Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales

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. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a...

Readers learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this engaging book. Discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring careers that help sick or injured animals.

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,...

El conmovedor relato de un joven refugiado que busca asilo en Norteamérica Manuelito, un niño de trece años, vive con su familia en un pueblito en Guatemala. Pero la vida es todo menos idílica: las PAC--o Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil-- son una amenaza constante en las calles, y recuerdos aterradores de la guerra en el país siguen marcando la memoria colectiva de los campesinos. La situación se deteriora aún más cuando pandillas que trafican con drogas, respaldadas por el gobierno, se instalan en el pueblo y toman el control. Temiendo que a su hijo lo obliguen a meterse a pandillero, ...

Chuma está raro... Y no es porque tenga un solo ojo (¡y de color amarillo!) ni por sus cuernos, ni siquiera porque se comunique con gruñidos... Está raro porque no encuentra a sus amigos: ¿dónde se habrán metido el perro invisible, Barto el Lagarto y Marina la Bailarina? En este libro-disco, además de ayudar a Chuma a reunir a su pandilla, ¡podrás bailotear con canciones muy molonas!

"Discusses how people make sense of Earth by making maps and introduces globes, flat maps, and the idea of making borders"--Provided by publisher.

Provides instructions on making drawings of various animals by adding faces, legs, tails, and other details to finger and thumbprints.