César Chávez

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.

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.

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.

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners....

Partiendo de la idea de que la representación es un concepto central en la filosofía, Danto explora en esta obra la tradicional cuestión filosófica de cómo, siendo criaturas con cerebros y cuerpos, representamos - y mal representamos - mundos actuales y posibles. Ilustra su análisis con múltiples alusiones a cuadros, fotografías y otras obras artísticas, además de incorporar referencias a la ciencia, la filosofía de la historia, el psicoanálisis y la teoría de la acción, con el fin de examinar cómo vive el ser humano en la historia y cómo representa el futuro mediante su...

En palabras del Ignacio Solares, se desentierran las preguntas y motivaciones de la profesión como psicólogo. ¿Por qué divierte la Psicología? El autor parte de esta pregunta para realizar un recorrido por la historia de esta disciplina. Describe desde las principales corrientes psicológicas y sus promotores, Pavlov, Charcot, Freud, Jung y Skinner, y otros más.

La historia de la ciencia no es ni más ni menos que la historia de nosotros, los seres humanos, tratando de entender y explicar el universo que nos rodea. Y, como nosotros mismos, es contradictoria, misteriosa, intrigante, traicionera, ambiciosa, valiente y, por momentos, insólita. En este libro vas a conocer a personas curiosas, perseverantes, observadoras, testarudas e ingeniosas, y vas a acercarte a los caminos que las llevaron a descubrimientos increíbles, errores catastróficos y, sobre todo, a hacerse nuevas preguntas. La historia de la ciencia está llena de sorpresas, personajes y...