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Journey through Earth's wet and wild rainforests with vivid photographs of the most unique plants and animals in the world's most untouched forests. Readers are introduced to the importance of protecting the rainforests and vocabulary related to the rainforest and its amazing inhabitants.

Using helpful charts, graphs, informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this engaging, Spanish-translated title allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.

From where they are located to the various animals that live there, early readers discover the lush forests of the world in this inviting, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features vivid, brilliant images in conjunction with informational text and intriguing facts about this amazing ecosystem.

In 1862, the American Civil War was underway, actively tearing the United States apart. At the start of the war, President Abraham Lincoln's main goal was preserving the Union, but he was now ready to make a stand on slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important documents of its time, but its contents can be confusing. This volume gives readers context for the proclamation, as well as explains what it says and its results, in uncomplicated language appropriate for those reading below level and those looking for a review of this subject.

These poems speak about the nature of the Chilean countryside, of its animals, its aromas, and its stars. These are verses that invite us to direct our gaze from the Earth to the sky, from the smallest things to the most magnificent. The rhymes and poems compiled in this anthology introduce children to the works of Gabriela Mistral, and allow them to enjoy this poetry that is "infused with heart" by the only female Latin American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Poemas que hablan de la naturaleza propia del paisaje chileno, de sus animales, de sus aromas y de sus astros. Versos...

¿Has olvidado cómo era el placer de leer? ¿Hay libros que crees que deberías conocer pero te parecen demasiado complicados? Esta obra se propone enseñarte a leer, pero sin que esto suponga un estrés añadido sino un verdadero placer. Wise Bauer nos ofrece aquí historias breves y muy entretenidas sobre cuatro géneros literarios: ficción, autobiografía, historia y teatro, y nos da las instrucciones que necesitamos para afrontar cada uno de ellos. Gracias a sus útiles recomendaciones la lectura se convierte en algo habitual, utilizando sólo unos minutos al día. En poco tiempo, el...

La vida de una familia humilde cambia por completo la tarde de verano en la que Baruc, el hijo mayor del matrimonio, se escapa de casa tras una regañina de su madre. Ésta, cautivada por un novedoso hombre pasajero, está a punto de hacer naufragar su matrimonio, a lo que su marido, en medio del desconcierto por la desaparición de Baruc, responde de forma inesperada. Entre tanto, Hugo, el pequeño de la familia, se queda en casa esperando a que regrese su hermano, a cuya sombra ha vivido siempre, mientras trata de aceptar lo ocurrido. Presos de la inocencia del narrador y cómplices de la...