Gente joven, A2.2

Got a fan of snakes, lizards, and turtles? Dig into this beginner's guide to reptiles from Cathryn and John Sill, creators of the award-winning About... series. Author and educator Cathryn Sill explains in simple language the basic characteristics that all reptiles share, while offering a look at many of the animals that fall into this diverse category, including ever-popular lizards, snakes, and turtles. The beautifully detailed paintings of noted wildlife illustrator John Sill depict reptiles in their habitats and highlight their unique aspects. An afterword provides more detail on each...

"Deca̕ un poeta espaǫl que, en Nueva York, las estrellas le pareca̕n anuncios luminosos. A m,̕ en cambio, los anuncios luminosos me parecen estrellas, y Nueva York, es, en mi concepto, una ciudad romǹtica, no a pesar de su brutalidad y de su codicia, sino por elas precisamente. Por su brutalidad y su codicia, por su estridencia, por su violencia, por su culto de las cats̀trofes, por su sacrificio constante del pasado y del porvenir al momento presente, por la organizacin̤ comercial de sus crm̕enes y la organizacin̤ criminal de sus negocios, por su clima contradictorio, desmesurado e...

Este libro ilustrado para niños contiene instrucciones paso a paso de actividades creativas que hacer con crayolas.

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...