Una mano a la Tierra: Salvando el medio ambiente (Hand to Earth: Saving the Environment)

Encourage readers to learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring careers that help sick or injured...

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.

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,...

Fun, colorful photos of familiar household objects with simple labels make this Board Book an excellent fit for your pre-K and K Spanish-speaking or Bilingual students.

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...

El anciano conde Olivier de Salvadrés ha vivido casi toda su vida fingiendo ser mujer. Arrepentido, hace confesión escrita de su pasado y de las circunstancias que lo abocaron a esa impostura, como penitencia ordenada por el abad Bonafides. La condena eclesiástica se cumplirá sobre el manuscrito, que será quemado públicamente en lugar del conde cuando éste ya haya muerto. Sabiendo que no se expone a la hoguera ni a la vergüenza, y sin hijos ni familiares que hayan de soportarla tampoco, el antiguo travestido no nos ocultará ningún detalle de su agitada existencia ni de sus...

Muchas personas dependen de los cangrejos azules de la bahía de Chesapeake para sus trabajos. Pero la sobrepesca y los cambios en los hábitats de los cangrejos azules han reducido su número. Aprenda cómo los científicos han intervenido para estudiar estas bellezas azules para que puedan mantener una población de cangrejos saludable. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este libro en español despierta la curiosidad sobre los temas de STEAM a través de ejemplos del mundo real. Cuenta con un desafío STEAM práctico que guía a los estudiantes de inglés a través de...