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.

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,...

Al Centro de Información y Documentación del Museo de Culturas Populares acudían personas de todas las edades -desde estudiantes de primaria a estudiantes de universidades- a fin de obtener datos acerca de la Navidad, Día de Muertos y Semana Santa, entre mucho más. La información existente no era mucha o incompleta y disgregada, lo que dificultaba la tarea de los estudiantes. Por lo tanto, me di cuenta de la necesidad de elaborar un libro que reuniera los orígenes y la simbología de las principales y más genralizadas fiestas tradicionales de nuestro país. Entonces puse manos a la...

Discover the different ways that people spend, save, and budget their money. Readers are introduced to important personal financial aspects such as savings accounts, budgets, budget analysis, credit and debit cards, and taxes. Through Spanish-translated informational text, vivid photos, and helpful graphs and charts that assist in implementing mathematical skills such as percentages, readers will be encouraged to save and spend their money wisely and responsibly.

The sun is responsible for all life on Earth, but what exactly is it? Our star is an amazing force that can be as dangerous as it is important. From solar flares to the threat of blowing up altogether, the sun is one of the most interesting things in our solar system. Readers take a trip to the sun to see how it works and exactly what it is made of. They’ll learn about the life cycle of a star and see just how long we have until we have to find a new planet to call home. Don’t worry, they’ll be happy to learn that (hopefully) we have millions of years left!

La serie Cienciaenshorts nace para dar cabida a pequeños relatos que acercan al público de forma amena diferentes aspectos de la ciencia en formatos literarios. Obras menores solo en extensión. Se trata de una fórmula imaginativa que puso en marcha hace años nuestra editorial en forma de concurso, donde los autores de los relatos fueran científicos-escritores con voluntad de trasmitir con precisión conceptos científicos a la sociedad, de una manera comprensible para esta. El jurado del II Concurso de relatos científico-literarios "¿Te atreves...?" estuvo compuesto por: César de...