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There are many kinds of grass, but when most people think of this green plant, they think of the kind found in backyards and parks. Grass is like many other plants with its roots, leaves, and needs of soil, water, and sun. Young readers find out that acres of grass come from the tiniest of seeds. With this knowledge, they'll never look at someone mowing the lawn in the same way again. Full-color photographs closely correlate with the accessible narrative, which is written especially for emerging readers.

Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. With colorful images, timelines, charts, a glossary to assist with vocabulary improvement, and an index, children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it! Featured eras include the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution.

Evangeline era una niña cuando su padre la dejó a cargo de las Hermanas Franciscanas de la Perpetua Adoración, en el Convento de St. Rose, cerca de Nueva York. Ahora, con veintitrés años, el descubrimiento de una carta de 1943 la sumerge en una historia secreta que se remonta a miles de años: el antiguo conflicto entre la Sociedad de los Angelólogos y los Nefilim, descendientes de la unión de los ángeles y los hombres, unas criaturas de monstruosa belleza. Los Nefilim, que han ido perdiendo lentamente su poder y grandeza de antaño, ansían descubrir los secretos que esconde esta...

This New York Times bestseller, now available in Spanish, recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts...