Blanca's Feather

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and...

Alina acaba de recibir una en la que se le comunica que, junto a un joven desconocido, es la heredera de un codiciado diamante, por el que hay gente dispuesta a matar. Para evitar que esta joya caiga en manos indebidas, Alina se verá obligada a vivir una vertiginosa aventura contrarreloj en la que descubrirá que algunas personas son como cierta clase de diamantes: oscuros en la superficie, pero capaces de brillar en su interior.

One night, a renowned and now retired literary publisher has a vivid dream that takes place in Dublin, a city he's never visited. The central scene of the dream is a funeral in the era of Ulysses. The publisher would give anything to know if an unidentified character in his dream is the great author he always wanted to meet, or the ghostly angel who abandoned him during childhood. As the days go by, he will come to understand that his vision of the end of an era was prophetic.

With sugar skulls, sweet-smelling marigold petals and joyful songs, Hispanic families welcome back ancestors on this holiday.