La Gente de la Luna

After befriending a clever tortoise while lost in the Brazilian rainforest, a young Kulina girl, Mira helps it keep from becoming her father's dinner.

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.

Unas vacaciones con un desenlace inesperado, un equipo de ft︢bol de provincias humilde pero ambicioso, un reencuentro con el pasado en la ciudad de juventud: tres escenarios, tres familias. Tres viajes que sumergen al lector en los vn̕culos emocionales que rigen las relaciones entre los personajes. Los protagonistas de los relatos que componen este volumen ("Siempre hay un perro al acecho", "El fin de los buenos tiempos" y "La ley de la gravedad") estǹ marcados por secretos silenciados, por acusaciones reveladoras, por el amor y el implacable paso del tiempo.

Insectos is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Enter the world of oceans and the animals that live in them. Swim with jellyfish, wonder at the busy life of a seagrass meadow, and fence with narwhals. Fish, sharks, whales, and invertebrates swim through the pages of this colorful ocean book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young enthusiasts learn all about the world's oceans. From glowing jellyfish to deep sea dwellers, they'll discover the incredible secret world of life under the sea. They'll also find out how they can help take care of the ocean themselves. Earth's Incredible Oceans, written by ocean expert Jess ...