Trabajadores de mi ciudad (Workers in My City) desarrolla habilidades críticas de alfabetización con este emocionante lector de no ficción traducido al español. Involucre a los estudiantes con contenido fascinante que los mantendrá cautivados desde la primera página hasta la última. Centrándonos en diferentes tipos de trabajadores, los niños conocerán a las personas que trabajan duro en la ciudad. Este texto informativo presenta frases simples,...

¡Enseñe a los estudiantes sobre los aspectos únicos de las comunidades y pueblos! Este libro utiliza interesantes documentos de fuentes primarias y párrafos simples para involucrar a los estudiantes en la lectura mientras desarrollan su conocimiento del contenido de estudios sociales. Para usar en el aula o en casa, este libro en español incluye un glosario e índice sencillos para presentar las características del texto informativo a los lectores...

A class project leads Frankie to learn where her food comes from and go up against the Food Phantom. When Frankie and her classmates are asked where their food comes from, it sparks curiosity about her town's food system. "Walking home, I tell Grandpa about my project. 'We live in a place where you can buy a burger for one dollar, or pay two dollars for one banana. That doesn't add up!'" Frankie begins to unravel the mystery of how he's affecting...

This book introduces early readers to words in the spring. Simple words and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

"In the middle of the night, a chain reaction of noises wakes the residents of an urban apartment building, and then lulls them back to sleep"--

There are many different places and people that make up a town. Through colorful images and easy-to-read text, early readers learn the important aspects of town communities and are encouraged to look for some of the similarities in their own towns!

This story, written through poetry, introduces children to the amazing building that Frank built in New York. Readers will enjoy reading about this magnificent place that has everything from schools, to pools, to homes. With delightful illustrations and engaging text, this book describes 8 Spruce Street, a 76-story skyscraper in New York City designed by architect Frank Gehry. Young readers will be inspired as they learn about spaces that engineers...

Mr. Fulton grew up in two small towns, Bangall and Pine Plains, New York, and his book describes the gaps between small-town America and the inner cities. He always took for granted that every school had blackboards and all the supplies needed for an education and that people walked or rode to school on a school bus without fear. The gaps are huge, and bridges of education must be built, or we will lose an entire generation in the inner city. Mr....

Can a 75 year-old barber save troubled teenager Ross Benedict from destroying his life? This novel, inspired by real characters, explores the delicate balance between excruciating loss and a deep bond – however briefly shared. Ross Benedict is a 9th grade teacher who breaks his vow never to return to a small Arkansas town and the memories that live there. He wants no reminders of the hurt and loss he experienced when he was a troubled, scared teenager....

Banana peels, apple cores, candy wrappers, and dirty diapers-it's all garbage. No one wants garbage piling up around their homes, so we put it at the curb for the garbage truck. The answer,s to where that garbage ends up might surprise readers. Informative photographs and a summarizing diagram show readers, where our garbage goes. The text also offers ideas on how to help protect the planet by reducing the amount of garbage we throw away.