¡Supervivencia! Desierto (Survival! Desert) (Spanish Version)

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest deserts of the world! Readers are taken on an adventure through Death Valley to learn about the plants and animals that survive in this dry, hot desert landscape in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid photographs, informational text, and riveting facts about desert ecology, readers will be fascinated from beginning to end!

There are millions of animals that call the ocean home. Some of these animals are in danger. Readers will learn about marine animals that are at risk of becoming endangered and what people and activists like Jacques Cousteau have done to help. Readers will also learn about the causes of endangered animals, including pollution and overfishing and learn steps they can do to help the conservation and preservation of these beautiful animals and sea life. Through vibrant images, informational text, stunning facts, a glossary of terms, and a list of additional resources, readers are sure to be...

Do you know the important skills it takes to survive in the jungle? Learn about them in this useful, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. With helpful diagrams, vital tips and instructions, vivid images, and a glossary of useful terms, this title will have readers feeling aware and prepared!

When a Roman widow, Cartila, shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.

Entre los meses de septiembre y noviembre de 1927, la ciudad de Buenos Aires fue escenario de uno de los encuentros más apasionantes de la historia del ajedrez mundial. El cubano José Raúl Capablanca deferendía el título de campeón del orbe ante el retador, el jugador francés de origen ruso Alesxander Alekhine. La novela Perdido en Buenos Aires, recrea aquellos días porteños de Capablanca y narra , siempre desde la óptica del cubano, su estancia de dos meses y medio en la ciudad de La Plata.

La oveja es un animal herbívoro porque se alimenta de hierba. Es vertebrado, es decir, tiene huesos. Es mamífero y como tal, nace del vientre de la madre y de recién nacido se alimenta de la leche de sus mamas. Tiene cuatro patas y un rabo. Su cuerpo está cubierto de lana que durante el verano se corta y a eso se le llama esquilar. La lana se utiliza para hacer prendas de vestir. De la oveja también aprovechamos la carne para alimentarnos. Un conjunto de ovejas se llama rebaño, su voz se llama balar y su casa redil. El macho es el carnero y las crías son los corderos. Este título...

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.