Exploremos el ciclo de la roca (Exploring the Rock Cycle)

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

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.

Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.

Mi Biblia Legado combina datos del bebé, la historia familiar y las historias bíblicas. Este libro de tapa dura acolchonada es el regalo perfecto para el nuevo bebé y el regalo perfecto para comenzar a enseñarle a su pequeño la gran historia de Dios. Preciosos dibujos de arte en páginas a todo color adornan este libro de historias y oraciones con un espacio especial para guardar información del bebé y del legado familiar. Es un libro conmemorativo y de historias bíblicas a la misma vez. Mi Biblia legado (My Keepsake Bible) combines baby records, family history, and Bible stories....