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¡La Pascua ha llegado! Aprende sobre los símbolos de Pascua como los huevos, los conejos y las flores. También, aprende sobre las diferentes maneras en que la gente festeja esta celebración primaveral. Las fotografías llamativas y el texto cuidadosamente organizado en niveles invitan a los lectores a ser parte de esta divertida celebración. Además de tener un glosario con imágenes, ayudamos a desarrollar habilidades de lectura informativa con preguntas de pensamiento crítico apropiadas para esta edad. Easter is here! Learn about Easter symbols such as eggs, bunnies, and flowers, and...

From the Carnival celebration in Ponce to El Yunque National Forest, there's a lot to see and do in Puerto Rico. This island territory lies in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico introduces the state's history, geography, climate, economy, people, and places. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

Hace diecisiete años surgió la idea de crear el primer banco de alimentos en Chile. La motivación era una: evitar la destrucción de bienes que pueden ser usados o consumidos por personas que los necesitan. Pero el camino para lograrlo estuvo lleno de obstáculos, desde una ley que no daba cabida a la donación de alimentos, hasta una sociedad que cerraba los ojos ante el hambre de miles de personas. Hizo falta mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y el compromiso de un grupo de personas que no descansaron ante la convicción de que nada sobra, y que el sueño de acabar con el hambre en Chile es un...

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein--but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.