¿Surgió algo bueno tras la Gran Depresión? (Did Anything Good Come Out of the Great Depression?)

Even before Christmas celebrations began, evergreen trees were used as part of winter festivals and celebrations. Today, many people still bring a real fir tree into their home at Christmastime, or an artificial tree that may come in any color including green, silver, or pink. Written with age-appropriate language and content, this book explains the symbolism behind our use of Christmas trees today and the many famous trees readers may know, including the huge tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.

Un niño mendigo cuenta la historia de cómo un día un caballero le dejó su yegua para que la cuidase. Mientras espera su regreso, varios personajes se le acercan con distintos propósitos: un par de niñas, a las que pide dos barras de pan por dejarles tocar el animal, dos truhanes que tratan de comprárselo... Finalmente, llega un grupo de soldados y le advierten de que el caballo pertenece a un famoso salteador de caminos, Dick Turpin. Se esconden para atraparlo cuando vuelva, pero cae la noche y el niño, agotado, se monta en el caballo y escapa. Sin embargo, todo esto no es más que el ...

Photosynthesis is the basis for all life on Earth! This exciting and sensitive book looks at how plants take a gas that is poisonous to people and animals and, with the help of the Sun, create food and oxygen for all creatures. Children will delight at learning about the little chloroplast factories inside the leaves of plants and become aware of how important plants really are! Children of all ages will love this book!