La Revolución de Texas: La lucha por la independencia (The Texas Revolution: Fighting for Independence)

Teach young students about ways to serve their communities. This Spanish-translated book encourages readers to help others and do their part in the community. Primary source images support the text and engage readers to help them better understand the content. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

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...

Introduce students to American civic values, and the importance of upholding these beliefs. This nonfiction Spanish-translated book encourages readers to embrace equality and responsibility. Primary source images support the text and engage readers to help them better understand the content.

La agricultura comercial es una infraestructura esencial, que proporciona sustento diario a miles de millones de personas. En este sentido, la producción avícola no es diferente. Sin embargo, las granjas industriales de pollos tienen una larga historia de abusos, violaciones y políticas cuestionables. El alarmante estado de la industria avícola hace que cada vez más familias opten por obtener productos de pollo de agricultores más pequeños y saludables. Según el World Watch Institute, el 74% de la carne de aves de corral del mundo y el 68% de los huevos se producen intensivamente, es...

Pese al alto valor de la poesía de Antonio Machado (1875-1939) reflejado en «Campos de Castilla» (BA 0405), «Soledades. Galerías. Otros poemas» (BA 0406) y en «Poesía» (BA 0408), publicadas en esta biblioteca de autor , su obra no se agota en el campo de la lírica, sino que se extiende al terreno de la especulación filosófica, la indagación moral, las valoraciones estéticas y la reflexión política. JUAN DE MAIRENA (1936) representa, en este sentido, la cristalización de uno de los idearios más ricos, profundos y ambiciosos de nuestras letras. La presente edición, preparada...

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.