Jackie Robinson

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in fighting for Civil Rights for all people. In this Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality of African Americans through nonviolence. The rich photos, supportive text, helpful glossary, timeline, table of contents, and index give readers important information for understanding King's fight against Jim Crow Laws. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

Spanish edition of the popular Team Spirit series featuring the history, accomplishments, and key personalities of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary and websites.

Testigo inigualable de su tiempo, Francisco de Goya fue un pintor y grabador versátil que lo mismo retrató a la corte, sus fiestas y juegos, que los horrores de la guerra. Ácido e incisivo cuando se asumía como crítico, fue también delicioso y grácil al celebrar la belleza y el placer cortesanos. Un acercamiento a un hombre que, a pesar de su sordera, supo escuchar mejor que nadie las contradicciones de El siglo de las luces. An unequaled witness of his time, Francisco de Goya was a versatile painter and engraver who portrayed both the court, with its parties and games, and the horrors ...

A selection of children's poems by Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, José A. Goytisolo, Nicolás Guillén, and others.

Hay dos cosas que son ciertas aquí, ahora y siempre. La primera es que la historia la oficial, la de mayúsculas reverenciales la escriben los ganadores. La segunda es que esa historia no soporta el sentido del humor ni las paradojas, es decir las verdades a secas. Basta con que brinque un dato ignorado por los redactores de turno, las palabras inocentes de alguien que recuerde su infancia, un recorte amarillento, para que la Historia se convierta en caricatura de sí misma y los próceres, mártires y grandes gestas sean materia de guiñol. La consecuencia de aplicar el humor a la historia...