Al rescate de los anfibios (Amphibian Rescue) eBook

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

La contaminación del medio es, sin lugar a dudas, una preocupación de quienes habitamos este planeta, aunque con frecuencia no sepamos lo que opinan los divulgadores de la ecología. Planeta azul, planeta gris ofrece, a través de un relato ágil que se desarrolla en una escuela preparatoria o de educación media superior, las diversas formas de contaminación que afectan nuestro entorno. Mónica Lavín Maroto es una destacada escritora. Estudió la carrera de biología en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco y trabajó en el Instituto de Ecología. Ha sido colaboradora de las...

Healthy Habits is a collection of four stories featuring the Chiminis, fictitious characters that live in the forest and are as small as pine cones. In each story, one of the Chiminis has an adventure that highlights the importance of hygiene, a good diet, and exercise, and offers general health advice.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...