Las selvas (Forests)

Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface, providing students with a variety of plant and animal life to learn about. An ocean biome includes the saltwater below the waves and everything on, above, and near the surface. Students will also learn about the beach, tides, cliffs, bays, coastlines, coral reefs, and tide pools in this Spanish-translated title.

—¿Mi primera tarea? —Sí, tu primera misión, si lo prefieres. Lo que tendrás que hacer en espera de otras instrucciones. —No estoy seguro de comprenderlo. —Has vivido cosas que, en cierta manera, se han grabado en ti y condicionan la forma en que ves el mundo, en que te comportas, tus relaciones con los demás, tus emociones... El resultado de todo ello es un verdadero desastre, hablando claramente. Te causa problemas y te hace desgraciado. Tu vida será mediocre mientras la vivas así, por lo que hay que obrar ciertos cambios. »Es necesario que vivas cierto número de...

A human hand is found in the zoo's elephant enclosure. The rest of the teacher and ardent environmentalist turns up on the lawn. Although admired by his students, nearly everyone else seems to have a reason to want him dead.

Presents a typical day of a bulldozer driver, with the safety equipment he puts on, the levers, beeper, and blades he uses in its operation, and what he does to get the bulldozer ready for the next day.

Unlike their domesticated relatives, wild turkeys can fly. Readers will learn about the pecking order of turkey flocks, how turkeys avoid predators, what foods these birds eat, and much more. The turkey’s association with Thanksgiving is addressed, as is the impressive comeback these birds made after their numbers plummeted in the early twentieth century.