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Introduces the coral snake, a venomous serpent with red bands amidst stripes of other colors, and describes its habitat, appearance, and habits. -
Introduces the cottonmouth, also known as the water moccasin, the only venomous water snake in North America, and describes its habitat, appearance, and habits. -
Amazing mountain animals fill the pages of this exciting series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that make their home in high places. Young learners will read about each animals unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating facts and brilliant photographs, these books paint a vibrant picture of the incredible array of animal life in the mountains. -
Amazing mountain animals fill the pages of this exciting series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that make their home in high places. Young learners will read about each animals unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating facts and brilliant photographs, these books paint a vibrant picture of the incredible array of animal life in the mountains. -
Introduces cougars to beginning readers, including information about their young, feeding habits, and behavior. -
Amazing animals of the desert fill the pages of this exciting bilingual series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that live in the desert. Young learners will read about each animal’s unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating.. -
Amazing animals of the desert fill the pages of this exciting bilingual series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that live in the desert. Young learners will read about each animal’s unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating.. -
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En este libro, los estudiantes escuchan mientras los científicos, agencias gubernamentales y grupos de trabajo ambientales debaten y discuten el futuro de los combustibles fósiles. Los lectores descubrirán que los suministros de combustibles fósiles son limitados, las formas de conservar esta importante fuente de energía y cuáles son algunas de las fuentes de energía alternativas y más limpias. -
¿Puedes patinar sobre hielo y escalar rocas en medio del océano? Puedes hacerlo si estás en un crucero. Los cruceros lo tienen todo. Sus lectores navegarán por este libro mientras leen todos los hechos sobre la vida a bordo de un gran barco. -
Even though its smaller than many killer snakes, the death adder is still very dangerous. Readers will soon discover exactly why this snake is so aptly named. Colorful photographs show this venomous snake in action as readers learn exciting facts about how death adders hunt, eat, and survive. Excellent Spanish translations provide engaging support for bilingual learners. -
Some of the most important contributors to the food chain are those creatures that help break things down: decomposers. If not for these birds, bugs, and worms organic matter couldn't be recycled back into nature. Readers will discover the different kinds of decomposers, how they do their job, and why it is so important. This fascinating book includes graphic organizers and annotated illustrations to better explain the food chain. -
Los derrames de petróleo tienen un grave impacto en el medio ambiente, matando innumerables especies silvestres, destruyendo hábitats importantes y contaminando nuestras aguas. Los lectores siguen a un grupo de voluntarios mientras aprenden sobre lo que los derrames de petróleo le hacen a nuestro medio ambiente, qué medidas se pueden tomar para limpiar después de los derrames de petróleo y las formas de evitar que ocurran futuros derrames. -
Kids will learn all about desert plants, creatures, and much more in this fact-filled book about deserts. -
Introduces detection rats, most of which are African pouched rats, the largest rat in the world, and explains that rats can be trained to find land mines and dangerous diseases. -
An introduction to diamondback rattlesnakes describes their physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior. -
There are many different types of diamonds in the world. They come in a range of colors and can be cut into all kinds of shapes. This book shows readers that the way these different kinds of diamonds are created really isn't that different at all. Interesting facts and detailed photographs explain where these gems come from, how they're made into jewelry, and what makes them so valuable. -
La plataforma de perforación costa afuera más grande del mundo es un barco fascinante. Los estudiantes quedarán cautivados por esta gigantesca plataforma de 835 pies de largo. -
Doctors Without Borders provides medical attention to those in need. This remarkable organization has even won a Nobel Peace Prize for its services. Students will be inspired as they read about the good deeds of this organization. -
ntroduces one of the most common snakes in Africa, the Egyptian cobra, which appeared on the crowns of the ancient Egyptian kings, and describes its habitat, appearance, and habits. -
Clink, clank,.. ¡Este es el sonido de otra moneda en tu alcancía! El ahorro es una costumbre que debe comenzar desde los primeros años de vida. En ocasiones las personas ahorra durante mucho tiempo para comprar algo muy importante, y este libro nos habla de cómo se gana y como se ahorra el dinero. Además nos muestra como cualquiera puede aprender cómo ahorrar dinero por medio de cuentas de ahorro e inversiones. -
Este fascinante libro revela la rica historia de este magnífico árbol y sus frutos y su importancia perdurable. Las ilustraciones y fotografías bellamente detalladas resaltan los componentes importantes del árbol y su fruto, ya que nos lleva dentro de cada uno para revelar sus estructuras y funciones internas. Este impresionante libro presenta explicaciones visuales fascinantes de cómo se injerta el árbol, cómo se cosechan y preparan las aceitunas para su envasado, y cómo se presionan para producir aceite. -
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PROMOEsta es la historia de un cabello, de su ilusión por conocer la luz del sol, de bailar al ritmo del viento y, sobre todo, de vivir aventuras; pero también del impactante desafío que supone descubrir que en el cuero cabelludo, como en la vida misma, las cosas no siempre resultan como imaginamos.
Además de ser “el nuevo”, tiene algo más que le diferencia de sus compañeros; algo que no le va a facilitar en absoluto la convivencia con el resto de sus capilares vecinos. Pero el primer cabello blanco de esta frondosa cabellera está decidido a hacerse un hueco y disfrutar de la experiencia, a pesar de las dificultades que se empeñan en regalarle los que le llaman “raro” y de las complicadas situaciones que atraviesa, día tras día, un sencillo pelo humano tan único como todos los demás.
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¡Este puente japonés tiene más de 2 millas de largo! Los lectores desafiados estarán intrigados por este y otros datos divertidos sobre este increíble puente. -
Con 33 millas de largo, el túnel del ferrocarril Seikan es el túnel más largo del mundo. Desde su inicio hasta su finalización, la historia de este túnel japonés fascinará incluso a los lectores más reacios. -
Amazing mountain animals fill the pages of this exciting bilingual series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that make their home in high places. Young learners will read about each animals unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating facts and brilliant photographs, these books paint a vibrant picture of the incredible array of animal life in the mountains. -
Elma es un hada que ha perdido sus alas, y unos monstruos entrañables, que cambian de nariz, la ayudan a encontrarlas. Con sus narices de colores la enseñan a reconocer y gestionar sus emociones. Una historia de amistad que nos demuestra que las dificultades se pueden convertir en grandes oportunidades. Un cuento para contarlo y jugar con él, con dinámicas que invitan a expresar cómo nos sentimos y a trabajar habilidades emocionales.
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Emeralds are the most expensive gems in the world, but it takes a lot of time and effort for them to get that way. Readers will discover many interesting facts about this beautiful May birthstone that takes millions of years to form. Vibrant photographs capture emeralds at all stages, from the mines to beautiful pieces of jewelry. -
Introduces helicopters and the work that they do in a variety of emergency situations on land and over water. -
The world's wildlife is vanishing at an alarming rate. Scientists at the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Federation estimate that one in four mammals, and a full third of Earth's amphibians are in danger of becoming extinct. Today species are becoming extinct at a rate that is anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times faster than normal. People have been in fierce competition with wild animals for land, food, and natural resources for years. When over-hunting and -fishing of species and a rise in the level of pollution is added to this mix, humans come to represent the single gravest threat to wildlife survival. Any species that disappears leaves a hole in the web of life. Mass extinction would leave so many holes that the web might totally fall apart. Humans must realize the important role wildlife plays in the survival of the planet and reverse the damage--before it's too late. -
Kids will learn all about electricity and magnetism through these fun and easy-to-follow experiments.
