Halloween

Life in the Southern Hemisphere is bitterly cold for most penguins, but they don't seem to mind. Most penguins live in large colonies on the coast of Antarctica or on nearby islands. Readers explore penguin colonies for themselves, learning fun facts about these beautiful birds with the help of accessible text. Readers learn how penguin families work together to feed their young and keep them warm. A helpful graphic organizer aids in reader understanding. Readers will enjoy detailed images of penguin species at home in the Antarctic with every turn of the page.

Some civil rights figures are household names, while others struggle to get their stories told. This biography details the life and activism of Sylvia Mendez, who helped desegregate California schools in the 1940s in the landmark federal case, Mendez v. Westminster. Latino students, scholars of social justice, and anyone who is inspired by underdog stories will find this highly engaging account of change compelling and informative, including its helpful timeline and historical imagery. Students will be engaged and inspired by a story that has gotten its due as more than a mere historical...

Por este libro desfilan iglesias, monasterios, santuarios, capillas, los castros, pazos y castillos, romerías y reparadoras fiestas de remotos orígenes. Hay además una ruta literaria, imprescindible dado el excelente número de escritores gallegos, entre los mejores del siglo XX español. Las rutas se interrelacionan: por la monumental se llega a la almenada, por la devota a la monumental, por la festiva a la devota, por la literaria a la monástica...