Abejas (Bees)

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.

"Amphibians have some of the most interesting life cycles on Earth. The metamorphosis frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians go through has many steps that readers need to understand and remember. This book offers a concise overview of the general amphibian life cycle as well as representative examples of the many species within the animal group. Most importantly, the accessible language is paired with diagrams of the steps of the life cycle to augment readers' understanding of this topic often found in the science curriculum."

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

Carla Laubalo nos brinda un relato honesto, positivo y empoderador sobre el bullying, en el que nos anima a abrazar la diferencia y a luchar por nosotros mismos. «En todo el tiempo que duró aquello yo nunca se lo conté a nadie. Me daba miedo. No sé de qué tenía miedo. Pero lo tenía. El miedo es algo terrible. Te paraliza. Es como un nudo en el estómago que no te deja respirar, que no te deja pensar ni reaccionar. Pero he aprendido algo: TODOS SOMOS DISTINTOS y eso es lo bonito.»

Sally is an incredible singer but she'd rather join a nudist colony than sing in public. That is until she ventures to New York where a wild summer of love and loss changes her forever. Sally returns home to London, but as she's about to embark on her new life, a beautiful man turns up on Sally's doorstep.

Children will love the books in this witty, comic-like series on fine arts. With such subjects as awful art, these books succeed in capturing young readers' attention and sustain their interest through engaging illustrations and clever humor. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.