El Avestruz

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.).

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.

Chile offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Discover new friends in this second title of the collection: the penguin, the dog, the fox, the polar bear, the bee, and the crocodile. This fabric book, soft to the touch, includes a sound chip on the cover, pages that make sounds when touched, and colored labels to stimulate children's play.

Albores del año 1875. Las familias de Luigi y Luigia dejan su caserío alpino y se unen a la marea emigratoria. ¡Les sobraban razones para arriesgarlo todo! En realidad era muy poco lo que dejaban atrás. Sus brazos y sus sueños eran sus mayores y únicos tesoros. Lo demás se daría por añadidura, o no... Junto a Giovanni Battista y Angela se unen a la reciente fundación de la colonia Villa Libertad, en el noreste entrerriano. ¡Todo está por hacerse! El lector está invitado a recorrer el desafiante y apasionante itinerario histórico y biográfico de estas dos familias vénetas en...

Groups of American Indians had been living in the Texas region for thousands of years when American settlers decided to expand westward. This captivating book has been translated into Spanish and explores the history of American Indians in Texas and how each group found different ways to live in the region they inhabited. Readers will learn about a variety of tribes, including Karankawa tribe, Jumano, Caddo, Lipan Apache, and Shoshone and discover how they struggled to survive European colonization, the Indian Removal Act, and American expansion. Other topics include the Dawes Act, Indian...