Jackie Robinson

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

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.

The Pledge of Allegiance: Poem of Patriotism is a story of some students who are struggling with the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. Even though they say it everyday, they are not quite sure what they are saying. With the help of their teachers and parents, the children soon learn what the pledge means and what it symbolizes about freedom in America. 20pp.

LENNON. La leyenda cuenta la historia de este genio creativo, compositor, artista y activista social que revolucionó a toda una generación. Una narración única que ofrece a los admiradores de John Lennon detalles reveladores sobre cada etapa de su vida, desde sus días en la escuela hasta la publicación del álbum «Double Fantasy», pasando por la cúspide de la beatlemanía. Profusamente ilustrado, este libro incluye además reproducciones extraíbles de piezas de su archivo personal que Yoko Ono ha cedido especialmente para la publicación de esta obra: las notas escolares de John,...

De verhouding tussen een vrouw, die met haar restaurants probeert de kost te verdienen, en haar man, die lijdt aan een writer's block, blijkt breekbaar.

"Pablo Neruda fue senador, cónsul, embajador, académico de la lengua y uno de los poetas más reconocidos de la literatura universal. Y a pesar de ser un señor tan importante, conservaba su alma de niño. Coleccionaba objetos y libros como si fueran juguetes, se pintaba bigotes con corcho quemado, le encantaban los pájaros y, en una ocasión, domesticó una mangosta... ¿Quieres conocer a Pablo Neruda? ¡Abre este libro y empieza a leer!"--Back cover.

Learn about the rich history of Mission San José: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.