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Wildlife plays an important role in the environment. With the help of this engaging volume, readers of many ages and levels will learn all about many of the fascinating animals that inhabit the planet. They will find out what makes an animal an animal. They will also learn fun facts about some of their favorite creatures. Eye-catching photographs correlate closely with concise, accessible text that supports elementary life science curricula. A must-have for animal lovers, this informative book will be a popular addition to your collection.

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...

Después de La vuelta al mundo de un forro polar rojo, llega esta nueva y apasionante historia para conocer más sobre el fenómeno de la globalización. Al terminar la maratón de su ciudad, Werner, un experimentado periodista, encuentra un par de zapatillas de deporte de lo más peculiares, manchadas de sangre. ¿De quién eran esas zapatillas? Y ¿por qué las dejó tiradas? Werner decide investigar y comienza indagando sobre las zapatillas alemanas de marca. Esto lo lleva hasta China, donde descubrirá la lucrativa industria de las réplicas, para llegar a Adís Abeba, capital de...

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.