El Alfabeto/the Alphabet

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This amazing book introduces children to some basic science concepts. Fascinating photographs feature animals that can change color, or that have different shapes and patterns, so that they can blend into their surroundings. A special section also features animals that do not need to hide.

Young readers will be inspired by this biography about the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The appealing images, helpful text, and supportive timeline, glossary, table of contents, and index combine to create an engaging experience as readers learn about one of the greatest female pilots of all time. This book has been translated into Spanish.

Prepárate para conocer los datos más curiosos sobre ciencia, historia y naturaleza, y hazlo con mucho humor y todo el rigor de National Geographic. ¿Por qué necesito comer? ¿Por qué juegan los animales? ¿Por qué eran comunes las pirámides en el mundo antiguo? ¿Por qué las pelotas de fútbol americano no son redondas? En este libro, encontrarás más de 1 111 fascinantes respuestas a preguntas sobre cosas que todos los niños quieren saber. Desde el clásico «¿por qué el cielo es azul?» hasta cuestiones más insólitas, como «¿por qué es imposible cavar un hoyo que atraviese...

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!