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.

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.).

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.

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

With a direct tone and based on testimony, questions, real emotions, and inquiries, this book advises adolescent young men on several different topics: muscles, sports, women, acne, humor, the Internet, music, jokes, money, risks, and protection, among others. A book filled with information, practical ideas, modern tips, and illustrations, it has the added benefit of being endorsed by professionals specializing in each of the subjects it covers. Con un tono directo y sin prejuicio, este libro surge de testimonios, preguntas, emociones e inquietudes reales, intentando orientar y dar respuesta...

Frente al ángel (prosa poética) "Libro de poemas escritos en prosa y sin un eje temático establecido, dado que se abordan infinidad de temáticas: Naturaleza, religión, amor, familia, relaciones de pareja, entre otros. Es interesante el tratamiento literario que se hace de dichas temáticas, pues se nota un esfuerzo por parte del escritor por concebir los poemas con su sello personal, el cual se refleja en imágenes originales, lenguaje poético de alcances connotativos y con la amenidad y plasticidad propias de todo buen texto literario".