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.

En 1985, Sebald publica una recopilación de escritos sobre literatura austríaca con el título de 'La búsqueda de la infelicidad'. Su propuesta es que esa literatura se caracteriza por 'la infelicidad del que escribe', una infelicidad que no tiene que ver con el deseo de morir sino que es una forma de resistencia. Entre los ensayos aquí recogidos destacan los que dedica a Schnitzler y Kafka. Canetti y la paranoia del poder, Bernhard y la sátira, y Handke y la esquizofrenia literaria redondean la selección. En cuanto a los escritos recogidos en 1995 con el título de Pútrida patria, las ...

Describes the frogs, toads, and salamanders of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, looking particularly at the wide variety of adaptations found in the few species that dwell there.

The second book from Dr. Maria Uribe, a Senior Instructor at the University of Colorado Denver in the School of Education & Human Development, Is There Something Wrong With Me? provides concrete examples of micro-aggressions and discrimination--rooted in race, ethnicity, and gender--that children face. Designed to elicit empathy and conversation about identity and belonging, the book further suggests at-home and classroom activities to dismantle social bias.

The United States has many places to live. People choose to live in small towns and big cities. Why do people live where they do? With examples from both the past and present, this Spanish book teaches beginning readers about the history of immigration to the United States and the factors that influence where people live. Dynamic images in conjunction with Spanish text provides first grade students with an inviting learning experience as they build their reading skills and knowledge of US history.