La Jirafa

This book introduces the reader to the nighttime world of the opossum, including its habitat, activities, diet, and the unique things that it does.

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.

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.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these small dinosaurs face-to-face: Little Lesothosaurus was the length of a house cat! Epidendrosaurus could climb into trees like a squirrel! Liaoceratops had body armor and horns-and was only the size of a collie dog! Plus,...

A scientific look at the natural processes that create waterfalls, and where they are likely to form.

Juro lealtad a la bandera (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag) teaches students about the Pledge of Allegiance. This book uses intriguing primary source images and documents and simple sentences to engage students in reading as they build their social studies content knowledge. For use in the classroom or at home, this Spanish book includes a simple glossary, captions and an index to introduce informational text features to young readers and provide additional reading support.

En buena hora es el primer poemario ganador del premio convocado por la Facultad de Poesía José Ángel Valente de la Universidad de Almería. Recoge once poemas que emplean conceptos herederos de la tradición cultural católica: formas y estructuras que recuerdan a oraciones, relatos fundacionales con tono bíblico y terminología asociada a los ritos. Todo ello, con un estilo próximo y cercano, anclado a la realidad cotidiana, en ocasiones irónico y en otras, compasivo. De esta manera, comenzando por un Génesis que describe una primera y torpe caída en desgracia, se busca el contacto...