Las personas y el planeta (People and the Planet)

Introduce students to the scientific method with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion, method, research, and more. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Take a trip around the world and learn about the Earth’s different climate zones! Students will learn the difference between climate and weather, and study the characteristics of low-latitude, mid-latitude, and high-latitude climates. This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms as they learn about tropical rainforests, savannas, deserts, grasslands, taiga forests, deciduous forests, and tundra. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the...

"Introduccion de Jorge Rodriguez Padron. Su poesia arranca como un grito de emancipacion femenina e individual, con raices en el romanticismo y el modernismo, y recorre un itinerario que irrumpe en el espacio poetico de la modernidad."

*Indie Next List Pick* *Junior Library Guild Selection* “An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian…a must-have for all libraries.” –School Library Journal (starred review) The Spanish language edition of Planting Stories—an inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public...

Imagina el verano perfecto, lejos de un hogar en el que no estás a gusto, en un país diferente y lleno de posibilidades; viviendo en mitad del campo y en compañía de una familia que te quiere, enamorándote como nunca lo has hecho. Ahora imagina que un día estallan las bombas y que, junto a quien es el amor de tu vida, tienes que aprender a sobrevivir en medio de una guerra sin sentido. Puedes imaginarlo o leer esta novela.

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.