Stephen F. Austin 6-Pack

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.

During the 20th century, Texas grew from a land of farms and ranches to a state filled with large cities and industries. This fascinating title is a great introduction to Texas history, Texas social life and customs, and Texas economic conditions throughout the 20th century. The intriguing facts and vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text and accommodating glossary and index to give children an opportunity to enhance their vocabulary and literacy skills while learning about the exciting history of Texas! This book has been translated into Spanish.

Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Texas in the early 1900s. This appealing biography has been translated into Spanish and highlights Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, easy-to-read text, and a supportive glossary and index, readers will learn about interesting topics such as the Higher Education Act, Voting Rights Act, Minority Whip, and the Vietnam War. Readers will be eager to learn more about Johnson's fascinating life as they move from...

Find out about the different types of winds, including global winds, trade winds, local winds, and breezes. Learn about extreme wind weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. Translated title: Gusts and Gales: A Book About Wind

Este libro reseña cómo, entre 1828 y 1917, las leyes de naturalización establecieron lo que los extranjeros tenían que ser y hacer para dejar de serlo, y cómo los encargados del proceso transformaron un trámite burocrático en un espacio de control para un grupo que, aunque pequeño, era considerado peligroso. Por otra parte, las solicitudes de quienes querían "pertenecer a la gran familia mexicana" no sólo daban pruebas de que cumplían con los requisitos legales. También expresaban las razones por las cuales querían cambiar de nacionalidad, escritas en clave de lo que creían eran ...

Los agricultores trabajan duro para cultivar la comida que está en su plato. Desde la alimentación de animales de granja bebé hasta el uso de grandes máquinas para recolectar cultivos, los agricultores pasan mucho tiempo con plantas y animales. Este texto enseña a los lectores cómo los agricultores ayudan a su comunidad. Fotos frescas y vibrantes, preguntas de pensamiento crítico y un glosario de fotos ayudan a los lectores a participar y desarrollan habilidades de aprendizaje de no ficción. Farmers work hard to grow the food that is on your plate. From feeding baby farm animals to...

An ideal book for young Spanish students; proposes a new progression that promotes language acquisition and consolidation of contents, offers numerous grammatical and lexical and formal practice aid activities within the unit and contains a competency evaluation at the end of each chapter.