La Jirafa

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 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.).

An introduction to ostriches, including their size, diet, and everyday behavior and highlighting differences between those in the wild and those living in zoos.

Una metodología innovadora con la que desarrollar las habilidades comunicativas de los alumnos. Son piezas clave:a) unos contenidos rigurosos y actualizados, atentos a lo general y a lo autonómico;b) un aprendizaje significativo que busca la aplicación de los contenidos mediante situaciones comunicativas cercanas al alumno;c) un enfoque TIC, con conexiones a actividades interactivas;d) una atención flexible del alumnado, con páginas de refuerzo por unidad;e) una enseñanza en valores abierta a desarrollar el pensamiento crítico.

Introduce students to American civic values, and the importance of upholding these beliefs. This nonfiction Spanish-translated book encourages readers to embrace equality and responsibility. Primary source images support the text and engage readers to help them better understand the content.

El estudio ofrece un análisis del significado, la composición y la fortuna del Libro de retratos de Francisco Pacheco, obra manuscrita que representa un caso único dentro del Siglo de Oro español en su doble vertiente artística y literaria. En él se recogen los retratos y los elogios de humanistas y personajes destacados de la época, en una galería de dibujos realizados a lápiz negro y rojo, donde destacan sobre todo, los intelectuales de Sevilla. Muestra además, una visión más completa de su autor, situándolo en el centro de la vida cultural española y europea.

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...