Animales

Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian! With this Spanish book, you’ll spend a day in the life of a bird keeper and learn how they are “hatching” new plans to help endangered birds. English language learners will read about how an egg hatches, the incubation period, and bird species such as the Kiwi, the emperor penguin, and the Guam rail. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM 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...

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

"Deca̕ un poeta espaǫl que, en Nueva York, las estrellas le pareca̕n anuncios luminosos. A m,̕ en cambio, los anuncios luminosos me parecen estrellas, y Nueva York, es, en mi concepto, una ciudad romǹtica, no a pesar de su brutalidad y de su codicia, sino por elas precisamente. Por su brutalidad y su codicia, por su estridencia, por su violencia, por su culto de las cats̀trofes, por su sacrificio constante del pasado y del porvenir al momento presente, por la organizacin̤ comercial de sus crm̕enes y la organizacin̤ criminal de sus negocios, por su clima contradictorio, desmesurado e...

Two plays by Juan Mayorga that exemplify the author's philosophical drama. Hamelin is set in an unnamed, corrupt city where the powerful and rich prey on the poor. Will a Pied Piper save the city's children from the "rats" that plague it? La tortuga de Darwin tells the story of Harriet, the tortoise that Charles Darwin brought back to England from the Galapagos. Since her voyage, Harriet has evolved into a turtle-woman, able to think, speak, and bear witness to the terrible events of the past two centuries.