Timba el tigre (Timba the Tiger)

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.

Todos los objetos, elementos o personas tienen una silueta que los define y que constituye su figura. Hay muchísimas figuras posibles, pero todas tienen unas particularidades que permiten identificarlas. Los 12 ejercicios del libro están pensados precisamente para trabajar las características de esas figuras haciendo, por ejemplo, la silueta de una silla con una serpentina, o construyendo la figura de una pelota a partir de diferentes trozos de papel rasgado. Asimismo, muchos de los ejercicios del libro se detienen en las propiedades de la figura humana para conocer sus partes más...

For use in schools and libraries only. Offers a biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

Fun and lovable illustrations offer encouragement and celebrate dreams for girls who know deep down they have what it takes to achieve anything they want.