Chico de Hombre

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

La historia de la ciencia en la Edad Media es, hasta el siglo X, la del mantenimiento precario de los escasos saberes de la Antigüedad clásica que habían sobrevivido en occidente. A partir de entonces, la traducción del árabe de las obras de autores griegos fue la tarea fundamental. En el siglo XIII aparecen los primeros matemáticos medievales realmente creadores - Fibonacci, Jordano Nemorario y Nicolás de Oresme, entre otros. Al estudio de la obra de estos científicos y la de sus precursores está dedicado este libro.

Roberto Clemente is remembered as a one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived but more than that, he was a man who believed in equality for all. Readers will learn about his incredible life in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will enthusiastically want to learn all they can about Roberto's amazing life as the first Puerto Rican in major league baseball through vibrant images, intriguing facts, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover.