Una mano al corazón: Mejorando las comunidades (Hand to heart: Improving Communities) 6-Pack

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

Readers learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this engaging book. Discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring careers that help sick or injured animals.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Encourage readers to learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this inspiring. Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers will discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through vibrant images and charts and informational text. Featuring a list of helpful and useful websites, this nonfiction title encourages readers to take part in animal activism in any way they can--from baking homemade dog biscuits to exploring...

Sitting Bull first went to battle at the age of 14. He grew to be widely respected for his bravery and insight, and became chief of the Lakota nation in his thirties. By the time he met General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, his courage was legendary. Though he soundly defeated Custer, public outrage at the defeat brought thousands of cavalrymen to the area, where it took four more years before the brave chief would surrender. He was forced onto a reservation where he was later killed when police attempted to arrest him.

«Decir a quiénes y para qué se destina es dar un libro la mejor definición. Éste se ha escrito para el público no especializado en lingüística, con objeto de informarle breve y claramente de lo que se sabe acerca del origen de las palabras castellanas comúnmente conocidas por la gente educada. He pensado, pues, en cuatro tipos de lectores: estudiantes de todas las disciplinas, aunque acordándome de que los de ciencias humanísticas y filológicas lo emplearán, naturalmente, más que otros; extranjeros cultos que tratan de adquirir del castellano un conocimiento algo sistemático,...

Antes era válido acusar a quienes historiaban el pasado de consignar únicamente las «gestas de los reyes». Hoy día ya no lo es, pues cada vez se investiga más sobre lo que ellos callaron, expurgaron o simplemente ignoraron. «¿Quién construyó Tebas de las siete puertas?», pregunta el lector obrero de Brecht. Las fuentes nada nos dicen de aquellos albañiles anónimos, pero la pregunta conserva toda su carga (Carlo Ginzburg).

Con materiales disponibles en cualquier hogar y sin necesidad de complicados aparatos, puedes realizar sencillos y divertidos experimentos que te ayudarán a entender mejor los distintos estados de la materia que compone nuestro mundo, en especial el agua, y cómo se comportan los objetos en ella. Estos experimentos científicos no entrañan ningún peligro y no requieren el uso de sustancias ni materiales especiales. Son fáciles de realizar y están dirigidos a los niños que ya han alcanzado un nivel aceptable de lectura comprensiva, a partir de los 10 años. Dentro de esta colección de...