Chaikovski/America, Leveled Library Grade 5

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

Explore the various islands that make up the Caribbean including the different plants and animals that inhabit this tropical paradise. Bright, dazzling photographs bring the Caribbean to life as readers are exposed to vocabulary related to the unique activities and customs of the Caribbean.

La novela El ritual de las cabezas perpetuas de Evelio Traba ha sido merecedora del Premio Iberoamericano Verbum de Novela 2016 por "el notable dominio de un relato inverosímil incorporado con destreza a la sangrienta violencia indiscriminada desatada durante los años del Terror -en los que toda perversión imaginada pudo hacerse realidad; y el retorcimiento de la realidad pudo albergar el delirio de un sueño imposible-, en el curso de la Revolución Francesa, así como por su acierto en el despliegue de un sorprendente continuo diálogo entre la Razón y el Enigma. El jurado reconoce,...

Readers will learn all about World War I, or the Great War, in this appealing Spanish-translated book that highlights how the war began in Europe as a military rivalry between France and Germany. The intriguing facts, engaging sidebars, and supportive text work in conjunction with the impressive images and colorful scrapbook layout to teach readers about such WWI topics as neutrality, alliances, propaganda, liberty bonds, communism, and how General John Pershing led Americans in the war.