reading materials

Introduces some of the different types of homes in which people live, including single-family houses, apartment buildings, mobile homes, and houseboats.

Introduces the characteristics of the changing natural cycle that make each season special.

Presents humorous comparisons between people and animals.

Introduces what children can expect to see and do in school when they go to kindergarten.

Marcela uses simple statements to show readers the places in the town where she lives, and what people do at them.

The lessons of the Holocaust must form the cultural code for education toward humane values, democracy, human rights, tolerance and patience, and opposition to racism and totalitarian ideologies.

Contains eighteen, chronologically arranged legends that explore the cultural and historical heritage of Spain; presented in English with the Spanish translation on facing pages. Includes a vocabulary list.

After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Teenaged pirate Jack Sparrow and his crew are after the legendary Sword of Cortes, which will grant them unimaginable power.