Exploremos los minerales de la Tierra (Exploring Earth's Minerals)

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.

Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. Today, October 12 honors Columbus’ adventurous spirit as well as his Italian-American heritage. Easy-to-follow bilingual text in English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the holiday’s history and contemporary celebrations in accessible terms. Photographs illustrate Columbus’ life as well as modern celebrations of the holiday in his honor.

La neurocientífica, Nazareth Castellanos, explica a los más pequeños en este maravilloso cuento ilustrado cómo funciona el cerebro y cómo cuidarlo para hacerlo crecer. Todos sabemos dónde está el cerebro, pero ¿para qué sirve? ¿Sabías que está formado por un bosque? Sí, sí, ¡por un bosque de neuronas! ¿Y sabías que esas neuronas se envían cartas entre sí para dar instrucciones al resto del cuerpo? ¡Todo esto y mucho más lo aprenderás junto a Alicia y la coneja Cajal! A través de coloridas ilustraciones, sencillas metáforas y pequeñas cajitas de información, los más...

Based on the premise that all young people should learn to make decisions, respect themselves, and resolve challenging problems, this book is a self-help guide for adolescents to develop positive thinking, high self-esteem, and personal power. Exercises guide readers through learning about their own feelings, dreams, and needs while stressing that they are responsible for their own behavior and happiness. Situational anecdotes used to enhance the discussion are age-appropriate and relevant to children. Writing and keeping a journal are encouraged, and group exercises make the book useful in...

Por este libro desfilan iglesias, monasterios, santuarios, capillas, los castros, pazos y castillos, romerías y reparadoras fiestas de remotos orígenes. Hay además una ruta literaria, imprescindible dado el excelente número de escritores gallegos, entre los mejores del siglo XX español. Las rutas se interrelacionan: por la monumental se llega a la almenada, por la devota a la monumental, por la festiva a la devota, por la literaria a la monástica...