Catástrofes que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Catastrophes)

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman.

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

Anne Frank's diary has become one of the most widely read books in the world. Readers will learn about Anne as she went into hiding from the Nazi Party in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images, informational text, timelines, and a glossary of terms, readers will discover the hardships Anne and her family went through in order to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. This inspiring biography enables children to look up to Anne and find hope in every situation, just as she did.

Libro basado en El romance español y el corrido mexicano de Vicente T. Mendoza. Durante la Revolución, el ferrocarril cumplió un papel decisivo, por muchas razones. En este libro se cuenta su historia tomando como base una serie de corridos anónimos extraídos de la recopilación que realizó Vicente T. Mendoza. Las canciones narran diferentes momentos de la lucha armada. A través de los versos conocemos a los personajes impopulares y populares para el pueblo. Se recorre desde el triunfo de Francisco I. Madero en 1911, hasta la llegada de Álvaro Obregón a la presidencia. Se cantan las...

From England's quaint country roads to a palace fit for a queen, readers have so much to discover about this amazing country! This title covers information like England's common foods, its largest cities and capital, plants and animals, and things to see and do. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

Carla y su hermano Miguel se acaban de trasladar a París junto a su padre. Miguel rompe accidentalmente un escarabajo de cristal del museo Louvre. A continuación, Carla se despierta, sin saber cómo ni por qué, en el antiguo Egipto de los faraones. La protagonista tratará de encontrar el modo de volver a casa y a su tiempo.

El polémico libro que desvela al verdadero J.D. Salinger Joyce Maynard vivió en la granja del escritor J.D. Salinger, entonces de 53 años, fue una convivencia demoledora que la marcaría para siempre. En este libro Joyce desgrana sus recuerdos con sinceridad y valentía.