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Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young women--one Spanish, one Puebloan--meeting across space and time. Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, New Mexico's famous Lady in Blue, is said to have traveled to New Mexico in the seventeenth century. Here Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid bring her to life, imagining an encounter between a Pueblo woman and Sor María during the nun's mystical spiritual journeys. Tales of Sor María, who described traveling across the earth and the heavens, have traditionally presented her as an evangelist who helped bring Catholicism to the Pueblos. Instead this ...

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.

¡Choque! ¡Mira a ese camión monstruo! Aprenda sobre lo que hacen los camiones monstruosos y cómo funcionan. Esta edición ofrece emocionantes fotografías de color, un glosario de fotos para ayudar a los jóvenes lectores a navegar por el libro y preguntas de pensamiento crítico para ayudar con las habilidades de no ficción en los lectores jóvenes. Crash! Whoa! Watch that monster truck go! Learn about what monster trucks do and how they work. This Spanish-language edition features exciting full-color photographs, a photo glossary to help young readers navigate the book, and...

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.