Jackie Robinson

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.

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.

Discusses the role of the gases surrounding Earth and the relationship of the atmosphere to weather. Presented in English and Spanish.

¿Te apuntas a conocer el lado más animal de la historia? ¿Sabías que uno de los actores más famosos fue un perro? ¿O que las composiciones más populares de Mozart las inspiró un pajarito? ¿Y que hay un coronel en el ejército noruego que es, en realidad, un pingüino? En este libro descubrirás las historias reales de un montón de criaturas, peludas, de plumas y con escamas, que nos sorprendieron salvando vidas, creando obras de arte o porque cambiaron el rumbo de la humanidad. En definitiva, nos ayudaron a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

In graphic novel format, describes the history of Texas and the Alamo's place within it, focusing on the events occurring during the siege at the Alamo in 1836.

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...