Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Version)

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. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year.

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...

Readers will set their eyes to the night sky in this fascinating book about astronomers. This volume is a perfect combination between STEM and career guidance as it introduces readers to the different ways astronomers use science, technology, engineering, and math in their work every day. Readers will love learning about celestial bodies and space phenomena, as well as the different processes and equipment astronomers use to observe, collect, and analyze data. This book also covers the steps a person can take to become an astronomer. The curriculum-based information in this book is conveyed...

Esta obra reúne textos escritos por Andrés Lira sobre el exilio español y los maestros de ese exilio, como: José Medina Echavarría, José Miranda, Ramón Iglesia, Juan Antonio Ortega y Medina, Eugenio Ímaz y José Gaos, quienes han formado parte tanto de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México como de El Colegio de México.

«Tengo unos deseos enormes de vivir, de salir a la vida. Me siento como la llama de una lumbre, que me pasa el alma y la carne y me asoma a los ojos con un resplandor inextinguible. Soy yo mi fuego y mi exaltación y siento una apetencia del mundo y del amor que me haría abrazarlo hasta ser yo él, hasta enajenarme en su extravío. ¿Se perderá esta fuerza mía? ¿Se ha de salvar sólo para mi arte, para encender mi lengua de poesía? ¡Ah, no, no lo quisiera! Quiero vivir; quiero vivir en vida, no en letra, ni tan siquiera en poesía. La poesía como la más ardiente corona de la vida....

Readers will learn about one of their favorite farm animals--pigs! This title is informative--telling readers what pigs eat, what they look like, and how we use pig products every day. The text is very simple, which will reinforce early reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.