Dora, la hija del Sol

Discusses the various features of Australia, including its climate, mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, vegetation, coral reefs, flightless birds, population, and cities, and history of the Aborigines.

Describes the frogs, toads, and salamanders of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, looking particularly at the wide variety of adaptations found in the few species that dwell there.

La Aventura de los números es una colección de 7 cuadernos cuyo objetivo principal es afianzar el conocimiento de la serie numérica del 0 al 10 a través de sencillas y motivadoras actividades que también desarrollan otras habilidades lógicas como asociaciones, relaciones, resolución de situaciones problemáticas, etc., y conceptos relativos a la cuantificación, que ayudarán a los niños a construir una base sólida sobre la que sustentar los futuros aprendizajes en esta área. En ese título de la colección se trabaja el número 9 y repaso. Tantos como, menos que, números anterior...

This is a story of three characters--Noah, Joyce, and the anonymous narrator--as each leave their far-flung birthplaces to follow their own personal songs of migration. All three end up in Montreal, each on his or her voyage of selfdiscovery, each compelled to deal with the mishaps of heartbreak and the twisted branches of their shared family tree. Filled with humor, charm, and marvelous storytelling, this novel links cartography, garbage-obsessed archeologists, pirates past and present, a mysterious book with no cover, and a broken compass whose needle obstinately points to the Aleutian...