Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales

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.

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,...

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

Antonieta no es una gallina como las demás, en ningún sentido. Además, está convencida de que no va a saber poner huevos. Pero se equivoca: sí que los pone, pero serán muy, muy especiales. Además... ¿quién es capaz de medir la ilusión y la alegría al realizar un trabajo? Una divertida historia que pone de manifiesto la importancia del reconocimiento y la superación personal.

«El erudito Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936), preboste del Eton College, arqueólogo de renombre y reconocida autoridad en manuscritos medievales e historia de las catedrales, siguiendo su vieja afición a contar relatos de fantasmas durante las Navidades, se ha convertido poco a poco en un cultivador de primera fila de la literatura espectral, y ha llegado a servir de modelo a una larga serie de discípulos». Así presenta otro genio del terror, H.P. Lovecraft, al indiscutible maestro del relato de fantasmas victoriano M.R. James. Para James, el relato de fantasmas era todo un arte y...

Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History with this high-interest STEAM book! Along the way, learn about the challenges that museums face when designing fossil exhibits. You’ll also learn how studying fossils helps scientists learn about prehistoric species such as dinosaurs and their habitats. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering...