Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales

Encourage readers to learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring careers that help sick or injured...

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

Todo el mundo sabe que una de las pasiones de Emily the Strange es construir máquinas y artefactos de los más variado. En esta ocasión ha inventado una máquina para trasladarse en el tiempo y en el espacio. Piensa en darse un paseo por el Nueva York punk de los años 70 o ver los dinosaurios, pero un problema familiar la obligará a viajar a una época bien distinta. Así, Emily llega hasta finales del siglo XVIII. Y el problema no es que se tope con un mundo que no es el suyo, sino que se quedará atrapada en él...

Discover That There Are 6000 Different Kinds Of Dragonflies Because They Are Predators, How Their Body Is Made Up, And How They Reproduce.

Lazarus, a nondescript bank employee and family man, died in the hospital where he is admitted to emergency. A few hours later he is resurrected. His sisters, Martha and Mary, are by his side. Nobody is able to assimilate, in the 21st century, this authentic resurrection, bringing unimaginable consequences for those around him. All are immersed in a disconcerting reality to which they will have no choice but to face. Everyone will make their own way, with denial, with lying or using the incident to their own advantage.

«Un acontecimiento terrible tuvo lugar durante la infancia de la bisabuela y las consecuencias se extienden a lo largo de generaciones. Es un libro sobre el impacto de los acontecimientos políticos y familiares, sobre la forma en que se transmiten los recuerdos, sobre cómo la Historia influye en las historias particulares.» Así define la galardonada escritora francocanadiense Nancy Huston su última novela, que además del Premio Femina 2006 obtuvo un enorme éxito en Francia con más de 400 mil ejemplares vendidos hasta la fecha. A través de los relatos de cuatro niños, desde la...