La vida en la República de Texas (Life in the Republic of Texas)

A collection of poems evoking the lullabies sung by mothers to their children. Also includes three prose sections in which Federica Garcia Lorca, Gabriel Celaya, and Gabriela Mistral write about children's poety and lullabies.

Surveys the life of Swiss/German immigrant John Sutter, on whose land gold was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, spurring the California gold rush and westward expansion.

Bears covers what bears like to eat, what they look like, features and abilities, and where they live, as well as specific species like black bears, brown bears, polar bears, panda bears, and more. Simple text alongside fun and colorful photographs will get kids reading. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.