Getting a package or card in the mail is very exciting. Some of the things you can do at a post office, such as buying stamps, checking a PO box, and sending a letter are addressed through accessible, age-appropriate language. The easy-to-follow text is written in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, making it a great learning tool for students of either language.

Using a fictionalized approach, this bilingual book follows one child on a visit to the post office, making this easily relatable experience exciting for beginning readers to learn about and shows English language learners how mail gets from one person to another. The story tracks a letter through the postal system, showing the path of dropping the letter off the day it is written through the day it is delivered. Accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish is accompanied by colorful illustrations, making this a trip to the post office that young readers will be sure to remember.

Using new vocabulary in everyday situations is a great way to strengthen one's understanding of a language. And a trip to the post office, or oficina de correos, provides just that kind of situation in this book, an introduction to Spanish. Readers will tag along as the narrator takes mail to the post office and teaches various Spanish terms along the way. Pronunciations for each term are provided in a key in each chapter.

This nonfiction narrative teaches kids about one of the most valuable resources in their community, the library. Accessible text, presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, discusses the process of picking out and checking out a book. A table of contents, photo glossary, and index help introduce readers to the conventions of a nonfiction book, too.

This nonfiction narrative features people who are at a hospital for different reasons, ranging from a broken bone to a newborn baby sister. Though spending time at the hospital can be scary, the matter-of-fact tone and colorful photographs help demystify hospitals and remind readers of the many ways a hospital benefits a community. The easy-to-follow text is presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish.

Your neighborhood grocery store has a wide array of foods. This nonfiction narrative introduces readers to shopping for fruits, vegetables, bread, milk, and more. It outlines the steps involved in a visit to the grocery store, such as picking out foods, looking at labels, paying the cashier, and taking your purchases home. The accessible text is presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, making the book a great resource for readers learning to read in either language.

A common dream job is becoming a police officer. Readers discover what it is like to visit a police station and get an idea of what it is like to be an officer, too. The nonfiction narrative is presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, making it a great resource for beginning readers of either language.