Texanos destacados (Distinguished Texans)

Los silencios de María es una novela de personajes. A Héctor se le acusa del asesinato de su mujer, María. Todo el mundo lo piensa, él también. Una historia que se construye a partir de la enigmática visita de Laura, una joven atractiva que acude cada miércoles a la cárcel donde reside el presunto asesino con el pretexto de convertir su estancia en más agradable. A través de Laura descubriremos la voz de María, su pasado, el tiempo vivido con un primer matrimonio poligámico en la ciudad árabe de Dubái. Dos mundos en contraste dentro de la mente de una protagonista en dos...

A boy has a good time attending a fair with his grandmother in San Luis de La Paz, Mexico, as she teaches him Spanish words and phrases and he teaches her English.

If asked to define a forest, readers might say, "It has a lot of trees." But many places have a lot of trees. So, what makes a forest a forest? Readers discover that a forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. And a temperate forest is even more specific. Readers learn the many life cycles found within a forest and how the energy pyramid explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. In addition, readers learn by examining how forces usually considered destructive work to help forests survive. 32pp.

Trabajadores de mi escuela (Workers at My School) 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 all the different people who work at a school, children will be introduced to different school employees. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different types of school workers. Aligned with state standards, Trabajadores de mi...