¿Por Qué Los Caracoles No Tienen Patas?: Y Muchas Otras Preguntas Sobre El Jardín

A little child asks the "big question" (grande question) that is never formulated: why are we on earth? and get answers from different people.

Daphne still visits her husband's family, even though their mansion brings back painful memories of her husband's death after a violent argument with his father. Eight years have gone by, but mystery of what really happened still haunts the family. Daphne turns to her brother-in-law, Dimitri, for support. When the two begin to feel attracted to one another, Daphne feels even more conflicted. Will she find the answers she is desperately seeking?

Planet Earth gives us the things we need to survive. When it changes, it affects us all. But humans also affect Earth. It’s important that we take care of our planet so that it can continue to take care of us. This Spanish nonfiction book explores the subjects of human ecology and climate change in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like desertification, deforestation, carbon dioxide, erosion, drought, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text....

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these sea giants face-to-face: The Archelon was similar to a turtle, but its shell was made of crossed rib bone covered in rubbery skin! The Mososaurs had huge pointy jaws and grew to be fifty feet long! The Ichthyosaurs looked a lot...