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501) Short stories in Spanish: Volume 2 :read for pleasure at your level and learn Spanish the fun way!
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Short stories in Spanish for beginners, volume 2 offers eight more unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. Carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and feeling of progress when reading, these stories will help you expand your vocabulary and improve your comprehension in a natural way. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish, Volume 2 is designed to make...
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"Un escritor famoso viene de visita a Arbolópolis. Eva debe escribir un cuento para mostrárselo. Pero se le pierde su mascota y no puede pensar en otra cosa que en Gastón. ¿Podrá estar lista a tiempo para la visita del famoso escritor?"--Provided by publisher.
"In book 6, a famous author is coming to Treetopolis! Eva and her classmates each have to write a story to share with the author. Eva's excited! But then something terrible happens: Her...
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Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way, he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful 'Experimental Engines' but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome but who aren't what they first seem.
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In ancient Greece, 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who is promised to his brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or fulfill his...
505) Project X
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The film follows three seemingly anonymous high school seniors as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let's throw a party that no one will forget, but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born. A warning to parents and police everywhere.
506) Un dia de nieve
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Las aventuras de un muchachito en la ciudad cuando hace mucha nieve.
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
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"La vida de un niño nacido en la frontera no es fácil, pero Güero sabe cómo hacerle frente: escribiendo poemas. Güero tiene doce años y es mexicano y americano al mismo tiempo. Sabe sentirse en casa en ambos lados del rio, y en su vida hay tanto español como inglés. Güero ha comenzado el séptimo año en la escuela, y su profe de inglés hace que hasta los poemas suenen cool. Güero es como llaman a los chicos como el: pálidos. Pero no te...
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Chronicles the life and times of Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson, Atlantic City's undisputed czar at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst in the rise of organized crime in America. Season three begins on New Year's Eve 1922-23. The roaring '20s are about to start; though the economy is booming, alcohol has become scarce, competition is fierce, and gangster violence is heating up.
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"Animals living in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else. Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce himself or to greet the dawn. But in Spanish-speaking countries, he says ki-kiri-ki. Emerging readers will delight in identifying the animals depicted on each new page. The bilingual text invites parent and child into an interactive...
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BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
New Nonfiction at Blackhawk Middle School
Schneider Gr. 3-5 Book Recs March 2022
New Nonfiction at Blackhawk Middle School
Schneider Gr. 3-5 Book Recs March 2022
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"Descubre c̤mo cuarenta latinas influyentes se convirtieron en las mujeres que hoy celebramos. En esta colecci̤n de biograf̕as cortas de personajes de toda Am̌rica Latina y de Estados Unidos, Juliet Meňndez explora los primeros pasitos con los que estas latinitas iniciaron su camino. Con hermosas ilustraciones, hechas a mano, Meňndez pone en relieve el poder que tienen los suęos de la infancia. Desde la jueza de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor...
511) Gods of Egypt
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In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus in an unlikely alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire...
512) Mujercitas
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El señor March se ha marchado a la guerra y sus cuatro hijas deben quedarse en casa con su madre, su tiacutea y sus amigos, en medio del bullicio de la vida burguesa de Nueva Inglaterra.
Chronicles the joys and sorrow of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
513) El arte de la guerra
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El Arte de la Guerra es el mejor libro de estrategia de todos los tiempos. Inspiró a Napoleón, Maquiavelo, Mao Tse Tung, y muchas más figuras históricas. Este libro de dos mil quinientos años de antigüedad es uno de los más importantes textos clásicos Chinos, en el que, a pesar del tiempo transcurrido, ninguna de sus máximas ha quedado anticuada, ni hay un solo consejo que hoy no sea útil. Pero la obra del general Sun-tzu no es únicamente...
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"En 1848, Mary Walker nació siendo esclava. A los 15 años fue liberada. A los 20, se casó y tuvo su primer hijo. A los 68 aún trabajaba y recogía dinero para su iglesia. A los 114, era el último miembro de su familia que aún vivía. A los 116 años, Mary Walker aprendió a leer. Nunca es demasiado tarde para aprender."--
515) El principito
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I lived my life alone, with no one to talk to, until my plane broke down in the Sahara. I began the repair all alone with only enough water for a week. The first night, I went to sleep on the sand, a thousand miles from civilization. Imagine my amazement, at sunrise, when I was awakened by an odd little voice.
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Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived.
El rescate de una ardilla después de un accidente con una aspiradora, cínico-lectura cómica Flora Belle Buckman se asombra cuando la ardilla, Ulises, demuestra poderes sorprendentes de la fuerza y el vuelo después de ser revivido....
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Andie is a spunky young women who is from one of Baltimore's grittiest neighborhoods. Her dance ability, which has been forged in fire on the streets, lands her in a prestigious performing arts school. There, she struggles to fit in. Her classmates are in awe of her talent and catches the eye of Chase, a guy from a privileged family. He becomes captivated by Andie's street dance moves and genuine heart.
518) Collateral beauty
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Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
519) Mis pedazos rotos: sanando las heridas del abuso sexual a través de la fe, la familia y el amor
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Creciendo como el más joven Rivera, Rosie estaba rodeado por el amor incondicional, apoyo y afecto. No había nada que su familia no haría por ella, especialmente su hermana Jenni, que era lo más importante en el mundo para Rosie. Con su fuerte voluntad y una base sólida, Rosie se prepara para conquistar el mundo. Sin embargo, la vida tomaría un giro drástico cuando Rivera fue marcada por el abuso sexual dentro de su familia a una edad muy joven....
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When a bluebird comes upon a dinosaur who's down in the dumps, he asks what's wrong. "¡Tengo hambre!" says the dinosaur. I'm hungry! Does the dinosaur want a banana? "¿Plátano? No." Fish? "¿Pescado? No, gracias." Nothing seems to do the trick! What does dinosaur want to eat? This delightful bilingual picture book is about finding just the right food--and just the right friend.