Historias de mi abuela

Introduces the many levels of government leadership in the United States and discusses the presidency, Congress, state and local governments, and the judiciary.

It isn't always easy to deal with people we disagree with, but knowing how to listen to other points of view is a critical life skill. In this book, students will learn why respectfully listening to other people's opinions is important for the common good. The accessible text touches on aspects of the C3 Framework for Social Studies and explores the numerous benefits of listening carefully to others, even when we don't see eye to eye with them.

En medio de la naturaleza descansaba una piedra. Y la piedra era muchas cosas, dependiendo de quién la miraba y visitaba. Podía ser un refugio o esconder mortales peligros. Podía ser un lugar de reunión o un trono para sentarse. Podía ser infranqueable o insignificante. Pero lo importante es que ahí donde descansaba, pasaba la vida. En este álbum ilustrado que recuerda a autores como Lane Smith o Philip C. Stead, Brendan Wenzel permite que la naturaleza fluya alrededor de una única piedra y convierte su poema en una pasarela exquisita de animales, plantas, estaciones y cambios de...

Presented in a large-size picture book format, this is the story of the Mars Rover Curiosity. It explains how it was built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, how it got its name, how it got to Mars, and what its mission hoped to accomplish. A timeline about the history of Mars exploration is provided at the end.