La Jirafa

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

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.

Presents a line-by-line explanation of the entire United States Constitution, in English and Spanish. Provides a Spanish translation of the Constitution, historical context and student exercises that approximate the decisions made by the Constitution's authors. Written at the fifth grade level.

Introduces the geography, history, religion, government, economy, and culture of one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere.

El robo de un diario personal permite que sus contenidos circulen de boca en boca por todo el palacio imperial. Así se descubre que dos mujeres, ambas al servicio de la emperatriz, se han enamorado del mismo hombre, un intrigante de la corte, desterrado por seducir a la vestal de Ise, una joven que ha sido elegida como protectora del reino.

The story of Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca brims with his adventures and misadventures throughout the North American Southwest. As of the sixteenth century, no European had journeyed over such a large extension of territory, from the Florida Peninsula to northern Mexico, and survived. This lively and informative volume goes on to examine his eight years of wandering in this unknown land, during which he learned natural medicine from the American natives and became a curandero, learned their languages, and served as a trader and peacemaker among different tribes. Vibrant...