Authentic Spanish Literature Best Sellers Libraries (Grades 6-8)
This library spans a wide range of instructional themes, content-area topics, and text types including:
- Concept books, rhyming stories, and fairy tales
- Picture books, short stories, and chapter books
- Myths and legends
- Poetry and biographies
- Novels, mysteries, and detective stories
- Science and social studies topics
- Literary and informational texts
Product Details
- Number of Titles: 45
- Grade Level(s): 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12
- Language(s): Original Spanish
Themes & Content Areas
- Action and Adventure
- Ancient Civilizations
- Animals
- City and Town Life
- Courage and Freedom
- Creativity
- Cultural Identity
- Diversity
- Family
- Fantasy and Magic
- Freedom
- Friendship
- Growing Up
- Health and Well-Being
- Hobbies
- Honesty
- Humor
- Identity
- Jobs and Careers
- Justice
- Kindness
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Making a Difference
- Nature
- Personal Development
- Politics and Government
- School
- Self Awareness and Self-Esteem
- Solving Conflicts
- Spanish Language Arts
- Traditions and Customs
- Travel
- Science
- Social Studies
- Spanish as a World Language
Text Types & Genres
- Informational Text / Literary Nonfiction / Autobiography
- Informational Text / Literary Nonfiction / Biography
- Literature / Poetry
- Literature / Poetry / Free Verse Poem
- Literature / Stories
- Literature / Stories / Fantasy
- Literature / Stories / Folktales
- Literature / Stories / Historical Fiction
- Literature / Stories / Realistic Fiction
Featured Titles
Aventuras de un niño de la calle
Action and Adventure, Spanish Language Arts
El camino de Sherlock
Family, Self Awareness and Self-Esteem, Spanish Language Arts
Teacher Resources
Robust support for teachers and students to engage with our literary and informational texts.
- Aligned to Common Core standards, TEKs, NGSS, or NCSS themes where applicable.
- Includes Before, During, and After reading activities.
- Varied approaches to texts allow students to access learning in different ways.
- Graphic Organizers provided where appropriate to support student learning.
- Include activities with answer keys.
Titles Included (45)
Aventuras de un niño de la calle
Action and Adventure, Spanish Language Arts
El camino de Sherlock
Family, Self Awareness and Self-Esteem, Spanish Language Arts
Dioses y héroes de la mitología griega
Fantasy and Magic, Personal Development, Social Studies
Había una vez...mexicanas que hicieron historia
Growing Up, Justice, Making a Difference
El joven Moriarty: el misterio del dodo
Fantasy and Magic, Humor, Spanish Language Arts
Las chicas son de ciencias: 25 científicas que cambiaron el mundo
Courage and Freedom, Growing Up, Jobs and Careers
Las chicas son guerreras: 25 rebeldes que cambiaron el mundo
Courage and Freedom, Growing Up, Jobs and Careers
Las chicas van donde quieren: 25 aventureras que cambiaron el mundo
Courage and Freedom, Growing Up, Justice
Mamire, el último niño
City and Town Life, Making a Difference, Social Studies
Margot: la pequeña, pequeña historia de una casa en Alfa Centauri
Making a Difference, Spanish Language Arts
El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de la Vieja Belén (Bilingual Edition)
Cultural Identity, Traditions and Customs, Social Studies
El misterio de la casa verde
Friendship, Personal Development, Spanish Language Arts
El misterio del hombre que desapareció
Action and Adventure, Friendship, Spanish Language Arts
El misterio del mayordomo
Courage and Freedom, Solving Conflicts, Spanish Language Arts
Los pájaros no tienen fronteras: leyendas y mitos de América Latina
Diversity, Spanish Language Arts
¡Por todos los dioses…!
Action and Adventure, Ancient Civilizations, Courage and Freedom
Valija de cuentos familiares
Family, Personal Development, Spanish Language Arts
El viaje del vikingo soñador
Action and Adventure, Fantasy and Magic, Justice