Wilma Rudolph

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.

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.

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.

La Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca fue robada misteriosamente durante las fiestas de Carnaval de 1934 y hasta ahora nadie ha podido averiguar su paradero. Sus oscuros y discutidos orígenes y su extraña desaparición llenan su historia de enigmas sin resolver. Esta novela, a medias policiaca y a medias histórica, nos lo muestra con las aventuras de un caballero templario del siglo XIII y un inspector de policía del siglo XX, unidos por los misterios de la Cruz de Caravaca en los tiempos turbulentos de nuestra Guerra Civil de 1936 - 1939. La intención del autor al escribir esta...

Thomas, un joven manipulador, y Stefan, un joven acomplejado y vulnerable. Ambos deciden buscar una víctima con quien saciar sus frustraciones: Josué, protagonista de esta obra que pone sobre la mesa uno de los más graves problemas que tiene nuestra sociedad. " Sumergirse en el agua " es una historia de ficción, basada en un hecho real, que habla de mundos paralelos y aparentemente destinados a no entenderse.

La primera colección para que los más pequeños puedan conocer algunos personajes destacados de nuestra historia, los más grandes. El primer hombre que pisó la Luna, el inventor de la bombilla, la primera expedición que conquistó la cima del Everest y la mujer que con un acto de resistencia pacífica dio un primer paso contra la segregación racial son héroes de verdad: no tienen superpoderes pero nos han hecho mejores a todos. Con fotografías, un pop-up y un breve y sencillo texto en cada libro.

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.