When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project. En clase de ciencias, Judy se entera de que se están destruyendo los bosques tropicales, de que hay muchos animales en peligro de extinción y de que el planeta entero tiene serios problemas ambientales. Entonces Judy lanza una...

Contains facts about lions and tigers, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.

"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the 'scary' out of monsters"--Provided by publisher.

Situados en la selva misionera, un ambiente exótico y peligroso, estos ocho cuentos narran curiosas historias protagonizadas por pintorescos personajes como flamencos, yacarés, tigres, tortugas y coatíes. Lectura ideal para niños y jóvenes, estos cuentos se encuentran narrados de manera impecable; usando un lenguaje preciso y claro, cada historia nos deja una enseñanza de vida para escuchar una y otra vez. Cuentos como "La tortuga gigante",...

"Watch that monster truck go! Learn about how monster trucks work with full-color photographs, critical thinking questions, and other great features in this introduction to nonfiction for young readers. Now in Spanish!--

"In this title, emergent readers are introduced to the celebrations, traditions, and symbols behind the Hanukkah holiday. Carefully crafted text with high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers, creating a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Hanukkah includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as...

"An expert in law and medicine, skilled in martial arts, as well as a conjurer and a true seducer, Lupine is a hero of the underworld who is not beaten in shrewdness. As popular and emblematic as Sherlock Holmes or perhaps more, Arsene Lupine is an unforgettable character, already a legend. David M. Buisan illustrates the first nine stories of the charismatic white-collar thief. The first and acclaimed installment of the adventures of Arsene Lupine...

Harry vive con sus horribles tíos y el insorportable primo Dudley, hasta que su ingreso en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería cambia su vida para siempre. Allí aprenderá trucos y encantamientos fabulosos, y hará un puñado de buenos amigos... aunque también algunos temibles enemigos. Y, sobre todo, conocerá los secretos que lo ayudarán a cumplir con su destino.

Siguiendo los pasos de Alison McGhee en su clásico Someday, la popular ilustradora Amy June Bates debuta como autora junto a su hija de once años con este oportuno y perenne libro sobre la aceptación. Following in the footsteps of Alison McGhee in her classic Someday, popular illustrator Amy June Bates makes her debut as an author alongside her 11-year-old daughter with this timely and perennial book on acceptance. Next to the front door is an...