Honremos a nuestros héroes: Día de los Veteranos (Remembering Our Heroes: Veterans Day)

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.

In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography has been translated into Spanish and allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these people and what they did to make an impact on the Texas Revolution. Featuring alluring images, engaging facts and sidebars, supportive text, and a glossary and index, this book...

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

Spanish Language Discover Series Books for Babies & Toddlers: Pets Who wants a pet? Just because you know you'll be the one to take care of your child's pet, doesn't mean you have to stop them from dreaming. Cats, dogs, hamsters and horses--there's a pet for everyone in this book. Each page features a beautiful photo of a pet with a simple title beneath. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture Books are a great way to introduce farm animals, their sounds and colors to kids. In this Xist Kids Spanish Edition, Spanish text brings the story to new audiences. This book is in...

Babur quiere aprender a leer y a escribir, hacer nuevos amigos y jugar con ellos en el patio. Pero como es un gigante, todos tienen miedo de él y, además, no puede ir a la escuela. Se siente muy solo y, tarde tras tarde, contempla desde su jardín cómo los chicos del pueblo se divierten y cantan, se ríen y bailan... Hasta que un día conoce a Isabel, su primera gran amiga. Una maravillosa historia de superación y de amistad.

Cumpleaños feliz, de Roxana Popelka, es una antología de poemas escritos y publicados a lo largo de veinte años (1989-2009). En ella reúne una colección de textos con múltiples registros e interpretaciones que ha ido trazando desde 1989. Desde los poemas postmodernos de su primera etapa (“Pesadilla Roja”, “Caballos de carreras”); pasando por los textos aforísticos (“Moscas”, “No hay nada que recordar”); hasta los más alejados de las convenciones poéticas y conscientemente políticos de su tercera etapa (“Pequeñas comodidades”, “Mis vecinos”). Por último,...

En el año 1630, la caza de brujas siembra el pánico en toda Europa. Mujeres y hasta familias enteras son víctimas de la inquisición. En un pueblo de Alemania comienzan a surgir rumores acerca de Nina y sus visiones premonitorias. Al ser las amenazas cada vez más siniestras, Nina abandona la casa de sus tíos portando el amuleto de su madre, a la que quemaron por bruja tiempo atrás. Ese amuleto la orientará en todo su camino.