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Se trata de un manual con el que los lectores aprenderán los principio básicos para dibujar manga shojo. El libro describe detalladamente cómo dibujar la cabeza, el cuerpo y los ojos de las shojos y de los bishies, rasgos generales como la ropa y toda una serie de personajes típicos como las chicas mágicas y los chicos querreros. El manual también incluye información sobre escenas, planos, encuadres, ángulos, perspectivas, onomatopeyas, bocadillos de texto y múltiples efectos especiales para diseñar una novela gráfica dentro del género manga shojo.

Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.

History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some of the most well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Featuring detailed images, intriguing facts, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an index, readers will be enthralled from beginning to end!

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.