Rcords del mundo animal / Records of the animal world

Life on Earth depends on carbon. In fact, about 18.5 percent of a human body's mass is carbon. How carbon is taking in and given off through animals' breathing, the burning of fossil fuels, and more can be shown in the model known as the carbon cycle. Though this concept can be confusing, all readers have a chance to understand this concept through the text and simple diagrams in this book. Both struggling readers and those looking for review can find the most important components and vocabulary of the carbon cycle in low-level, accessible text.

Hoy no hay palomitas cuenta la fascinante aventura de Rita, una niña tan curiosa como un detective, que no se apoca por nada y que es capaz de descubrir un gran misterio de la naturaleza. Este cuento, entretenido y divertido, te enseñará sobre la importancia de la tierra, la lluvia y el sol para la vida, y sobre el peligro de la degradación de los suelos…

Jorge y María son dos adolescentes como tantos otros: salen con sus amigos, se comunican con ellos en las redes sociales, se enamoran... Todo esto sería normal si las madres de María y Jorge no fueran tan famosas. Los dos chicos se ven envueltos en una espiral de rumores de la que solo salen recordando que las palabras que elegimos para contar nuestra historia son las que realmente dan forma a nuestro mundo.

Now available in a Spanish language edition, this charming board book was originally published in English by Barron's in Spring 2003, titled My Own Human Body. It explains the human body in a series of words and pictures that are simplified for preschool boys and girls. The heavy board pages are die-cut in the shape of a smiling little boy. When kids lift the front cover, they remove his shirt and see the location of his heart. The text gives a simple explanation of how the heart pumps blood through the entire body. As kids turn successive pages, they observe the human body's interior and...