Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Version)

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

The Pledge of Allegiance: Poem of Patriotism is a story of some students who are struggling with the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. Even though they say it everyday, they are not quite sure what they are saying. With the help of their teachers and parents, the children soon learn what the pledge means and what it symbolizes about freedom in America. 20pp.

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover.

Una recopilación a lo grande de los Súperchistes más tronchantes para partirse de risa. ¿Estás harto del cole? ¿Viajar en familia te resulta mortalmente aburrido? ¿No le encuentras la gracia a hacer deporte? ¿Te pasas el día haciendo el ganso y crees que los adultos tienen malas pulgas? ¡Lo que tú necesitas es una súper súper dosis de los chistes más tronchantes para partirse de risa!

A visual feast of shapes, colors, and poetic riddles, this unique book combines contemporary art with a game of puzzles and observations. Hidden among spectacular pop-ups are hundreds of words and images, including a heart, a teardrop, a smile, flowers, and letters of the alphabet. Children discover new hidden objects with every read and lose themselves in the beauty of each magnificent page spread. Un festival visual de formas, colores y acertijos poéticos, este libro único combina el arte contemporáneo con un juego de adivinanzas y observación. Escondidos entre los desplegables...

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners....

"Soy cholo, mestizo, mezclado. Las palabras no te hieren si aprendes a ponerlas de tu lado. Úsalas tú antes que los otros. Soy indio, quechua, serrano. Vengo de las montañas y voy de regreso a ellas. Decirlo me ha dado energía. Ahora tengo los puños en alto. No soy tu cholo." No soy tu cholo es tanto un libro de protesta como una reflexión sobre la choledad. Su tono puede ser enérgico o calmo, pues varía según los recursos que emplea Avilés: en algunos casos será la indignación producto de la experiencia propia; en otros, el ensayo feroz que, desde el activismo cívico, reclama...