Enseñar una lengua extranjera es siempre un desafío. Es mucho más fácil cuando a los estudiantes les encantan los materiales que se utilizan para enseñarles. No muchos libros están escritos por lectores jóvenes de secundaria. Esperamos que a sus estudiantes les guste aprender con estos libros bilingües.
Three young men grew up together surrounded by poverty, gang pressure, and a drug infested environment. They are encouraged to dare to dream big dreams; two become successful and one ends up in prison. En la familia de Roy hay un misterio que lo intriga. Su padre, Nelson, y el mejor amigo de su padre, Jesse, son exitosos profesionales; pero su tío ha estado en la cárcel desde que él puede recordar. Los tres jóvenes crecieron juntos. ¿Cómo terminaron en lugares tan diferentes? Viaja con Nelson hacia su infancia. Allí los niños, rodeados por la pobreza, presiones de pandillas y un entorno plagado de drogas, son alentados a soñar grandes sueños. Nelson encuentra inspiración en las historias de algunos de los más grandes soñadores del mundo. ¿Descubrirá que su propio padre fue uno de esos grandes soñadores?
En un mundo cada vez más globalizado y de cambios constantes, requiere unas herramientas adecuadas para abordar los desafíos a los que la comunidad académica, sanitaria, educativa e institucional han de hacer frente. El libro nace de la necesidad de dar respuesta a la diversidad existente en el ámbito de salud. Se busca ofrecer nuevas vías de teorización e intervención sobre cómo la educación y la salud, desde una perspectiva global y transcultural, pueden contribuir a disminuir las desigualdades sociales, los procesos de exclusión, fomentar la interculturalidad y la salud transcultural.
THE BOOK OF CHANGES follows Robin and Carter. Two seniors at high school, confident Carter is swim team captain with a lot of swag and charisma. His best friend, Robin, is the shy background kid who loves to read and keep to himself. Despite their opposing personalities, ten years of friendship has make them closer than brothers. However, Robin’s behavior begins to change as his lifelong secret begins to overwhelm him: He is an Adult Baby. Robin wants to have a successful life, but he also loves to wear diapers, suck his thumb, and he longs to be act and be treated like a baby from time to time. No one ever imagined this about him, but Carter and his family begin to notice Robin’s anxiety, and when the revelation comes… it blows everyone away. But with a little guidance and love, Robin discovers that not only his family, but his best friend, are willing to accept and get involved with this part of him. Suddenly Robin will discover that love knows no bounds and Carter will realize that Robin is giving him the best present ever too: A baby brother he can take care of!
After years of traveling the world, searching for all life has to offer, Toni Martí realizes that his youthful curiosity has soured into stagnation, depression, and drug addiction. While stumbling through what remains of his life, he commits a crime and is sentenced to community service at a nursing home. Forced to comply, he forms a grudging relationship with Juan, an octogenarian whose family long ago abandoned him, and whose day-to-day life seems undisturbed by change. He also encounters Lucía, who runs the nursing home, but not her life; too fearful to follow the lure of her dreams or rebel against her parents, she has grown dull and unhappy. “Beyond Intensity” captures the story of three characters trapped in lives that bring them only loneliness and despair. Soon, they will be forced to discover what is beyond the pursuit of momentary pleasure, beyond routine, beyond conformity. Against the backdrop of a dehumanized society, these three characters’ lives give us the opportunity to reflect on the culture of immediacy and the search for instant gratification—to ask ourselves, what lies beyond intensity?
After being attacked by a large rhino, Sangu, a fun-loving lion cub, gets lost. Some gazelles befriend him and teach him their ways. Sangu is a total misfit. Finally he discovers his true identity. Para crecer y saber cómo vivir, los jóvenes leoncitos deben desarrollar habilidades de supervivencia. Pero Sangu está más interesado en jugar que en aprender; de modo que cuando el ataque de un rinoceronte lo separa de su familia, no está preparado para sobrevivir por sí mismo. Sangu se pierde y un grupo de amigables gacelas lo adoptan. Las gacelas le enseñan cómo sobrevivir en la selva, pero cuando Sangu intenta vivir la vida como una gacela, resulta un inadaptado total. En esta historia de un león perdido y encontrado, ¿descubrirá Sangu su verdadera identidad?
