Lectorum Catalog 2024

214 • fax your orders to (877) 532-8676 • www.lectorum.com • History & Social Studies ATLAS DE LAS GRANDES EXPEDICIONES The Atlas of Great Journeys Philip Steele Grades 4-6 EXPLORATION Through explanatory texts, biographies, and maps, this illustrated atlas allows readers to follow in the footsteps of history’s most daring adventurers, including Marco Polo, David Livingstone, Charles Darwin, Alexander von Humboldt, Magellan, Francis Drake, and Roald Amundsen. Download a free app to see their routes in 3-D. Sp. HC (LV45108) 9788414030561 $28.99/23.20 MERCADOS, UN MUNDO POR GR: U DESCUBRIR Markets, a World to Discover Josep Sucarrats Grades 4-6 FOOD Take a trip around the globe and discover the world’s most fascinating markets. This illustrated book talks about markets throughout history, the different types of food sold in them, where certain foods originated, and much more. It contains a prologue by internationally renowned chef Ferran Adrià. Sp. HC (FLA44924) 9788417749699 $22.99/18.40 ¿CUÁNTO VALE UNA VACA? GR:Y/860L How Much for a Cow? Aída & Robert Marcuse Grades 4-7 ECONOMICS In the most ingenious and entertaining way, Aída and Robert Marcuse explain how the economy works. Through the experiences of a girl named Josefina, readers will readily understand concepts such as the barter system, supply and demand, inflation, the credit and banking systems, and much more. Sp. HC (PV45626) 9789583059445 $10.99/8.80 EL MUNDO PIRATA DE BARBANEGRA Blackbeard’s Pirateworld William Teach Grades 5-7 PIRATES Many children grow up thinking that pirates were like Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean, but the reality was quite different. This book presents the danger, violence, and cruelty on the high seas. It focuses on Blackbeard, but also discusses other famous pirates of his day. Sp. HC (PV40302) 9789583047756 $18.99/15.20 PROYECTOS REALES PARA GR: U EXPLORAR EL MOVIMIENTO POR LOS DERECHOS CIVILES EN ESTADOS UNIDOS Real-World Projects to Explore the Civil Rights Movement Heather Moore Niver Grades 5-8 CIVIL RIGHTS Readers will get a thorough review of Civil Rights Movement, its major players, and the lasting effects it had on the country. They’ll also learn what project-based learning entails, and how they can put it to use. Hands-on project suggestions encourage readers to think creatively as well as analytically about the Civil Rights Movement, while allowing them more flexibility in how they approach it. Sp. PB (RN44787) 9781499440164 $14.53/11.62 DINERO Cash Rashmi Sirdeshpande Grades 5-8 ECONOMICS Having money in your pocket can be quite exciting. It can change lives, but how much do you know about it? This book teaches children personal finance in a way they will enjoy and understand. Sp. PB (SAL46148) 9786073810814 $15.95/12.76 LA MALETA DE HANA AR:5.0/GR: Z/780L Hana’s Suitcase Karen Levine Grades 5 & Up WORLD WAR II In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children’s Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside, appeared the words: Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, and Waisenkind—the German word for orphan. In a suspenseful journey, Fumiko Ishioka, the center’s curator, searches for clues across Europe and North America. The mystery of the suitcase takes her back through seventy years, to a young Hana and her family, whose happy life in a small Czech town was turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis. Sp. PB (LC33993) 9781933032016 $11.99/9.60 Eng. PB 9781101933497 $9.99/8.00 DIARIO DE ANA FRANK 1020L Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank Grades 6-8 HOLOCAUST An unforgettable reading experience, this extraordinary diary was kept by a thirteen- year-old Jewish girl in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland. Sp. PB (RH44108) 9780525565888 $14.95/11.96 ¿QUIÉN CUENTA AR:5.4/GR: U/680L LAS ESTRELLAS? Number the Stars Lois Lowry HISTORICAL FICTION/ Grades 6 & Up JEWISH INTEREST Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It’s now 1943 and the Jews of Denmark are “relocated”. Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen’s life. Sp. PB (NGP36401) 9788408090939 $9.99/8.00 Eng. PB 9780547577098 $9.99/8.00 1990 Newbery Medal ELLOS DIJERON QUE NO They Said No Daniele Aristarco Grades 7-9 HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY This book presents heroic acts of civil disobedience and the people who had the courage to take a stand. Starting with Prometheus from Greek mythology and ending with Mahvash Sabet in Iran, it demonstrates the importance of freedom socially, politically, and religiously. Sp. HC (PV45813) 9789583063114 $12.99/10.40 ESTEREOTIPOS This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes Tanya Lloyd Kyi Grades 7 & Up PREJUDICE Hard as we try to avoid stereotypes, they can sometimes affect the way we act. Why does this happen? Where do they come from? Is acknowledging them enough to eradicate them? This book introduces the science of stereotypes and shows how science can also help us describe, analyze, and overcome prejudice. Sp. PB (CF45930) 9786075662633 $26.99/21.60