Las cadenas alimentarias en el desierto (Desert Food Chains)

Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who’ve proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who’ve broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great obstacles. The biographical nature of the text supports social studies curricula, and fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide...

From eye patches and peg legs to walking the plank and pirate ships, this fun and informative activity book discusses the facts and legends surrounding pirates and then encourages kids to search for them within the book. Desde los parches de ojo y las patas de palo hasta caminando por el tablón y los barcos piratas, este divertido e informativo libro de actividades discute los hechos y las leyendas que rodean los piratas y entonces anima a los niños a buscarlos dentro de las páginas del libro.

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

Each title in an educational series features one letter per page with ample writing space for practice, teaching youngsters how to write each letter of the alphabet in upper case, lower case, and in cursive.

Mamá ya murió, gracias a Dios, y dejó al marqués de Sotoancho mucho dinero y un poco de tranquilidad. Sin embargo, no durará la paz en La Jaralera. La sombra de su madre lo perseguirá en forma de diario, cuyas páginas rezuman tanta maldad que no se pueden leer de un tirón.16 de mayo de 1938La «cosa» ha cumplido tres meses. Era más mono de bebé. Se cayó de los brazos del ama el día del bautizo golpeándose la cabeza contra el suelo. Es muy probable que se haya quedado tontito para toda la vida. Me da muchísimo asco darle el pecho... Me sacan esa porquería con un aparato cuyo...