¡Supervivencia! Océano (Survival! Ocean) (Spanish Version)

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency.

Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest deserts of the world! Readers are taken on an adventure through Death Valley to learn about the plants and animals that survive in this dry, hot desert landscape in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid photographs, informational text, and riveting facts about desert ecology, readers will be fascinated from beginning to end!

There is a bright light in the night sky. Sometimes it is round like a ball, sometimes it is a crescent, and sometimes it is not there at all! What is this strange and changing thing? It is the moon, of course! Read all about our moon and the moons surrounding other planets in this Spanish-translated book.

Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Readers will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes around the globe. They will also learn that not all rocks are created equal. In fact, rocks are all different ages! This Spanish-translated book concludes with images of the damage and destruction that earthquakes can cause.

El amor que sentimos por “el tigre que come de la mano”, como se ha llamado en Japón al más doméstico de los felinos, no es un fenómeno reciente. Venerado por los antiguos egipcios, compañía silenciosa de artistas y poetas, de magos y de brujas, adorado por igual en Oriente y Occidente, en todas las épocas y las culturas el ser humano le rindió culto al gato e intentó dar cuenta de su belleza y misterio. ¿Qué los vuelve seres tan especiales? ¿Por qué nos fascinan tanto? Con enorme gracia y erudición, Carl Van Vechten explora aquí la figura del gato en la literatura, la...

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822), el más universal de los autores románticos alemanes, fue compositor, pintor y escritor. La vida de Hoffmann transcurrió entre varias ciudades (Varsovia, Bamberg, Berlín, Dresde, Leipzig...) debido a su condición de magistrado al servicio del Estado prusiano, así como a su dedicación al teatro como director musical. Mal pagado y apesadumbrado por el escaso éxito como compositor, vivió épocas de penuria y depresión cuando perdió su puesto como magistrado en las guerras napoleónicas. En 1809 publica su primer relato “El caballero...

This Spanish-language series presents the complete range of math concepts and skills students are expected to master during the first grade. The series moves sequentially, from easiest to hardest concepts, with each book covering a different math topic. The first volume reviews the math concepts students learned in kindergarten. The next six books cover counting, adding and subtracting, tables and graphs, money, patterns, and measuring. The eighth volume is a summary of the math concepts students have studied throughout the year. Each book presents situations that show the relevance of math...

Not everyone in the United States is eligible to vote. Voting rules are different in every state. For federal elections, however, voters must have U.S. citizenship to vote. Voters must be 18 on or before the next Election Day to cast their ballot. People must live in their state for a certain period of time before being eligible to vote. All people wishing to vote must be registered by a certain date depending on which state they live in. This book explains who is eligible to vote in U.S. elections as well as who is not eligible to vote. Readers will make connections to the text through...