Sobre la foca elefante

★“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...

En el año 1630, la caza de brujas siembra el pánico en toda Europa. Mujeres y hasta familias enteras son víctimas de la inquisición. En un pueblo de Alemania comienzan a surgir rumores acerca de Nina y sus visiones premonitorias. Al ser las amenazas cada vez más siniestras, Nina abandona la casa de sus tíos portando el amuleto de su madre, a la que quemaron por bruja tiempo atrás. Ese amuleto la orientará en todo su camino.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

This Spanish-language series, great for English language learners, uses simple text and colorful photographs and illustrations to introduce students to key math readiness skills. Each book focuses on key areas of the kindergarten math curriculum - number recognition, lengths, greater than and less than, and adding and subtracting.