Fantasmas de nuestra guerra

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.

El primer libro de no ficción en el mercado del libro infantil español sobre la tendencia más en alza entre los niños: la robótica. Los ves en el cine y en la tele, pero también los tienes en la cocina y en el ordenador. Nos ayudan a predecir el tiempo, ajustan la temperatura de la nevera y aspiran el polvo de la casa en nuestra ausencia. ¡Los robots están en todas partes! Pero esta invasión nos encanta. Poco a poco, estos bichos se han convertido, casi, en nuestros mejores amigos. Por eso hay que conocerlos bien, saber cómo funcionan y cuál es su manejo. Todo eso y mucho más es...

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.

This Spanish-translated nonfiction title gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...