Soy un buen amigo (I Am a Good Friend)

As three children look up in the night sky at the stars, three stars look down at the earth at the children. The stars twinkle and the children twirl as they make wishes on each other.

Dar las gracias (Giving Thanks) uses intriguing primary sources to teach students about the first Thanksgiving along with modern-day celebrations of Thanksgiving. The clear, descriptive images and simple phrases will engage students in reading and build their social studies content knowledge. For use in the classroom or at home, this Spanish book includes a simple glossary and index to introduce informational text features to young readers and provide additional reading support.

Trabajadores que me cuidan (Workers Who Take Care of Me) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to all the people who work hard to take care of us. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different professions, including doctors, police officers, and firefighters....

As three children look up in the night sky at the stars, three stars look down at the earth at the children! The stars twinkle and the children twirl as they make wishes on each other! Students can learn the classic nursery rhymes Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Star Light, Star Bright while acting out this clever story based on the rhymes. This Spanish-translated script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether...

Cuando era pequeña, a Jane Goodall le regalaron un chimpancé de peluche, y le cambió la vida. Desde entonces, su curiosidad por los primates no hizo más que crecer. Tras años fantaseando con Tarzán de la jungla, le surgió la oportunidad que esperaba: viajar al corazón de África para poder estudiarlos. Lo que debía ser un viaje de unos meses se convirtió en su destino para toda la vida. Con sus investigaciones nos demostró que los chimpancés se parecen a nosotros mucho más de lo que creíamos. Pero sobre todo nos enseñó a conocerlos, amarlos y protegerlos.

Palmira Gadea, una aristócrata sevillana, ha vivido al resguardo de su precioso y cuidado jardín. Ese orden artificial se ve invadido por el inexplicable desorden del mundo que lo rodea. En ese más allá del jardín hallará una realidad viva, infinita, feroz pero enriquecedora, en un lugar donde jamás pudo imaginar que habría de encontrarse con su postrero y más grande amor, y con su serenidad última.

This title covers the major drivers of the Latin American region’s economy, including exports of agricultural products, petroleum and minerals, and manufactured goods, along with the service and tourism industries. Despite recent improvements, the Latin American economy remains dependent on commodity exports to the West, presenting a challenge to the region’s long-term future. When used in the classroom, this resource provides readers with the tools they need to analyze concepts in economics and how they affect the countries of Latin America.

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