Niños raros

What has lots of tiny eyes, a hard shiny body, and huge black claws? If you guessed an emperor scorpion, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short simple sentences and eye-popping full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about this dazzling collection of wild and wonderful zoo animals--one clue at a time! Fast facts and habitat maps at the end of the book provide...

A bilingual collection of poems in which the Mexican American poet celebrates winter in northern California and the experience of growing up bilingual and bicultural.

Adiós a las trampas es el resultado de un concurso convocado por el IFE, el Conaculta y la Secodam en donde los niños y los adolescentes mexicanos expresaron su opinión sobre la corrupción en un dibujo. Si bien es difícil predicar con el ejemplo, los niños muestran una conciencia cívica ejemplar; ello es reconocido por los adultos que acompañan los dibujos de este libro: Germán Dehesa, Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, Denise Dresser y Federico Reyes Heroles.

Juneteenth is usually celebrated on June 19. It honors the day in 1865 when Union troops swept into Galveston, Texas, and told the elated slaves there that they were free. This accessible volume delves into the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the events that led to this special holiday for African Americans and everyone who celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Carefully chosen photographs reflect this special commemoration, both in the past and today.