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This title in the Que esta Despierto? (What's Awake?) series explores the behavior of this backyard nocturnal animal. Photographs enhance the text which explains why the animal is out at night and what it does in the day. (Text in Spanish.).

These titles look at many of the animals typically found in zoos, covering such topics as appearance, behavior, and babies. Vivid photographs compare the habitat and diet of each animal, both in the wild and the zoo.

This book introduces you to giraffes, including their size, diet and everyday behavior, which highlights differences between those in the wild and those living in a zoo habitat.

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

The greatest thinkers of humanity at your fingertips, in minutes! If you thought you would never be able to understand the essential classic authors, you were wrong! With our "Selected Summaries" collection, you will understand the main ideas of the most important thinkers in a very short time and with little effort. The present volume covers the central axes of this discipline. Among them, the reader will find an analysis of the following: A Journey Through The Economy Of Our Time, History Of The Economy, The Culture Of Satisfaction, A Better Society, among others.

Joseph Wambaugh, maestro del thriller policíaco, ha vuelto con una adictiva novela focalizada una vez más en los oficiales de policía de la Hollywood Station del LAPD; en concreto en el papel que juegan los «cuervos», nombre popular de la Agencia de Relaciones Comunitarias (CRO), compuesto de policías que no están satisfechos en las calles y que se sienten más seguros velando por la «calidad de vida» de los vecinos. Los policías de Wambaugh reiteran que se sienten aplastados por el peso de la vigilancia federal que sobrevino tras varias olas de escándalos relacionados con el...

When Nina, Maricela, and Alejandro decide to help some homeless people living near their school in Los Angeles, the issue of homelessness becomes personal when they discover that it is affecting a friend. With help from their 5th grade teacher, they decide to take action and help those in need. This 32-page realistic fiction book features full-color illustrations, diverse characters, and a short chapter format. Capture the interest of reluctant and struggling readers with hi-lo text.