Sonríe aunque te cueste

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.

Carlos III acaba de subir al trono de España y firma de inmediato otro Pacto de Familia con Francia. La respuesta inglesa es inmediata. Aparece sobre las costas de La Habana la mayor fuerza naval de la historia, sólo superada siglos después en el desembarco de Normandía. La Habana se apresta a defenderse con sus exiguos medios, colocando a su frente como Gobernador del castillo del Morro al capitán de navío don Luis de Velasco e Isla, el cual no defraudará las esperanzas de los españoles, iniciándose una de las batallas navales y terrestres menos conocidas de la historia de España,...

Teach kids that teasing animals isn’t nice, they can choose to be kind to animals, and it’s important to ask before touching someone’s pet. Pets may not have words, but they can communicate. Paying attention to an animal’s cues—a joyful bark, a scary growl, a swishing tail—can help a child understand what the animal is “saying” and what an appropriate response might be. That’s part of what this English-Spanish bilingual picture book is about. But mostly it’s about showing children how to love pets gently—because pets are for loving, after all. Kids learn that teasing...

Texto y fotografías muestran a niños de diferentes habilidades mientras juegan y trabajan en la escuela.