En El Jardín

Jemima Kincaid es feminista y cree que todos deberían serlo. Su colegio está lleno de tradiciones arcaicas, incluyendo el baile de graduación; si una chica quiere ir, debe esperar pasivamente a que un chico la invite, dándole a él todo el poder de decisión. Cuando Jemima es nombrada parte del comité organizador del baile junto con Andy, la estrella del equipo de futbol americano y Ginnifer, la típica niña perfecta y popular, ve una oportunidad para cambiar las cosas. Inspirada en sus ideales y el deseo de dejar una marca en su escuela, Jemima propone una nueva dinámica para el baile ...

Teach young students about the men and women who serve in the armed forces for the United States. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book helps readers understand the importance of our nation's veterans, and how to honor them on Veteran's Day. Primary source documents and images engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

As a land that’s constantly in flux, Earth sometimes reveals clues about the plants, animals, and other organisms that lived long ago. Fossils teach us much about what life was like millions of years ago, answering the questions of how Earth changed and maybe even why it changed. This essential Earth science topic is thoroughly explained through manageable text, fact boxes, informational charts and diagrams, and a glossary and index. Readers will become young Earth detectives by the time they’re through with this text!

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.