El Canguro Gigante

Where did the sunflower come from? How does it grow so tall? How can its thin stalk support such a large and heavy head? These and many other questions are answered in this dazzling book. Using lushly detailed illustrations and photographs, the book takes us inside the sunflower to examine its stem, root system, leaves, and flowering heads, proving an understanding of this unique plant's structure, growth, flowering, reproduction, and cultivation.

"Soy cholo, mestizo, mezclado. Las palabras no te hieren si aprendes a ponerlas de tu lado. Úsalas tú antes que los otros. Soy indio, quechua, serrano. Vengo de las montañas y voy de regreso a ellas. Decirlo me ha dado energía. Ahora tengo los puños en alto. No soy tu cholo." No soy tu cholo es tanto un libro de protesta como una reflexión sobre la choledad. Su tono puede ser enérgico o calmo, pues varía según los recursos que emplea Avilés: en algunos casos será la indignación producto de la experiencia propia; en otros, el ensayo feroz que, desde el activismo cívico, reclama...

This title will take readers throughout the beautiful Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island. Readers will learn the park's size, and the important plants, animals, and natural features that make it unique. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

Presents the Aztec tale of how warring gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca helped to form the Earth when they joined together to conquer the goddess Tlatecuhtli.