La Pelota Perdida

GRADES K–2: This Spanish title introduces early elementary students to some of the ways builders help our communities. EARLY BILINGUAL LITERACY: Help young learners strengthen their bilingual skills—add the English version of this title into your collection, too. WHY COMMUNITY HELPERS: This collection introduces important information with kid-friendly language and engages with vivid photos and real examples. BUILD A LIBRARY: Collect every title from the collection to stock your home or classroom library. Reading together is a great way to bond while fostering communication and a lifelong...

A simple biography of the man who worked to win fairer treatment of the migrant farm workers in California in the 1960s and to establish the United Farm Workers union.

Pop on over, pop open this book, and pop into the world of pop song lyrics! Pop is short for popular, and pop songs are the ones that everyone is singing. But what makes them pop? And how much popping does it take until everyone wants to sing along? This Spanish nonfiction book breaks down what makes a successful pop song, and will keep students engaged in reading as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text...

Estamos ante una de esas obras que ocurren raramente en las que la poesía y la vida pergeñan una intrigante apuesta: la de una autora que sin llegar a los veinte años publica un libro cuya madurez literaria aplastaría a cualquier lector. Un poemario con un interesante tono personal donde el yo poético plantea un diálogo de cuestionamiento que pone de relieve la conflictiva construcción de una identidad, y la dudosa legitimidad de esa aspiración. Algo que queda claramente reflejado en poemas como “Mi otro yo”, “Lo que quiero ser y lo que soy distan mucho de parecerse”, “La...