America Ferrera is an award-winning Hispanic actress who has appeared in both Spanish-speaking and English-speaking roles. Readers will love learning the details about this young role model, from her start in acting To The causes that she supports.
This fascinating book introduces readers to Shakira, who is a Latin singing sensation as well as an accomplished dancer. She is also dedicated to helping those who are less fortunate. She founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation to provide schools and educational opportunities to underprivileged children in Columbia and around the world. The life, career, and humanitarianism of this beautiful and talented star will thrill readers.
This book invites readers to join a group of neighborhood kids as they help to clean up their local park. Along with their work, the kids practice counting and provide an enjoyable math lesson. Numbers are illustrated with photographs to help make the concept easier to comprehend.
Everyone loves a good mystery. Readers follow along as a curious boy figures out where his nickel went. Books of the Neighborhood Readers Program build early literacy skills, introduce important content-area language, and help develop speaking and writing skills. They can be integrated into any existing language arts or core reading programs.
Word problems can be daunting for students, young and old alike. This book teaches students to break the solving process into four simple steps. They learn that every problem has clue words to tell them which operation to use, and easy-to-follow sample problemsall related to animalsgive readers the confidence to solve new problems on their own. A tips section helps encourage readers to try their best, to ask for help, and to keep practicing.
The biographical details of NFL star Mark Sanchez are engagingly presented in this bilingual English to Spanish book. Readers will love learning about this symbol of athletic prowess and success. Bright photographs support the dual language narrative.
Coqui frogs are the unofficial symbol of Puerto Rico. Readers will learn about their habitat and diet. Students will also learn about some other Latin American frogs, such as the poison dart frog and the red-eyed tree frog, too.
Word problems using operations and algebraic thinking may sound dry and boring, but not when they are done at the amusement park. Each sample problem connects to real-life examples a young person might come across at the park. Text is accessible and engaging but also provides real math content and challenges.
Ratios and proportions are good ways to break down and understand really big numbers, and the numbers dont get any bigger than they do in outer space. This book brings young mathematicians on a space odyssey that will ultimately end with them gaining a greater understanding of how to solve word problems using ratios and proportionsand they might even learn a little science along the way. A tips section helps break down the problem-solving process into manageable steps designed to build confidence. These steps are repeated in every problem, helping reinforce the concepts and make them second nature.
Straightforward yet engaging text and attainable, sports-related examples will help even the most reluctant math student tackle word problems using decimals and percentages. Full-color photos help connect math to the real world, and the inviting design supports understanding while drawing readers in. A Words to Know section defines any unfamiliar terms to allow readers to fully engage with the text.
Inspirational, step-by-step experiments about the natural world will encourage independent scientific investigation and make active scientists of all your students.
Inspirational, step-by-step experiments about planet Earth will encourage independent scientific investigation and make active scientists of all your students.
Inspirational, step-by-step experiments on rocks and the rock cycle will encourage independent scientific investigation and make active scientists of all your students.
Not everyone loves word problems or fractions, but everyone loves food! Every sample problem relates to kids favorite snacks. Even better, each problem is broken down into four easy-to-follow steps, with tips and pointers on how to successfully solve the problem and apply the same strategies to other problems. Design elements aid in understanding the math concepts, and lively, color photographs pull the reader in.
Inspirational, step-by-step experiments with solids, liquids, and gases will encourage independent scientific investigation and make active scientists of all your students.
The stirring and inspiring life of Sonia Sotomayorwhich readers will find hard to forgetis examined in this book. From early life in Bronx project housing to Princeton and Yale, this Supreme Court Associate Judge is a historical figure in the making.
Inspirational, step-by-step experiments with physical science will encourage independent scientific investigation and make active scientists of all your students.
This book makes multiplication and division word problems fun using facts about big trucks and cars. The tips section takes the mystery out of word problems, making them accessible to even reluctant mathematicians. Sample problems highlight the clue words that word problems use to help students solve them. The vibrant photos and highly approachable text will encourage readers to think differently about word problems, and readers will close the book feeling new confidence in their abilities to solve word problems using multiplication and division.
Best known for her roles as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena Gomez is just beginning to come into her own as an actress and singer. Readers will be thrilled to find out what goes on behind the scenes in Gomezs life, career, and private endeavors such as volunteer work.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the teen actress and singer, from her childhood and early acting roles to her rise in popularity through her music career and such acting roles as "Wizards of Waverly Place.
Featuring high-frequency words, pictures that are tightly correlated to the text, and a charming story, this leveled fiction reader will help emerging readers built early literacy skills.
Featuring high-frequency words, pictures that are tightly correlated to the text, and a charming story, this leveled fiction reader will help emerging readers built early literacy skills.
Tony Romo is a successful quarterback in the NFL, currently working with his Dallas Cowboy teammates toward the ultimate goal of winning the Super Bowl Championship. Full-color photographs and a lively yet straightforward narrative give students a behind the scenes look at his interesting life and career.
Since college, Mark Sanchez has been a symbol and role model for Mexican-Americans of every age, but especially for young people. Readers will find out about his early life, education, and his rise to starting quarterback in the NFL. This is an engaging look at a young quarterback on the rise.
Based on the Invalid Lists of 1806 and the Pension Lists of 1818, 1832 and 1840, this book supplies--in addition to name, age, service, residence, and source of information--the date of the pension application; date and place of birth; service record; names of all family members cited in the pension statement; and place or places of migration to, from, or within Tennessee. The 1840 Pension List is especially interesting to researchers as it includes widows' applications. Widows were required to submit proof of marriage and children, and their applications, therefore, constitute a rich vein of genealogical source material."--Amazon.
Coqui frogs are the unofficial symbol of Puerto Rico. Learn about their habitat, diet, and more. Find out about some other Latin American frogs, such as the poison dart frog and the red-eyed tree frog, too.
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