El Mapache

Introduces things to eat and drink that are white, from rice to milk. The book ends with a recipe that a child can make with an adult's help.

This book introduces the reader to the nighttime world of the rat, including its habitat, activities, diet, and the unique things that it does.

This title in the Que esta Despierto? (What's Awake?) series explores the behavior of this backyard nocturnal animal. Photographs enhance the text which explains why the animal is out at night and what it does in the day. (Text in Spanish.).

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Granpa has given Frederick a gift: a sealed box. It talks and contains all the knowledge of the world. This is the story of Frederick and his box, and many information about nature and ecology. For children 9 and up.

De la mano de María no sólo viajaremos hasta Valencia de Alcántara y la frontera con Portugal, sino también a una época de la historia de nuestro país donde el contrabando era la única forma de supervivencia para muchas familias. En esos años en los que las mujeres no tenían ni voz ni voto, donde sus vidas estaban sujetas a las decisiones de sus padres o a la de sus maridos, María, una mujer de espíritu libre luchará por la supervivencia de su familia cruzando sin descanso la frontera por sus veredas y trochas, y esquivando a los guardias civiles para vivir del mercado negro y el...

Amusing And Engaging Text Describes How The Color Of An Animal Can Ensure Its survival. Provides Examples Using A Variety Of Animals.