Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales (Hand to Paw: Protecting Animals) 6-Pack

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

Presente a los lectores las diversas formas en que pueden participar en el voluntariado con este título de no ficción traducido al español. Los lectores descubrirán muchas organizaciones benéficas y programas diferentes, incluidos The Salvation Army, Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity y Médicos sin fronteras a través de imágenes vívidas, gráficos y texto informativo. Este título de no ficción ayuda a alentar a los niños a hacer una diferencia en sus propias comunidades escribiendo a periódicos o políticos o participando en la recaudación de fondos y varios programas o...

José Romera Castillo, recoge las sesiones plenarias, impartidas por destacados dramaturgos (Paco Bezerra, Diana I. Luque, Lola Blasco, Pablo Iglesias Simón, además de Jerónimo López Mozo) e investigadores, así como las comunicaciones expuestas (tras previa selección) en el XXIII Seminario Internacional del Centro de Investigación de Semiótica Literaria, Teatral y Nuevas Tecnologías de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, del 26 al 28 de junio de 2013. El volumen, que continúa una larga y rigurosa labor, ofrece una serie de aportaciones pioneras en la investigación...

Éste es el camino que emprende John a la búsqueda de la isla encantada, que simboliza un deseo misterioso y dulce, y que le lleva a vivir numerosas aventuras con personajes fantásticos y una pizca de magia. Durante el viaje, John aprende de la vida y reflexiona sobre su aprendizaje, y sus reflexiones sirven a C. S. Lewis para hacer una sátira de la filosofía de la época que sigue vigente setenta años después. Elocuente, erudito y a menudo ingenioso, este relato es un clásico que no ha perdido un ápice de actualidad.

As a teen who may be worried about certain warning signs a friend is exhibiting, it’s important to know how to recognize and confront an eating disorder. After all, teens are the most impacted group for developing eating disorders. Learn how the pressures of school, dating, and athletics contribute to body image issues and why teens are vulnerable. Explore eating disorders that people commonly have and how they are treated. Readers from grades six through twelve will have a relatable text to help them understand how they can make a difference to someone they care about.

Follow a day in the life of two children from different cities! This entertaining title has been translated into Spanish and encourages young readers to practice time measurement skills and early STEM themes, like reading analog and digital clocks. Familiar images and fun practice problems will have young readers thinking about how they can measure time throughout a day in their own lives!