El Sol (The Sun)

A young boy travels to China to learn about the people and culture of one of the world's most powerful nations.

Jonas y Gregoire son dos amigos de 15 anos. Jonas ve en Suzanne, hermana de Gregoire, el modelo de una juventud revolucionaria y comprometida que a el le atrae mucho. Gregoire ve en la misteriosa Srta. X a su chica ideal. En ambos casos, estos amigos muy pronto aprenderan la decepcionante naturalezade los idolos y el verdadero valor de la amistad. Y cambiaran sus vidas para siempre...

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still felt-and debated-today. Introduce students to his life with this nonfiction biography that builds students' reading skills and promotes social studies content literacy. The dynamic primary source maps, letters, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state...

Why did the Civil War begin? Which states were part of the Union and which were part of the Confederacy? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more as they move through this fascinating nonfiction Spanish-translated title. The easy-to-read informational text, engaging facts, and vivid images and illustrations help highlight some of the aspects that led up to the Civil War, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The accessible table of contents works in conjunction with the...