Doug Flutie, Estrella Internacional de Futbol Americano

Here's another exciting set of sports-themed titles for third- through sixth-grade readers reading at a first-grade level. Help to even out the playing field for your at-risk readers with these sports heroes and hot shots.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for the film Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these deadly dinosaurs face-to-face: The Variraptor had pointy teeth with grooves like steak knives to saw through meat! The Draeomaeosaurus was the first raptor ever discovered. It had a very large brain! The Microraptor was ...

This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

Maestro de la Palabra, Capellán Defensor de los Derechos Humanos por la Federación International de Capellanes y Derechos Humanos Inc. Florida, USA. Licenciado en Teología por la Christcentric University for the Nations de Carrollton Texas, EE.UU en 2011. Estudió Liderazgo en el Instituto Tell My People Inc., de Harlingen Texas EE.UU en 2009, e Historia y Literaturas africanas por la Universidad Nacional de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial, África, en 2008-2009. Tiene estudios medios en Ciencias Jurídicas por la Universidad Nacional de G.E. Entre sus funciones ha sido ministrador de...

En esta crónica de la Segunda República, José María Gironella relata la vida de una familia de clase media, los Alvear, y a partir de aquí va profundizando en todos los aspectos de la vida ciudadana y de las diversas capas sociales. El lector asiste a lo largo de la obra al proceso en virtud del cual España fue dividiéndose en dos bandos irreconciliables hasta desembocar en la guerra civil.