Portrays experiences during the development of New Mexico
In the title story, Lucinda hatches a clever plan to get her boyfriend back and is crushed when she ultimately realizes that it’s impossible to force a guy to love you. Like all young people, she ignores the advice of her mom and learns that lesson—and many more—the hard way. In this bilingual collection of ten short stories for young people, kids deal with both serious and humorous consequences after they ignore their parents’ suggestions and disobey rules. At a friend’s house on New Year’s Eve, Raymond plays with fireworks even though he promised his parents he wouldn’t. Kids on a track team search for a mysterious naked woman with embarrassing results. And two girls in a wax museum are in for a surprise when they ignore the signs about touching the figures. These short and accessible contemporary stories are alternately amusing and poignant as they explore issues relevant to today’s youth. Teens deal with everything from grandparents suffering from dementia to difficult customers at a first job. And in one story, a young girl grieves the loss of her baby, a miscarriage her mom calls a “blessing.” These stories highlight the emotional tailspins of living in a ...
This authentic diary, kept by a Viennese schoolgirl when she was eleven to fourteen years old, first appeared publicly in 1919. Richly expressive and emotionally moving, it intimately chronicles her passage from childhood to puberty with frankness, lucidity, and an honesty that scandalized the anonymous author's contemporaries. Originally presented by Sigmund Freud as a specimen to analyze and observe the development of a young female during the vital years of personal growth, the book relates, in a gently ironic tone, daily encounters and experiences as well as private conversations and exchanged intimacies with a close friend. "So charming, so serious, and so artless, that it cannot fail to be of supreme interest to educationists and psychologists."—Sigmund Freud "Psychotherapists and analysts will enjoy debating the implications of the document's frank evocation of the sexual awakening of a cosseted girl."—Publisher's Weekly
Esta historia que hoy te narro sucedió hace muchos años. Es un cuento ya de antaño, que te llevará en un viaje con un lindo personaje; ¡quien un día fue premiada por ser muy buena y honrada! Se llamaba, Marisol. This story that today I tell you it happened many years ago. It is a story from yesteryear, that will take you on a journey with a nice character; Who one day was awarded for being very good and honest! Her name was Marisol.
This sensational piece of love and death is totally veridic and shows the cruelty of a slave country by a dictator who without mercy oppress and kill the people from hunger, thirst, and injustice, violating the human rights, taking the Cuban people to suicide through the need and desperation. This book shows the real life of Cuba; it shows how the people is tortured, and without hope that one day they could be free or liberated from the yoke that make them die prematurely through suicide. And each day, the oppression against Cubans’ human rights grow. This book shows the inequality in Cuba compared with other countries that are not slave or ruled by a dictator. This piece is written following the sadness and suffering from Cuba.
After enjoying the first night of the most important festival in your city, three friends find a strange scroll that leads them to discover an unimaginable place in another dimension. After this they will learn the secrets that something called «Emunah» hides, which will awaken supernatural abilities in them. With the passage of time the boys will learn the great mission they will have in their life: «Save the natural world»; but not without receiving big surprises along the way.
Berlín Este, 1961. Kirstin Beck está decidida a escapar a Occidente. Desde la ventana de su casa adosada, a sus espaldas, una alambrada que cruza un cementerio, ve cómo cierran la frontera con Berlín Oeste, donde Tony Marino, un escritor norteamericano que allí trabaja, observa en la cercanía el progreso del levantamiento, al tiempo que ve a una atractiva mujer en su ventana. Kirstin sujeta una pizarra con AYUDA para que este la vea, lo que los lleva a un plan, aunque difícil empresa, para que ella cruce la frontera. Con la Stasi pisándoles los talones, Tony y Kirstin entran en un caleidoscopio de embustes y peligros, pero decididos a alcanzar la libertad a cualquier precio. Pero ¿podrá Kirstin escapar del mundo que no soporta en un país dividido entre el Comunismo y el Capitalismo?
