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

Introduce readers to the various ways they can participate in volunteerism with this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover many different charities and programs, including The Salvation Army, Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, and Doctors Without Borders through vivid images, charts, and informational text. This nonfiction title aids in encouraging children to make a difference in their own communities by writing to newspapers or politicians or by participating in fund-raising and various programs or charities.

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.

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,...

Jemima Kincaid es feminista y cree que todos deberían serlo. Su colegio está lleno de tradiciones arcaicas, incluyendo el baile de graduación; si una chica quiere ir, debe esperar pasivamente a que un chico la invite, dándole a él todo el poder de decisión. Cuando Jemima es nombrada parte del comité organizador del baile junto con Andy, la estrella del equipo de futbol americano y Ginnifer, la típica niña perfecta y popular, ve una oportunidad para cambiar las cosas. Inspirada en sus ideales y el deseo de dejar una marca en su escuela, Jemima propone una nueva dinámica para el baile ...

Lo más increíble de mi historia es que aún mi familia sigue viva en la memoria de las personas que se interesan por mi cultura Chinchorro y que cuidan de nuestras momias. Nos han ayudado a permanecer en la tierra por miles de años y han difundido nuestra historia por el mundo entero como, por ejemplo, a través de este libro. ¡Muchas gracias por desear saber más de mí!

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.

María José grieves at the loss of her mother who died in childbirth. She has difficulty sharing her feelings with her father and the distance between them grows with the appearance of a new woman. Her father gets another job which forces them to move to another neighborhood. The new house is small, but is near an ice cream store owned by Mr. Beto. In the store, María José makes friends with girls and boys her own age, but also meets Mr. Beto and his friends. María José and her friends try to help Mr. Beto when he comes down with a sudden illness.