Estadounidenses asombrosos: Paul Revere (Amazing Americans: Paul Revere)

Teach students about the life of Abigail Adams with this biography that has been translated into Spanish. Primary source documents and images will engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge. This nonfiction book also encourages children to recognize someone who inspires them. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these sea giants face-to-face: The Archelon was similar to a turtle, but its shell was made of crossed rib bone covered in rubbery skin! The Mososaurs had huge pointy jaws and grew to be fifty feet long! The Ichthyosaurs looked a lot...

A researcher looks at cells under a microscope. A scientist studies bacteria in a Petri dish. A student boils liquid in a test tube. What do these things all have in common? The answer is: glass! Learn how something as simple as glass has played a huge role in scientific exploration with this fascinating Spanish Informational Text created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution! Build reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge...

¿Qué pasó con la promesa de que la educación superior aseguraría nuestro futuro? En este esclarecedor libro, el antropólogo y doctor en Teoría Política Pablo Ortúzar desentraña la cruda realidad de la inflación de los títulos universitarios en Chile, un fenómeno que ha dejado a muchas personas desilusionadas y desencantadas. A través de un despliegue de cifras y datos impactantes, Sueños de cartón narra la historia de una progresiva devaluación de los certificados de educación universitaria, una degradación que se ha entrelazado con las abrumadoras deudas contraídas para...

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.