Mundo Insecto

This collection of sayings is entertaining and educational for a wide variety of readers. The author explores the origins and contemporary usage of these expressions.

Vivid photographs and bilingual text explain each food group, revealing how each group is important for good health, how to make healthy choices, and fun things children can do to stay in shape.

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.).

Este libro pretende contar la historia del I Duque de Lerma, don Francisco de Sandoval y Rojas (1553-1625), que llegó a ser un dos españoles más poderosos de su tiempo. Hombre de confianza de Felipe III, era en realidad el verdadero gobernante del reino. Nacido en una familia al servicio de la Corona, pero sin recursos económicos, logró amasar la fortuna del momento y controlar tal cantidad de oficios que perdió. Hubo numerosas voces que se levantaron contra él, entre ellas la de la propia reina.

Provides a simple description of how astronauts aboard a space shuttle perform everyday activities such as eating, drinking, and sleeping.