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.

¡Los niños aprenderán las palabras sencillas de español en este libro divertido y ilustrado, por ejemplo, soleado, calor, nublado, loviendo, viento, nevando, frío, hoy y el tiempo!(Children will learn simple Spanish words through this fun illustrated story, for example, sunny, hot, cloudy, raining, windy, snowing, cold, today and the weather!)There are so many different types of weather: sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy and more! Which one is your favorite and what activities do you like to do? From sledding when it’s snowing to having a picnic on a cloudy day, young learners will enjoy the ...

Carmen viajaba en un tren desde Barcelona cuando un cruce de miradas cambió su vida para siempre. Era 1933, y Federico Escofet y Carmen Trilla ?él, capitán del ejército; ella, una esposa atrapada en un matrimonio infeliz? tejieron una historia de amor que ni las habladurías, ni la guerra civil, ni el exilio lograrían deshacer, pero que dejó en los tres hijos de Carmen la huella del desarraigo.Basada en hechos reales, Sonsoles Ónega novela la historia de una mujer valiente que reconstruyó su identidad en una España donde a las mujeres no se les permitía amar y desamar. Una...

Insectos is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Introduces different kinds of light, the properties of light, and how light can create shadows of different shapes and sizes.