reading materials

Franklin the turtle anxiously awaits the arrival of spring as he looks forward to the birth of his new baby sister and the prospect of becoming a big brother.

When his big brother leaves to become a soldier, a boy does what he can to take his place in the family.

The first grade is distressed by an intelligence test which fails to measure true aptitude.

A updated version of a traditional Spanish folksong in which each creature is hushed by the one which follows it. Includes musical notation for the folksong.

Describes toucans, macaws, and harpy eagles, birds that live in the rain forest, and explains how they protect themselves and find food, and that they are endangered.

Slither inside to learn more about the snakes that inhabit the rain forest.

Learn about the amazing acrobats of the rain forest.

Describes the lives of the people of ancient Egypt.

Collections of 12 autobiographical stories by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jimenez, who at the age of four, illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947.

A book of poems that explores the struggles of a boy from Mexico attending school in the United States.