Junípero Serra: Un misionero español

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...

This Is My Ball focuses on colors, showing young readers a different color ball on each spread. Simple vocabulary and repetitive text boost reading skills, while a strong photo-text match aids comprehension.

Everyone has times when they feel afraid. Knowing how to recognize when we feel afraid is an important tool in self-acceptance. Learn ways in which we can understand ourselves and our friends in this nonfiction BeginningtoRead book about feeling afraid. An early social and emotional learning book with Spanishonly text, including a word list. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.

Love story set in Madrid during the last days of the reign of Alfonso XIII. Isabel, an educated young woman from a pro-monarchy family meets Joaquín, whose background is very different. The author means to offer a complete and accurate picture of the ten turbulent years that determined the history of Spain in the twentieth century.

The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Walt Disney in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.