La Misión de Santa Cruz (Discovering Mission Santa Cruz)

¿Cómo combate mi cuerpo los gérmenes? ¿Los peces se hunden o flotan? ¿Por qué explotan los globos? ¿Se te ocurren muchas preguntas curiosas? ¡Este libro está lleno de respuestas alucinantes! Sus divertidas ilustraciones y asombrosos datos exploran todo lo que tiene de magnífico, maravilloso y misterioso el mundo de las ciencias. Esta entretenida colección ofrece respuestas a las típicas preguntas que hacen los niños. ¿Cómo se forma un arcoíris? ¿Por qué flotan los barcos? ¿Para qué sirven los bigotes de un gato? Estas y cientos de preguntas más, con sus respuestas,...

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...

Teaches Young Readers Number Names Like First, Second, And Third; Number Order And How The Calendar Uses Number Order.

Groups of American Indians had been living in the Texas region for thousands of years when American settlers decided to expand westward. This captivating book has been translated into Spanish and explores the history of American Indians in Texas and how each group found different ways to live in the region they inhabited. Readers will learn about a variety of tribes, including Karankawa tribe, Jumano, Caddo, Lipan Apache, and Shoshone and discover how they struggled to survive European colonization, the Indian Removal Act, and American expansion. Other topics include the Dawes Act, Indian...