Indígenas de California: Read-Along eBook

"Roberto has to watch his family's sheep, but he finds it boring. He tries to get what he wants by crying wolf. But what happens when there is real danger?"--

In this bilingual picture book, astronaut José M. Hernández recounts his childhood as the son of Mexican migrant workers and his life-long dream to travel to the stars.

Todo el mundo habla del cambio climático, pero ¿es verdad todo lo que dicen sobre él? Palmeras en el Polo Norte nos responde a algunas preguntas que todos nos hacemos: ¿cómo está cambiando nuestro entorno? ¿A quién le va a afectar esa transformación y por qué? Este libro habla de la contaminación, de devastadores huracanes, de animales extinguidos y de osos polares; también de volcanes, icebergs, mamuts y científicos que pasan mucho frío; en definitiva, de un fenómeno que nos afecta a todos y de lo que estamos a tiempo de hacer por nuestro planeta.

Through bright images, charts and graphs, and Spanish-translated informational text, this book provides readers with enlightening facts about what it takes to work in this exciting and unique profession. Featuring a glossary of terms, an index, a list of helpful websites, and an interview with a real-life deep sea fisher, this text will engage children from cover to cover!

It s fiesta time! Cinco de Mayo is a fiesta day in Mexico and the United States. It s celebrated on the fifth of May. This colorful holiday honors Mexico s victory over the French army at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862. People march in parades, dance, and set off fireworks. Families enjoy traditional Mexican food and drink. Then they watch people act out the famous battle. Find out more about this joyful celebration of Mexican culture.