Los pollos (Chickens)

The Industrial Revolution brought important changes to America. People began migrating to cities for work, and immigrants began to arrive in American in larger numbers than ever before as they looked for new employment opportunities. Readers explore the impact of the Industrial Revolution on U.S. migration and immigration patterns. As readers learn about essential social studies curriculum topics, engaging historical images and detailed primary sources hold their interest. This transformative period in American history comes alive for readers with each turn of the page.

"En esta obra descubrirás a la niña Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, quien desde Nepantla, un pueblecito que esta entre el Popo y el Itza, te revelara que aprendió a leer antes de cumplir tres años de edad, en una escuelita que se llamaba "Amigas"; que leía uno tras otro los libros de la biblioteca de su abuelo; que cuando tenía ocho años escribió una loa, es decir, un poema de alabanza, para la fiesta del Santísimo Sacramento ¡ y que gano un libro como premio!, el primero de muchos reconocimientos que sor Juana habría de recibir a lo largo de su vida."--Publisher's website.

When Maldonado, the journalist, refuses to stop publishing editorial against the dictator who rules his country, he is taken prisoner.

Spanish speakers can now learn the truly inspiring story of the first Latin Supreme Court Justice. Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer la historia verdaderamente inspiradora de la primera jueza latina del Tribunal Supremo. Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago. How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily ...