El Avestruz

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.

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.).

Colleen O Rourke está enamorada del amor... pero no cuando tiene que ver con ella. La mayoría de las noches las pasa tras la barra del bar de Manningsport, Nueva York, un negocio del que es propietaria junto a su hermano mellizo, dando consejos sobre el amor a los corazones dolientes, preparando martinis y siguiendo soltera y feliz, más o menos. Y es que, hace diez años, Lucas Campbell, su primer amor, le rompió el corazón... Desde entonces, vive feliz picando aquí y allá, y jugando a hacer de casa- mentera con sus amigos. Pero una emergencia familiar ha hecho que Lucas regrese a la...

Readers are introduced to some of the most well-known criminals and tyrants of the past in this exciting nonfiction reader. Featuring intriguing facts and theories, colorful images, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms, a bibliography, and a list of helpful websites with more information, this text will make readers want to learn all they can about ancient history and the bad guys and gals from the past. This book has been translated into Spanish.

Discusses the origins of corn, its use in Latin America, its spread throughout the world, different kinds of corn, and other uses for corn products.

Small and large, short and tall, little and big, these are all words that help us describe size. This math concepts volume doesn't just "tell"; it shows early learners the difference between concepts, introduces them to synonyms, and helps them learn to sort a group according to size. Classification is an important concept for the early elementary mathematics student, but the text and photographs in this book, including dogs, fish, and birds, make it fun!