Teased by their friends that no one will ever know, Johnny and Janie ignore their parents' warnings about the big, bad wolf. Wanting big, delicious acorns at Mr. Smith’s farm, they and their friends hatch a plan to sneak out of their homes during the night. They can’t wait to feast on the delicious acorns from Mr. Smith’s farm.The young squirrels’ moon-lit adventure and delightful meal suddenly ends when a very hungry wolf chases them. Barely escaping with their lives, the young squirrels learn to disobey is wrong even when you think no one will ever know. Virtues: Honesty / Respect for Parents / Trust Ignorando las reglas, cuatro jóvenes ardillas escuchan a sus amigos y se escabullen para comer bellotas grandes y deliciosas. Pero surgen problemas cuando se encuentran con un lobo hambriento. Apenas escapando con sus vidas, las ardillas aprenden que desobedecer está mal incluso cuando crees que nadie lo sabrá nunca.
A collection of stories about young Latino's immigrant experiences in the United States.
Are you learning English or Spanish? ¿Estás aprendiendo inglés o español? This book can help you: you will find the story told in Spanish on one side and in English on the other ...Este libro puede ayudarte con eso: Encontrarás el cuento narrado en español en una página y en la otra en inglés. Ella es la hermana menor de su mejor amigo. Él es el donjuán más seductor de todos. No deberían estar juntos. Sin embargo, este verano es demasiado tentador. She's his best friend's little sister. He's the biggest player of them all. They shouldn't be together. But this summer's just too tempting. Sixteen-year-old Emilia Moretti's goal for the summer is simple: forget her brother's best friend—Nick Grawski—ever existed. It should be easy: He's spending his summer in the Hamptons, adding girls in tiny bikinis to his list of broken hearts. She'll need flawless ballet movements to have a shot at next year's showcase, and she's finally ready to search for her birth parents. But when Nick decides to stay in the city, Emilia's resolve disappears in a pirouette. Maybe it's the spin they needed to be together. As long as she doesn't get stuck believing in happily ever after… Nick...
Alabanza de cómo hablar con loco ""Un raro y honesto relato de la manía, la depresión y la psicosis ... el libro para leer si quieres entender el sufrimiento de las personas con enfermedades mentales y el valor crudo que una mujer puede reunir. Donna lucha financieramente, socialmente, sexualmente y espiritualmente para encontrar la paz de los minions del infierno que habitan su mente. "" - Katherine Tapley-Milton, autora de Mind Full of Scorpions.
Oral histories of Mexican farmworkers in the Philadelphia region
Despues de nadar por muchos anos, un dia me di cuenta de que lo que lo que nos hace flotar y nadar son nuestros pulmones al usarlos como flotadores; lo hacemos por instinto. Tambien me di cuenta de que sabiendo trabajar nuestros pulmones, tenemos mas oportunidad de supervivencia al quedar atrapados en alguna corriente. Por esa razon me di a la tarea de explicar mis experiencias porque muchas personas mueren ahogadas cada ano en diferentes rios y lagos, incluyendo personas que saben nadar; no seas una estadistica mas. En este libro, "!No grites! Salva tu vida", entenderas el porque. Ademas, contiene una historia de amor y aventuras, y recuerda: !No grites! Salva tu vida After swimming for many years, I realized that what makes us float are our lungs when we use them as floats; we do it instinctively. I also realized that knowing how to work our lungs, we have a better chance of survival if we ever get trapped in a strong current. For that reason, I began to explain my experiences because many people drown each year in different rivers and lakes, including those who know how to swim; don't be just another statistic. In this book, "Don't scream! Instead, Save Your Life", you will...
Offers instruction, examples, and exercises to build Spanish vocabulary, master the intricacies of grammar, and converse in Spanish.
