Trabalenguas

When people go to sleep, bats are just waking up. While young readers may recognize the image of bats in the night skies, where they live may be less familiar. This title takes readers inside bat roosts to uncover the fascinating facts about this creature. Readers will learn the basics of bat roosts—in caves and beyond—and how they help bats survive in the wild. The text also looks at bat’s appearance, behavior, and the crucial role they play in nature’s ecosystems—topics covered in most elementary science curricula. Diagrams, fact boxes, colorful images encourage learning.

Como consecuencia de la expulsión de los jesuitas de España ordenada por Carlos III, cerca de 5000 personas fueron obligadas a exiliarse en Italia en 1767. Antonio Eximeno (Valencia, 1729 - Roma, 1808) fue uno de estos jesuitas. Filósofo, matemático y profesor de retórica, utilizó la teoría musical como un medio para integrarse en las redes culturales de la sociedad italiana, reflejando la influencia del pensamiento europeo ilustrado y actuando como un “mediador cultural” entre Italia y España. En la tesis “El pensamiento musical de Antonio Eximeno” se estudian las ideas que...

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.

Explores snakes and describes how they move, hunt, eat and mate. Includes fact boxes with information about snake life.