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This book provides an introduction to the Spanish language, showing where it is spoken and who speaks it, differences and similarities between Spanish and English, and introducing some key basic vocabulary and phrases.

These poems speak about the nature of the Chilean countryside, of its animals, its aromas, and its stars. These are verses that invite us to direct our gaze from the Earth to the sky, from the smallest things to the most magnificent. The rhymes and poems compiled in this anthology introduce children to the works of Gabriela Mistral, and allow them to enjoy this poetry that is "infused with heart" by the only female Latin American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Poemas que hablan de la naturaleza propia del paisaje chileno, de sus animales, de sus aromas y de sus astros. Versos...

Conocer las cosas cuando se estan formando, quiere decir comprenderlas mejor. Los elementos de esta transformaicon pueden verse en gran parte en este libro que Bruno Munari ha compilado, basandose en cincuenta lecciones por el profesadas en la Universidad de Harvard.

Each player has his or her own job in soccer and baseball. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. Readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal, like when Nicole's neighbor becomes ill, everyone in the neighborhood takes on a job with the goal of helping the sick neighbor. Each spread contains a color photograph that imparts the importance and rewards of working as a team.

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...