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.

Los libros de esta colección de hojas duras, han sido diseñados para aquellos niños que recién están empezando a descubrir el mundo que nos rodea y la multiplicidad de hechos o seres que contiene. Cada texto se mueve en torno a un tema simple y, mediante la presentación de diversos animales se expone un elemento de las especies de este reino, así como de nosotros mismos. Una serie diseñada para despertar la curiosidad de los más pequeños e incitarlos al aprendizaje. En este volumen de la colección se trata el tema de los besitos y las diferentes demostraciones de cariño que los...

Introduce diferentes culturas alrededor del mundo contando historias de paredes, desde los murales Mayas en Bonampak, México, hasta la Muralla del norte de Inglaterra.

Learn all about money with this relevant Spanish nonfiction book. Ideal for young readers, the book includes simple text, helpful pictures, a connected project, a fiction piece related to the topic, and more beneficial features. This 20-page full-color Sp

Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is...