Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales (Hand to Paw: Protecting Animals) (Spanish Version)

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

Introduce readers to the various ways they can participate in volunteerism with this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover many different charities and programs, including The Salvation Army, Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, and Doctors Without Borders through vivid images, charts, and informational text. This nonfiction title aids in encouraging children to make a difference in their own communities by writing to newspapers or politicians or by participating in fund-raising and various programs or charities.

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

La celebración del Cinco de Mayo es una fiesta que recuerda la primera vez que las tropas imperiales de Napoleón III caían vencidas, demostrando que no eran invencibles. Y fueron vencidas en la Batalla de Puebla por un grupo en desventaja militar y numérica, para mayor deshonra de Napoleón III. Sin embargo, no es un día feriado en todo el país. En Puebla, por razones obvias, se celebra año a año, algunas veces incluso recreando la batalla. Pero no en el resto de México. En los Estados Unidos de América, en cambio, se celebra sólo en los estados del Sur que fueron parte de México, ...

La Asociación Española de Sexología Clínica ha escrito los textos de esta colección con el fin de responder a la curiosidad de los niños y enseñarles de una forma natural, adaptando cada cuestión a su edad y explicando las cosas de un modo sencillo, aunque riguroso, acompañado además de graciosas ilustraciones. Este libro responde con seriedad a las falsas creencias sobre el sexo, indaga en los distintos tipos de familias y enseña a enfrentarse a un posible abuso sexual.

La vida de 75 chilenas rebeldes que se han decidido a cambiar la historia ¿Sabes qué tienen en común la actriz Daniela Vega y la revolucionaria Javiera Carrera? ¿La escritora Isabel Allende y la nadadora Kristel Köbrich? ¿La escultora Lily Garafulic y la presidenta Michelle Bachelet? Sí: todas ellas son chilenas. Todas ellas han cambiado nuestra historia. Todas ellas dejaron su huella persiguiendo un sueño. Y ahora te invitan a atrapar el tuyo. Un libro para crecer, inspirarse, aprender y recordar que, pese a la adversidad, lo último que puede hacer una mujer es bajar los brazos.