La Campana de la Libertad (The Liberty Bell)

Did you kow that Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey to be the symbol of America instead of the bald eagle? Discover interesting facts about why the bald eagle is important to Americans, how it became a symbol for our country, and more in The Bald Eagle.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

Book Features: • Ages 5-8, Grades K-2 • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages in Spanish with full-color pictures • Includes a photo glossary and a reading extension activity • Supports NGSS Dive Into Learning: In Mi Biblioteca de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Espacio: Protegiendo Nuestro Planeta, kindergarten—second graders learn about the changes that are taking place on Earth and how we can do our part to protect it and keep it clean! Science Learning Made Fun: Our planet is fragile, and needs cared for just like you and me! Young readers learn about what...

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...

¿Dónde puedes encontrar el color amarillo? ¿Tiene algún significado especial este color? Los jóvenes lectores aprenderán a identificar objetos amarillos y los lugares donde aparecen en Amarillo, uno de los libros de Los niños y la ciencia: Colores. Where can you find the color yellow? Does this color have any special meanings? Young readers will learn to identify yellow objects and the places they appear in Yellow, a Science Kids: Colors book.