César

Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National Farm Workers Association, an organization that fought for basic rights for farm workers. In powerful poems and dramatic stylized illustrations, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Díaz pay tribute to Chavez's legacy helping migrant workers improve their lives by doing things by themselves for themselves.

Few natural forces seem as much like magic as magnets. Perhaps that’s why magnets are so fun! Young scientists will love learning about amazing magnets, both natural and man-made. They’ll discover how magnetism is harnessed to help us in many ways. This STEM-supportive volume contains comprehensible text and photographs of students and scientists utilizing magnets. It also includes a simple, fun concluding activity to encourage readers to use this super science tool themselves.

Dise�ada con un cuadro para poner la foto de su beb� en la cubierta, esta Biblia de historias llena de relatos simples y de acci�n le da a los ni�os el mensaje de que Dios ama al mundo, a las personas y a �m�.

¿Y si el universo no pesara nada y la materia no existiera realmente? Lo que parecería ser una duda legítima para un erudito místico de los Vedas Indios es, en cambio, un resultado embarazoso de la aplicación de la Relatividad Restringida a las observaciones obtenidas por un grupo de astrofísicos, que han medido la radiación cósmica de fondo de nuestro universo. En los albores del nuevo milenio, el satélite WMAP, más allá de proporcionarnos una medida del cosmos, nunca antes obtenida, ha creado bastantes quebraderos de cabeza respecto al concepto de universo, en el que todavía hoy ...

This illustration-packed book begins with a brief overview about the history of the theater and then delves into the sets, actors, and audiences for Shakespeare's plays. It even talks about the famous fire at the Globe Theater and what life was like in London during the Plague. A detailed chronology is included.