La noche de los jacintos blancos

Read about fall activities and learn about the cycle of seasons in this Spanish-language edition. Full-color photographs and a photo glossary make this a great introduction to nonfiction reading for children.

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.

An introduction to taipans, snakes from Australia and New Guinea, describes the three different kinds of taipan, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior.

Desde que el ser humano es tal, ha admirado, temido, incluso venerado a los animales. Esto tiene una explicacion: son una pieza clave en nuestra subsistencia como especie. Con excelentes fotografias e ilustraciones, el presente libro narra como nos hemos relacionado con los animales a traves de los siglos en los diferentes lugares del mundo. Book jacket.