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,...

"Le prestamos tanta atención al “Amor de mi vida” que nos olvidamos de un amor más importante, uno del que no se habla, uno del que no se tiene certeza de su existencia hasta que llega la hora de partir de este mundo, ese amor que nos acompaña hasta el final de nuestros días, el que presencia nuestro último aliento, a quien dedicamos el último latido: El amor de nuestra muerte." El amor de mi muerte es el nombre que recibe el segundo poemario de Andrés Ixtepan. En él se reúne la poesía más romántica que ha escrito hasta ahora.

Modeled after the adult version of Oracional bilingüe: A Prayer Book for Spanish-English Communities, this volume for children encourages prayer across national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Oracional bilingüe para niños provides Spanish and English texts of the most loved and commonly used prayers in large, readable type and in an easy-to-follow, facing-page, parallel presentation. The English text appears on the left page, with the Spanish text directly across from it on the right. In addition, illustrations by well-known artist Gertrud Mueller Nelson complement each page and add to ...

¿De dónde viene la enorme disparidad entre las mujeres y los hombres en nuestra sociedad? Para descubrirlo, Bravi y Werner recorren la historia de la humanidad desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros tiempos, y muestran que la brecha en los derechos que han experimentado las mujeres no es nueva. Desde la división del trabajo en la prehistoria hasta lo último en la lucha por los derechos reproductivos, pasando por el voto, el dinero, los hijos, el apellido y muchos otros temas en los que las mujeres han tenido históricamente las de perder, esta cronología es una herramienta indispensable e...

Huracanes y tornados is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.