Energía por dondequiera

Uno de los objetivos de esta obra es mostrar y explicar las dificultades que el culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe tuvo que enfrentar para asentarse como principal en las creencias de los indígenas mexicanos, primero, y de todos los habitantes de Latinoamérica después, pese a su mensaje de reconciliación y de amor para todos nosotros; dificultades que empiezan en el hecho de que Juan Diego se negaba a darse a conocer como noble y se decía macehual, es decir, plebeyo, empeñado en seguir el ejemplo de humildad de Nuestro Señor, que nació en un pesebre y fue carpintero pese a ser...

A tale of the scary fantasies that arise in the darkness, the fear of cruel and wicked beings, and the desire to be protected.

On some days, seven-year old Julie feels like she's living in a Fun House. Hers is a topsy-turvy world where the toaster sprouts a toothbrush, and a watermelon gets dressed up in pink underpants for Fourth of July! But on other days, Julie struggles with understanding why her Halloween trick-or-treating got cancelled, or why Grandma can't remember her name. Julie is struggling with understanding her grandmother's Alzheimer's disease. Authors Max Wallack and Carolyn Given believe that no child is too young to learn about this disease, or how to participate in providing safe care for their...

Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers in My City) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to the people who work hard in the city. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different types of city workers. Aligned with state standards, Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers...