Carreño de Miranda

Aimed at young children, this series teaches the basics of healthy eating, hygiene, caring for your body, and sexuality. The humorous illustrations capture the reader's attention, getting across the point that is expressed in the simple but informative texts. Children will learn about the dangers of drug abuse, the importance of exercise, how to fight germs, where babies come from, and much more. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Introduces the holiday Cinco de Mayo and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.

La familia de Candela está compuesta por seis hermanas, la madre, la abuela y la tía Mary, inmersas todas ellas en una realidad cotidiana de ilusiones perdidas. Para escapar de esa realidad, Candela empieza a trabajar en una funeraria. Su vida da un giro la noche que tiene que embalsamar al patriarca de una familia gitana y se dispone a cumplir con la última voluntad del difunto.

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.