Spiders Up Close / Las aranas

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

La poesía revienta, estruja, libera, asciende, te asesina, te acurruca, te limpia el alma, te corrompe los miedos. La poesía te convierte, lo ha hecho conmigo y si estuviera en un plano de paradojas contradictorias, yo convierto la poesía y la poesía me hace poeta. Yo te hago musa, tu me haces profeta. Y así vamos de la mano, en un viaje donde la poesía te convierte, mientras yo la hago. Francisco Medina

The eye-catching color of red tints delicious apples, shiny toy cars, juicy tomatoes, and so much more in the world around us. Readers of this cheerful volume are invited to recognize red in well-known objects in each photograph as well as to review important vocabulary words in at-level sentences. A simple activity at the end of the book allows them to self-evaluate their mastery of this color concept.

"Discusses the role of the oceans on Earth and introduces waves, tides, and water pressure"--Provided by publisher.