At Home on the Ranch

"Provides clues about an owl's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats in a guessing game format."--From source other than the Library of Congress

Simple text and color photographs show what life is like on a ranch, covering cattle, corrals, roundups, and other topics.

Clues about the turtle's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat lead the reader to guess what animal is being described.

Each player has his or her own job in soccer and baseball. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. Readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal, like when Nicole's neighbor becomes ill, everyone in the neighborhood takes on a job with the goal of helping the sick neighbor. Each spread contains a color photograph that imparts the importance and rewards of working as a team.

Explains what mathematics is and how it feels to do math, and shows some basic mathematical concepts such as sorting and measuring.

"Toda verdadera filosofía debe ser realizable en la existencia humana. Filosofía de la Vida. En estas palabras está el anhelo más profundo de renovación de nuestra manera de pensar, intuir y vivir. Filosofía empapada en todos aquellos acontecimientos que hacen del hombre un ser eminentemente consciente de su finalidad social. Las mejores investigaciones de la Filosofía, han sido aquellas que han tratado de realizar la existencia humana en todas sus manifestaciones. Y puede decirse, sin exageración, que es más noble, más profunda y verdadera una filosofía cuanto más se acerca a la...

Encourage readers to learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring careers that help sick or injured...