Juro lealtad a la bandera: Read-Along eBook

Juro lealtad a la bandera (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag) teaches students about the Pledge of Allegiance. This book uses intriguing primary source images and documents and simple sentences to engage students in reading as they build their social studies content knowledge. For use in the classroom or at home, this Spanish book includes a simple glossary, captions and an index to introduce informational text features to young readers and provide additional reading support.

A land of extremes, from active volcanic peaks to dense rain forests, Guatemala has sustained great civilizations and attracted foreign conquerors. While shadows of its vicious, decades-long civil war still linger, Guatemala's people work toward peace and stability in the face of corruption and impunity. Illuminating photographs, insightful facts, and informative sidebars help the reader discover what it's like to live in today's Guatemala, its ancient beginnings, dramatic landscape, rich culture, resilient people, and more.

Once the Industrial Revolution made it to the United States, the workforce changed forever. Not only that, family life, childhood, and the economy changed, too. A complex topic with many facets, the Industrial Revolution is covered in accessible language in this book. Written with social studies curricula in mind, the main content includes age-appropriate detail, such as important dates, people, and vocabulary readers will likely need in the classroom. Developing readers and those in need of review need look no further than this volume to enhance or refresh their knowledge of this key time...

In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive detective exposes a nest of corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new case. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing boat is shot by a Tunisian patrol boat, only Montalbano suspects the link between the two incidents.

Think there's just one fairy tale with a beautiful girl and an evil stepmother? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Snow White stories. Visit Albania, Germany, Mozambique, and Turkey, and find out who meets 40 dragons instead of "seven dwarfs," and on whose forehead a bright star shines. Fully translated Spanish text.