La capital de nuestra nación: Washington D. C. (Our Nation's Capital: Washington, DC) (Spanish Version)

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 ...

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.

November 1940. A circus parade walks through the streets of Warsaw, waving a flag and singing. They are 160 Jewish children, forced by the Nazis to leave their beloved orphanage. It's a sad occasion, but led by Doctor Korczak, their inspirational director, the children are defiantly joyful. Their new home is in the ghetto, a prison for Jews. Two years later they board the train that will carry them away to the death camps. Offered his freedom, Doctor Korczak refuses to abandon the children and proudly joins them on their last journey. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based on the...

Dentro llevas un tesoro, pero tienes que descubrirlo. Las frases cortas de este libro pretenden hacerte reflexionar sobre tu vida: tus reacciones, tus impulsos, tu control o tu falta de control, tus aspiraciones y fantasías... Es importante que sepas adónde quieres ir, en qué quieres gastar tu vida. No mires fuera. Mira en tu interior. Acéptate como eres y, con un poco de humor, lucha por mejorar. Tienes una vida que solo tú puedes vivir. Pero si quieres ser realmente tú mismo, solo hay un modo de entrar, solo hay un puente: has de olvidarte de ti. Solo serás realmente feliz si llenas...

Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.