Jackie Robinson

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.

Act out the story of two boy scouts who learn the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance! This script has been translated into Spanish and features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing these strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level. This feature allows everyone to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! All readers can gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance, regardless of their current reading ability....

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

Ayudar a un niño a que asimile acontecimientos dolorosos o felices, inesperados o inevitables, a que acepte sus limitaciones y cualidades, a que adquiera hábitos y actitudes, es una tarea que puede resultar ardua y, en ocasiones, muy difícil de llevar a cabo. Este libro, que su autor define como una extensa guía de lectura, se ofrece como herramienta para encontrar un espacio en el que el entendimiento entre un adulto y un niño sea posible. Es un libro que favorece el disfrute compartido del gran festín que es la vida a través de los exquisitos sabores de la literatura.

La representación del cuerpo de la mujer en el imaginario simbólico cristiano ha ocupado habitualmente dos posiciones extremas: máxima exaltación y máxima degradación, lugar de santidad o lugar de pecado, virgen o prostituta. El cuerpo de María, «la Virgen», como madre de Cristo, obtiene una consideración excepcional. La liturgia se dirige a ella como «Tú sola entre las mujeres», y la fe e imaginación populares no podían resignarse a que su destino terreno fuera el común al resto de los mortales. Por ello, ya desde los primeros siglos comenzaron a circular relatos y leyendas...

Dirigido a los alumnos que cursen el ciclo formativo de grado medio Cocina y el ciclo formativo de grado medio Servicios de Restaurante y Bar, asi como a los alumnos de formacion ocupacional de la especialidad Cocina y Servicios de Restaurante y Bar. Tambien es un texto recomendado para emplearlo en formacion continua en los cursos referentes a Ofertas Gastronomicas y Sistemas de Aprovisionamiento.

This book gives students an in-depth look at how large telescopes work. The wonder and awe of space and the scientific instruments we use to study it both come shining through in this fascinating book. Full-color diagrams and illustrations will help students visualize how the technology of telescopes works. Students will learn about the creation of mirrors 8 meters wide and telescope teams that work together to create a telescope as powerful as if it had a mirror the size of the Earth!