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.

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.

JORGE CARRIÓN (Tarragona, 1976) ha sido profesor en Guatemala, Chicago y Barcelona; y escritor en los cinco continentes. Sus crónicas y críticas literarias han aparecido en medios españoles como Lateral, Quimera, Letras Libres, Clarín y Cultura/s, o latinoamericanos como Travesías y La Tempestad. Es autor de una novela, Ene (2001), y de versiones de Dante y Bernat Metge. Sus textos han sido antologados en México, Argentina y España. Actualmente trabaja en varios proyectos de literaturas de viaje (que transcurren en un meridiano que va desde Australia hasta París, pasando por...

¿Sabías que en el mundo aún existen lugares donde se piensa que la mujer es inferior al hombre? En las páginas de este libro conocerás a siete mujeres admirables que, en épocas en las que no tenían derecho a casi nada, se atrevieron a luchar por sus sueños y llegaron, incluso, a cambiar la historia.

As a teen who may be worried about certain warning signs a friend is exhibiting, it’s important to know how to recognize and confront an eating disorder. After all, teens are the most impacted group for developing eating disorders. Learn how the pressures of school, dating, and athletics contribute to body image issues and why teens are vulnerable. Explore eating disorders that people commonly have and how they are treated. Readers from grades six through twelve will have a relatable text to help them understand how they can make a difference to someone they care about.

Ants are so important to our ecology that some scientist fell that if ants ever disappear so might humans! SOY UNA SEMILLA es un libro de la serie Hola, lector! que muestra la diferencia entre dos semillas, asi como su evolucion hasta llegar a convertirse en plantas. Los ninos disfrutaran del texto dinamico con el que esta escrito este libro.