Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales

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,...

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.

Families can be big or small, but all resemble each other in one aspect: they have a past and a present that, is also part of a broader history, that of a culture or race, or that of the world. The reader will see that family trees are used both by historians and everyday people who trace generations of relatives. Although family trees imply blood relations, the ties of love and friendship are often just as important.

★“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...

El Pseudo Dionisio Areopagita, tres heroísmos en conjunción: Biblia, Filosofía y Religión. Tres dimensiones entrelazadas, elevadas seguro hasta las cumbres de santidad y ecumenismo universal Rudolf Otto, Thomas Merton, los jesuitas, H. de Lubac, Lasalle, W. Johnston... han puesto de relieve la relación entre la más profunda religiosidad del Oriente y Occidente. Como fuente de inspiración les han servido las obras del Pseudo Areopagita, cuya conclusión más gloriosa viene a ser la “Subida del Monte Carmelo y las Noches” de San Juan de la Cruz. Esta edición de sus Obras completas...

Ants are known as one of nature's hardest working animals. Their strength and persistence in bringing food to their colonies have been well documented. Now, beginning readers have a chance to learn about some of the littlest bugs in this volume written just for them. Complete with information about what ants eat, how they live, and generally how they stay so busy, this book is a must-have to satisfy the curiosity of your youngest naturalists. Eye-catching and unique photographs complement the low-ATOS text and aid in comprehension.