Primavera

Get a close-up look at animals in the zoo, from appearance to behavior to babies. This series uses vivid photos to compare life in the wild and life in captivity in terms of habitat, activity, and diet.

La célebre trilogía de Corfú compuesta por «Mi familia y otros animales» (BA 0501), «Bichos y demás parientes» (BA 0502) y «El jardín de los dioses» (BA 0503) muestra el inimitable talento de Gerald Durrell para dibujar personajes, contar anécdotas, describir paisajes y analizar las peculiaridades de la vida animal. ENCUENTROS CON ANIMALES reúne las charlas dadas en la BBC por el gran naturalista «en intervalos entre encabezar expediciones a diversas partes del mundo, capturar una multitud de animales raros, casarme, tener el paludismo y escribir varios libros». Con la misma...

Profiles a Mexican woman who saved more than twenty Texan rebels taken prisoner during the Texas Revolution from being shot under General Santa Anna's orders.

Take a tour of the world's most fascinating landmarks! The Gateway Arch, Big Ben, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sydney Opera House are just a few of the landmarks that students will learn about in this high-interest book. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning arithmetic concepts relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and...

Discusses the various features of Australia, including its climate, mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, vegetation, coral reefs, flightless birds, population, and cities, and history of the Aborigines.