César Chávez

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.

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in fighting for Civil Rights for all people. In this Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality of African Americans through nonviolence. The rich photos, supportive text, helpful glossary, timeline, table of contents, and index give readers important information for understanding King's fight against Jim Crow Laws.

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.

Qué es el Sol? El sol es una estrella, una bola de gases muy calientes. Es una fuente de vida, de calor y luz. Este libro es parte de la colección Altea Benjamín, la enciclopedia para responder a las preguntas de los niños que ya leen solos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION How old is the Sun? What did humans think about the Sun in ancient times? How can sunbeams be trapped? Our most important source of life, light, and energy is just a ball of hot gas...! This book is full of information so amazing as the Sun itself.

La hibernación es un ciclo que algunos animales hacen cada año. La mayoría de la gente sabe que los osos hibernan. ¿Pero por qué hibernan? ¿Y qué otros animales hibernan? Hibernation is a cycle that some animals go through every year. Most people know that bears hibernate. But why do they hibernate? And what other animals hibernate?

El fútbol americano es uno de los cuatro deportes más populares de Estados Unidos y uno de los juegos que mayor cantidad de atención general acapara. Es tan llamativo este juego, que comunidades de todo el mundo lo siguen, ya sea por cable o por Internet, aunque no son grupos nativos de Norteamérica. Por esta razón se hacía necesario un libro que pudiera dejar un documento gráfico sobre este deporte y juego. Este volumen recoge los hitos más importantes de la historia de deporte tan popular y que mueve millones de dólares cada año. A través de sus páginas, los estudiantes...

Para jóvenes lectores que además ejercen de espías, detectives, conspiradores y aventureros, este libro presenta todo tipo de sistemas, de lenguajes y de ingenios para crear y ocultar mensajes secretos. Desde las órdenes cifradas de Julio César, hasta el extraño mensaje en clave que escribió el hombre de la máscara de hierro, el código que utilizó Sherlock Holmes o la fabricación de tinta invisible, con ejercicios prácticos y un diploma acreditativo.