Stephen F. Austin: El padre de Texas (The Father of Texas)

Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Texas in the early 1900s. This appealing biography has been translated into Spanish and highlights Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, easy to read text, and a supportive glossary and index, readers will learn about interesting topics such as the Higher Education Act, Voting Rights Act, Minority Whip, and the Vietnam War. Readers will be eager to learn more about Johnson's fascinating life as they move from...

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.

This five-act script in Spanish allows students to perform roles at differentiated reading levels to accommodate all students. Students will learn the history of the Battle of the Alamo as they perform roles to increase fluency, comprehension, and social studies content literacy. With a glossary, poem, and song, this resource will help students develop their vocabulary, create a stage presence, speak with meaning, and learn how to interact cooperatively with peers.

Monjas budistas de quince años que se atreven a desafiar a los invasores chinos, niños que son reencarnaciones de dioses, adolescentes heroicos y ancianos de leyenda, torturadores y sabios ermitaños, policías corruptos y guerreros nómadas. Las montañas de Buda cuenta lo que se niega a desaparecer al otro lado del Himalaya: el espíritu de resistencia, la fe, el alma del Tíbet.

Introduce students to American civic values, and the importance of upholding these beliefs. This nonfiction Spanish-translated book encourages readers to embrace equality and responsibility. Primary source images support the text and engage readers to help them better understand the content.

La vida de Alejandro García-Duran es intensa y desbordante. En estas páginas se pretende rescatar al Alejandro con conciencia social, al justo, al padre Alejandro de Las Arenas, al escolapio incómodo, al padrecito callejero, a Chinchachoma...Perfiles diversos que definen su apostolado. A lo largo de ocho capítulos que recorren la trayectoria vital en diversos escenarios geográficos, intentamos acercarnos al perfil de los callejeros y, finalmente, damos voz, a través de sus testimonios, a algunas de las personas que compartieron con él la difícil tarea de luchar por los niños y niñas ...

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is still, today, considered one of the most talent people to have ever lived. From his world famous paintings and drawings, such as the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, to his ingenious inventions of the parachute, the helicopter, and the military tank, da Vince was always a step ahead of his time. Discover the origins of a man who refused to be defined by just one vocation. Whether science and engineering or architecture and art, Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance Man.