National Geographic Readers: Papa Francisco (Pope Francis)

Conocae Francisco. Nacido Jorge Mario Bergoglio en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francisco es el primer Papa de las Amaericas. aEl es tambiaen el primer Papa para reemplazar uno de estar!

Mención de honor del premio Pura Belpré de ilustración Mención de honor del premio Robert F. Silver Carlos Santana echaba de menos a su papá cuando este se iba. Echaba de menos el olor a jabón en su piel y la sonrisa en sus ojos, pero más que nada echaba de menos el sonido de su violín. Era un sonido que llenaba el mundo de magia y amor y sentimiento y curación. Era un sonido que hacía reales a los ángeles. Carlos también quería hacer reales a los ángeles. Así que comenzó a tocar música. Carlos probó con el clarinete y con el violín, pero los ángeles no vinieron. Luego...

Intermediate Readers Examine How Animals Hibernate, Use Camouflage, And Migrate To Survive Winter Conditions.

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...

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