La Noche Está Llena de Promesas

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

"Uses simple text and photographs to describe how to make and use bar graphs--in both English and Spanish"--

!Atencion, magos, brujos, hechiceros, detectives, lunaticos, fanaticos y curiosos en general!: con este nuevo libro tendran la ocasion de poner a prueba el ingenio, el entusiasmo, la velocidad mental, la suerte, la imaginacion y otros poderes ocultos. La propuesta trae cuentos, cantos y 351 adivinanzas para seguir jugando con las palabras.

"Pterodactyls are one of the most fascinating ancient creatures. Now in Spanish, this carefully leveled text includes fascinating facts about these fancy flyers in an accessible format. Diagrams, age-appropriate critical thinking questions, and other features inspire visual learning and engagement."