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by Kitty Felde (Author), Jorge Flores González (Translator)
Todos estaban molestos con todos en Capitol Hill. Y ahora, alguien está escondiendo serpientes en las bolsas de gimnasio y los botes de basura de cualquier legislador que se atreviera a hablar con algú n miembro de cualquier otro partido. Está en las manos de Fina Mendoza, la hija de un congresista, encontrar a la verdadera serpiente en el cé sped.
Fina es la determinada y astuta protagonista Latina de diez añ os que resuelve misterios en el capitolio de EEUU con la ayuda de un gran perro anaranjado... y le enseñ a civismo a los niñ os. Libro 3 en Los Misterios de Fina Mendoza.
The West Wing conoce a Nancy Drew.
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Everybody's mad at everybody on Capitol Hill. Members call each other names on the floor of the House of Representatives. A former Speaker elbows a fellow lawmaker. And anybody who dares to work with someone in the other political party is punished. Now somebody's putting snakes in lawmaker gym bags and trash cans.
It's up to 10-year-old Fina Mendoza, the daughter of a Latino congressman, to find the real snake in the grass.
Snake in the Grass is book 3 in a great series for CIVICS EDUCATION.
Teachers, Librarians, and Homeschoolers, the Fina Mendoza Mysteries Series of Books and Podcasts provide a multidisciplinary approach to civics education for elementary school readers. As our amateur detective learns about the U.S. legislative branch, the electoral process, and civic engagement-- and solves mysteries on Capitol Hill after school-- your students learn through the series' multimedia sources.
Also available in English! Look for Snake in the Grass by Kitty Felde, translated by Jorge Flores Gonzá lez.THE WEST WING meets NANCY DREW
FREE DOWNLOADABLE CURRICULUM AVAILABLE:
Build reading skills while teaching integrated lessons in: ELA, social studies, and history designed for grades 3-5 Common Core StandardsNCSS curriculum standards, C3 Social Studies ReadinessCalifornia Public Schools' History-Social Science content standards.Promote deeper learning through: active engagementreading comprehensioncontent knowledgecreative and analytical thinkingDesigned for use by elementary school teachers, parents, homeschoolers, scout leaders, and community educators.INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS AND MULTIMEDIA SOURCES:
Helps address students' diverse learning needs and supports the use of technology in the classroom.The Fina Mendoza Mysteries FREE podcast is based on the books and current events.The Facts Behind the Fiction blog and newsletter offer historical and civics context for both the books and podcast.Introduce civics to your students with "The Fina Mendoza Mysteries" series!
THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES SERIES:
Book 1 - Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza
Book 2 - State of the Union: A Fina Mendoza Mystery
Book 3 - Snake in the Grass
Libro 1 - Bienvenida a Washington Fina Mendoza
Libro 2 - Estado de la Unió n: Un Misterio de Fina Mendoza
For fans of the Greenglass House stories, The Secret Lake mystery adventures series, The National Park Mystery Series, and Angela Cervantes' The Cursed Moon.
Author Biography
Award-winning public radio journalist, writer, and TEDx speaker KITTY FELDE hosts the BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS podcast named by "The Times" of London as one of the top 10 kidcasts in the world, with more than 1.4M downloads. The Los Angeles native created the Washington bureau for Southern California NPR, explaining how government works to grownups, and hosted a daily talk show in L.A. for nearly a decade. Now, she explains it to kids in a series of mystery novels and podcasts called THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES and writes the companion blog FACTS BEHIND THE FICTION for the Chesapeake Press' website.
