Time for Kids En Espanol - Level 3

Tomando como hilo conductor a un joven lector y a Peter Kein, el protagonista de Auto de fe, Felipe Benítez Reyes nos transporta a través de la historia de la escritura, desde los egipcios a las quemas públicas del Tercer Reich, y nos muestra, gracias a un conjunto de datos y anécdotas interesantes, la trascendencia, naturalidad y significación del acto de la lectura para la existencia humana.

The Declaration of Independence changed America forever. Readers will learn about the events that led up to the Declaration including unfair taxation from King George III and the Boston Tea Party in this Spanish-translated book. The vivid images, engaging sidebars, and supportive text explain what roles John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson played in the creation of the document and what they meant by including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To help readers better understand the vocabulary and content, an accommodating table of contents and glossary are provided.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

La familia de Esther Solar es... rara. Según la maldición que los persigue, aquello a lo que le tienen más miedo terminará matándolos cuando menos lo esperen y, por eso, su padre no ha salido del sótano en seis años; su hermano sella los interruptores con cinta para que nunca se apaguen y lo que se oculta en la oscuridad no lo devore; su madre, una ludópata, vive rodeada de amuletos vivos capaces de alejar la mala suerte. Todo eso, claro, son cosas que pasan en cualquier familia... Aunque Esther aún no sabe cuál es su miedo, está segura de que cuando lo descubra se apoderará de su ...