puesto mucho esmero para que el lenguaje resulte ameno y moderno. En algunos de estos mitos y leyendas resalta el humorismo y en varios de ellos el amor es el tema central. Esta selección nos da una amplia visión del mundo de los antiguos mexicanos y nos trae rumores de tiempos idos con los que, sin embargo, todavía podemos identificarnos, pues las preocupaciones, temores, angustias y alegrías del ser humano cambian muy poco con el paso del tiempo. Entre los...

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

10 historias con hadas como protagonistas, bellamente ilustradas y que disfrutarán muchísimo nuestras pequeñinas.

Spanish speakers can now learn the truly inspiring story of the first Latin Supreme Court Justice. Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer la historia verdaderamente inspiradora de la primera jueza latina del Tribunal Supremo. Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago. How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily ...