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.

Inspirándose en el gran astrónomo y divulgador Carl Sagan, Fernando J. Ballesteros y Bartolo Luque reúnen en este volumen quince pequeños ensayos destinados a despertar en los lectores el mismo estímulo y fervor que despertaron en ellos los de su modelo. Con sencillez, amenidad y rigor, 10.000 AÑOS MIRANDO ESTRELLAS (título que hace referencia a los testimonios más antiguos de esta actividad del hombre sobre la Tierra) aborda los asuntos del cosmos que sin duda llaman más la atracción del lector actual: la composición y el origen del universo, los agujeros negros, el comportamiento ...

Games and projects introduce the concepts of coordinates and angles and how to find location and position.

¡Averigua cómo era la vida a bordo de un barco pirata con este libro tridimensional y sus piezas extraíbles!

Readers will discover what you can do at a post office, such as buying stamps, checking a PO box, and sending a letter. This book's easy-to-follow narrative makes it perfect for beginning readers. A photo glossary offers new vocabulary, while a website link page suggests routes to more information.