Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

¿Qué fué? A series that encourages students to relive history through exciting accounts of important historical events. Short chapters and sixteen pages of historical photos motivate even the most reluctant readers to learn about famous events and landmarks. • Interesting facts and anecdotes spark curiosity. • Maps and time lines provide historical context. • Illustrations and photographs support comprehension. Patricia Brennan Demuth ¿Qué fue el Día D? What Was D-Day? ILLUSTRATIONS David Grayson Kenyon GR U WWII / U.S. in the 20th Century / Military and Wars 9781631134050 5½" x 7½" / 124 pp $11.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / History In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of seven thousand ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how this invasion was planned and carried out, and how it overwhelmed the Germans, who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and has been hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time. Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack ¿Qué fue El Álamo? What Was the Alamo? ILLUSTRATIONS David Groff GR R Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc. / Military and Wars / U.S. in the 19th Century 9781631134098 5½" x 7½" / 124 pp $11.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / History “Remember the Alamo!” is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand Mexican Army soldiers for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With eighty illustrations and a sixteen-page photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history. AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER 127 MIDDLE GRADE READERS 3-5