Starboy just graduated high school and was on his way to college with his best friend, Moonkid. That’s until a tragic car crash and a head injury sent Starboy to a coma and then permanent brain damage. His personality changed, slowly regressing to babyhood. He begins writing letters to Moonkid telling him how he’s regressing every day. Suddenly college and grown-up’s life are out the window with his developing infantile behavior. His life now revolves around diaper changes, baby bottles, toys, cartoons, and spoon-feeding as every day he acts more like an infant. Those letters and his new relationship with his family and friends help him realize that being a baby might not be the worst thing ever. Maybe it can be a blessing in disguise.
A comprehensive Spanish language course designed for learners Pre-K through 5th grade.
A beautiful girl named Scarlett was abandoned in a mysterious orphanage and suffers from a tragic ailment—her skin is ultrasensitive to light. She spends much of her childhood indoors at the ancient castle, even as she longs to go outside to play with her friends. Born with a unique gift that allows her to see what others cannot, her eyes open to the supernatural. She experiences visions of angels, shadowy demons, and other mysterious beings hidden from those around her. Living in the castle, she notices strange figures, weird, monstrously shaped shadows, and disembodied voices, but she also sees enchanting things that makes her forget the shadows. Along the way, Scarlett witnesses many battles between the forces of good and evil. Though she is tempted by darkness along the way, her pure heart always brings her back from the brink of losing her soul. She tries to unravel the mystery of the noble family that lived many years ago in the castle and the secrets they hold. As time passes, Scarlett discovers that her gift is not only to view the supernatural. It is more powerful than she imagines, but her true desire is to someday be a part of a family that loves her. Does she really...
As the Mexican golden eagle is raised and prepared by its parents to go out south in search of a magical moment where a new nation would take place, after the accomplishment of this journey, some nasty snakes kill his parents in an effort to kill him to prevent this magical moment from happening. Having experienced this nasty event, the eagle swears revenge and takes a flight to the south. The snakes realize that this eagle is still alive and team up with a big flock of bloodthirsty scavengers and, flying on top of them, head south to stop this eagle. Parallel to this eagle’s journey, the Aztecs too have to head over to the south in pursuit of this magical moment where an eagle has to be on top of a nopal devouring a serpent. There is where their empire and Tenochtitlan would be built. Both know that this is a god’s mandate and they have to do it even at the risk of their lives, for if they fail, a spell could fall on them forever.
The books in the Palo Alto adventure series are written in two languages, (not translated but written by the author, B. Palma in both languages) to help the children of two adjacent cultures understand their differences and so that students can read them in the desired language. On the odd pages the story is written in Spanish and on the even ones in English. Lucifer, the second book in the bilingual Palo Alto Adventure series describes how the young Palo Alto friends, Juanita, Pedro, Rafael, and Luisito find the secrets for taming a badly treated Olympic-level jumping horse, Lucifer. Juanita makes a new friend, Leora, daughter of an American engineer who is helping with the construction of a new factorynear the Mexican town. Rafael and his horse have an accident and Pedro has the first operation on his ankle. The boys are interviewed on television showing the treasure they found in Rafael's family's Hacienda. Juanita's famous equestrian cousins, Manuel and Rogelio come to help with the training of Lucifer. The four friends are invited to ride in the parade for the inauguration of the factory. Juanita and Leora, representing their respective countries, take flowers to the...
They made it.Carter and Robin have successfully graduated college and gotten together. They are married and their lives are great with Carter being a reliable nurse and Robin a high school teacher -one who wears diapers. They have found a balance between their normal lives and the fact that Robin is an Adult Baby who Carter takes care of. Robin has his nursery, can be the baby he wants to be when he wants and Carter enjoys every second he spends with his babified husband. They make both sides work, the Adult side and the Baby side. That’s is, until something unexpected comes their way… Jordan is an eighteen-year-old boy who had been neglected by his parents all his life and kicked out when they discovered he was an Adult Baby. Fate intervenes and suddenly Carter and Robin find themselves taking in this boy, and once more they are thrown into A WORLD OF CHANGES as a new big baby joins the family. But are they ready for it? This is the final book in THE TRILOGY OF CHANGES, where Carter and Robin (and Jordan!) will see their stories go full circle!
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