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¿En qué se piensa cuando uno se calza las zapatillas de deporte? ¿Qué le hace regresar cada día a la carretera? ¿Qué supone competir y contra quién se compite? ¿Dónde están los límites del sufrimiento, de la superación con uno mismo? Llueva o haga sol, de buena mañana o bien entrada la noche, cada vez más personas sienten la irresistible necesidad de vencer la pereza, calzarse unas zapatillas deportivas y echar a correr. El periodista y gran aficionado Francisco Medina indaga en las motivaciones y las anécdotas que comporta la práctica del footing o running, una modalidad...

Color photos and easy-to-read text five a realistic insight into the typical working day of an on-the-job zookeeper.

Many people around the world live in the forest biome. That’s because temperate forests grow in places where winter isn’t too cold and summer isn’t too hot. Readers learn that we need to care for this biome that’s in so many backyards. Simple, accessible language describes common trees and characteristics of both evergreen and deciduous forests, and full-color photographs highlight their beauty. Animals and their adaptations to this biome are addressed in the main content as well.

Weather is an important science concept at the early elementary level. Recognizing and identifying kinds of weather requires observational skills and certain vocabulary terms. This bright volume allows young meteorologists to correlate weather in carefully selected photographs with descriptive weather vocabulary, such as rainy, sunny, and foggy. It's never too early to tackle this essential STEM theme!

Little readers will learn the essentials of the United States Coast Guard (how the Coast Guard keeps us safe, various jobs, weapons and machinery, and more) through easy-to-read, simple text. Readers will love the exciting full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.