La Misión de Santa Bárbara (Discovering Mission Santa Bárbara)

El diario de Miguelito cuenta la historia de un niño diagnosticado con TEA (trastorno del espectro autista), que quiere ser poeta. En sus vacaciones, viaja con su familia para conocer a otros niños como él. Miguelito hace anotaciones en su diario de las sensaciones sentidas en cada encuentro. El personaje Miguelito, el pelirrojo, fue creado para aumentar la concienciación sobre el autismo, usando la pedagogía creativa.

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.

Introduce students to different parts of the United States with this nonfiction Spanish-translated book. Through various maps, including physical, political, and thematic, readers will learn the geography of the U.S., and be inspired to create a map of their own! Simple informational text features help students navigate the text, while primary source documents and images help build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

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...