Maravillas del mundo

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...

"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 the film Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these deadly dinosaurs face-to-face: The Variraptor had pointy teeth with grooves like steak knives to saw through meat! The Draeomaeosaurus was the first raptor ever discovered. It had a very large brain! The Microraptor was ...

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Did you know that most animals in the world don't have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans while being stimulated from cover to cover with its detailed images and charts, intriguing facts, and informative text.

(back cover) Un ¡rbol geneal3gico es el dibujo de un ¡rbol que muestra a tus antepasados. Ellos son personas de tu familia que nacieron antes que to. Tus antepasados son muy especiales, porque forman parte de tu vida y de tu historia. Dibuja un ¡rbol y p©gale fotos de miembros de tu familia, los mayores en las ramas de arriba, los menores en las de abajo, y to y tus hermanos en la base del tronco. Luego, escribe sus nombres bajo cada foto. ¡Y ya tienes hecho el ¡rbol de tu familia!