Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Un libro milenario, una carta de navegación antigua, un reloj para viajar en el tiempo y una misión. Como escenario: el mar, el río, los glaciares y cielos sembrados de estrellas. Anusqui con su reloj mágico, viajará al siglo XI donde conocerá a su nuevo amigo Santiago. Con él y el resto de los personajes, salvarán al mundo de una inminente amenaza. ¿Os cuento un secreto? En medio de esta intrépida aventura, Anusqui conocerá a personajes históricos, se sorprenderá con el inquietante mundo de los hielos y descubrirá el porqué de sus superpoderes.

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...

Highlights the life and political career of the forty-fourth president of the United States who, after years of struggling with his identity and place in society, found his niche in public service and made history as the first African American U.S. President ever to be elected.

Bacteria have a slimy reputation. They're too small to see with the human eye, so it's easy to let them slip past unnoticed. But, bacteria are part of our daily lives. In fact, they affect everything from milk to our moods. Get ready to zoom in on the hidden world of bacteria and explore the many ways that bacteria are being used in the modern world. This nonfiction reader seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach multiplication of mixed numbers. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build...