Yo ciudadano

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

Once the Industrial Revolution made it to the United States, the workforce changed forever. Not only that, family life, childhood, and the economy changed, too. A complex topic with many facets, the Industrial Revolution is covered in accessible language in this book. Written with social studies curricula in mind, the main content includes age-appropriate detail, such as important dates, people, and vocabulary readers will likely need in the classroom. Developing readers and those in need of review need look no further than this volume to enhance or refresh their knowledge of this key time...

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations. Quiero ser...

¿Qué es lo que hace que hombres y mujeres se transformen en héroes y heroínas? ¿Sus naves espaciales? ¿Las últimas tecnologías? Si queréis conocer a superhombres y supermujeres de verdad, buscadlos entre estas páginas. Los protagonistas de las más inimaginables aventuras son los héroes y las heroínas de la antigua Grecia. A partir de mitos de la tradición clásica, se repasan algunas de las figuras y tópicos más representativos de nuestro tiempo.