Una mano a la pata: Protegiendo los animales

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.

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...

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,...

From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

Todavía hoy existe una clara reticencia, por parte de muchos estudiosos, a reconocer el importante papel que las mujeres han jugado en el desarrollo del género fantástico y de terror, bien como lectoras o como creadoras, ignorando la larga tradición de escritoras especializadas en esta narrativa, particularmente en la cultura anglosajona. Aunque fueron dos hombres, Horace Walpole (1717-1797) y Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) quienes «inventaron» la ficción gótica con sus clásicas historias El castillo de Otranto y El monje –números 10 y 3 de la colección Gótica–, el género...

Lucila vivió cuando no era común que las mujeres viajaran solas por sus países o menos que cruzaran las fronteras. Sin embargo, ella muy pronto se echó a andar por la larguísima geografía de su país (Chile) y visitó además varias ciudades del mundo En México no sólo estuvo de paso, se quedó a vivir y trabajó intensamente enseñando en poblados de Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca y Veracruz. Lucila fue una viajera que arribó a todos sus destinos en barcos de vapor y trenes, pero uno de su viajes definitivos lo hizo a través de la escritura. Sus ideas, poemas y cartas poco a poco le...

Many animals live in water, but only some can be defined as fish. Twenty-eight thousand species of fish exist, each with different characteristics. Readers from grades one through four will learn that fish have a distinct impact on their ecosystem and will see how fish survive when well-adapted to an uncompromised environment. Beautiful photographs demonstrate the great diversity of fish and accompany intellectually stimulating explanations of their varying roles and traits. From page to page, what a fish is unfolds in vocabulary call-outs, insightful questions, and relatable...