Timba el tigre (Timba the Tiger)

Introduce students to the importance of taking care of the Earth and protecting our environment. With this Spanish-translated text, readers will learn how they can help the planet. Engaging, primary source documents and images keep students reading as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

Learn about the rich history of La Misión de San Antonio de Padua: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and it’s legacy today.

It s fiesta time! Cinco de Mayo is a fiesta day in Mexico and the United States. It s celebrated on the fifth of May. This colorful holiday honors Mexico s victory over the French army at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862. People march in parades, dance, and set off fireworks. Families enjoy traditional Mexican food and drink. Then they watch people act out the famous battle. Find out more about this joyful celebration of Mexican culture.

When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. Your readers will learn fascinating facts including where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, and how metamorphic rocks are identified. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature. A helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form.