La batalla del Ebro

Quien no haya visto el día de la revolución en un pueblo pequeño, en donde todo el mundo se conoce y se ha conocido siempre, no ha visto nada. ERNEST HEMINGWAY, Por quién doblan las campanas Sobre la guerra civil española se han vertido litros de tinta en forma de ensayos, libros históricos, memorias, guiones de cine, canciones o poemas. Pero ninguno que sea tan certeramente atípico como éste en donde los verdaderos protagonistas de la guerra son esos miles de españoles que sufrieron en su propia piel y anonimato la contienda. Dice Víctor Alba en el prólogo que no existe ningún...

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers in My City) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on different types of workers, children will be introduced to the people who work hard in the city. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different types of city workers. Aligned with state standards, Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers...

Colorful photographs and English and Spanish text teach children the names for some of the parts of the human body they can see. On board pages.

We use machines every day, but most of us don't understand how they work. When they break down, most of us have no idea how to fix them. Mechanics are the masters of machines. Readers learn that mechanics work on vehicles, including cars, boats, and buses. They use special tools to take them apart and fix what's wrong, and they use their experience and technology to diagnose problems. They often work long hours, sometimes in bad weather, to get us where we need to go. Your readers will see that mechanics keep our world moving and growing.