Cuevas de murciélagos (Inside Bat Caves)

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...

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

The Earth is made up of shapes. The shapes make up landforms. Find out about all of Earth’s landforms. Paired to the fiction title A Long Car Ride.

So you think you're a martial arts master, but do you know the difference between kung fu, kendo, and karate? Students will learn about various martial arts as they practice comparing numbers. This Spanish math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning math relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving...