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...

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,...

De forma suave, sin estridencias, con sensibilidad, mimo y fino sentido del humor, Ibrahim Aslán (una figura central de la ficción egipcia contemporánea) narra, en esta obra publicada en Egipto en 1992, la vida cotidiana de una oficina de Correos de El Cairo durante el turno de noche a través de sucesivas estampas: los empleados (entre ellos el narrador, en el que podemos ver un reflejo del propio autor), su labor repetida diariamente, la mujer que envía un telegrama al hombre al que ya no ama, la llamada a la oración, el té ardiendo, la correspondencia que circula de Oriente a...

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

¿Alguna vez te sentiste incomprendido? Yo con yo mismo es un viaje por la vida de Flavio, sus experiencias y sus canciones. Un libro que incluye poemas, ilustraciones e imágenes en inéditas de su cuaderno más personal. Espero que nada intente robarme la paz y la calma que he conseguido. La busqué por todos los recovecos que puedan existir en mi mundo interior, pero la encontré en el tuyo. Un poemario ilustrado sobre el viaje interior que todos emprendemos para volvernos a encontrar.

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.