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Erroll, Mark.
I am honest / Soy honesto
p. cm. (Kids of character / Chicos con carcter)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4339-4866-4 (library binding)
1. Honesty--Juvenile literature. 2. Children--Conduct of life--Juvenile literature. 3. Spanish-language materials
I. Title.
BJ1533.H7E77 2011
179.9--dc22
2010034640
First Edition
Published in 2011 by
Gareth Stevens Publishing
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New York, NY 10003
Copyright 2011 Gareth Stevens Publishing
Editor: Mary Ann Hoffman
Designer: Christopher Logan
Spanish translation: Eduardo Alamn
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Table of Contents
Being Honest .................................
In the Neighborhood ...........................
At School ...................................
At Home ....................................
Glossary ....................................
For More Information ..........................
Index......................................
Contenido
Ser honesto.................................. 4
En el barrio.................................. 6
En la escuela ................................
En casa....................................
Glosario ....................................
Ms informacin............................. 23
ndice ......................................
Boldface words appear in the glossary/
Las palabras en negrita aparecen en el glosario
Being Honest
An honest person tells the truth. They do their
own work. An honest person is fair to others.
They take care of things that belong to others.
An honest person can be trusted.
Ser honesto
Una persona honesta dice la verdad. Una persona
honesta hace su trabajo y es justa con los dems.
Una persona honesta es alguien en quin se
puede con ar.
In the Neighborhood
Pablo found money on the sidewalk. He told
his mother about the money. It belonged
to their neighbor. Pablo gave the money to
their neighbor. Pablo is honest.
En el barrio
Pablo encontr dinero en la acera. Pablo le dijo a
su mam sobre el dinero. El dinero le perteneca
a un vecino. Pablo le dio el dinero a su vecino.
Pablo es honesto.
Ana was playing ball with her friends. She hit the
ball. The ball broke the neighbors window. Ana
told the neighbor the truth. Ana is honest.
Ana estaba jugando al bisbol con sus amigos.
Ana bate la pelota y sta rompi la ventana
de un vecino. Ana le dijo al vecino la verdad.
Ana es honesta.
At School
Evas teacher asked to see her homework. Eva
had not done it. She had played outside instead.
She told her teacher why she did not have her
homework. Eva is honest.
En la escuela
La maestra de Eva le pidi su tarea. Eva no la
haba hecho. En cambio, Eva haba salido a jugar.
Eva le dijo a su maestra que no haba hecho su
tarea. Eva es honesta.
The children were taking a test. Lalo did his own
work. He did not copy other peoples answers.
Lalo is honest.
Los chicos estaban haciendo un exmen. Lalo hizo
su propio trabajo. Lalo no copi las respuestas de
los otros chicos. Lalo es honesto.
A school rule says you must walk, not run, down the
stairs. Juan was alone on the stairs. No one would
see if he ran. But Juan walked down the stairs. Juan
is honest.
Las reglas de la escuela dicen que no hay que
correr en las escaleras. Juan estaba solo en las
escaleras. Nadie lo habra visto correr en las
escaleras. Pero Juan las baj caminando. Juan
es honesto.
At Home
Mom asked Laura to clean her room. Laura talked
on the phone instead. Mom asked her if her room
was clean. Laura said, No. She told the truth.
Laura is honest.
En casa
La mam de Laura le dijo que limpiara su
habitacin. En cambio, Laura estuvo hablando por
telfono. Cuando su mam le pregunt si ya haba
limpiado su habitacin Laura le dijo que no. Laura
dijo la verdad. Laura es honesta.
Marco wanted to ride his brothers bike. He asked
his brother if he could ride it. He did not just take it.
Marco is honest.
Marco quera andar en la bicicleta de su hermano.
Marco no slo tom la bicicleta. Marco le pidi
permiso. Marco es honesto.
Greg had a book from the library . It got wet when
he put it on the grass. Greg took the book back to
the library. He told them the truth. Greg is honest.
Gregorio tena un libro de la biblioteca . El libro
se moj cuando Gregorio lo puso en el csped.
Gregorio regres el libro a la biblioteca y les
dijo lo que haba pasado. Gregorio es honesto.