National Geographic Readers: Los Gatos vs. Los Perros (Cats vs. Dogs)

El presente DICCIONARIO DE EXPRESIONES EXTRANJERAS reúne cerca de 5.000 voces de uso habitual en el español actualmente hablado y escrito. Comprende palabras, frases y siglas provenientes tanto de lenguas extranjeras como de lenguas peninsulares, así como otras de lenguas muertas pero de uso corriente en numerosos ámbitos, caso del latín. Guiado por la voluntad de elaborar un útil instrumento de consulta y divulgación para un público amplio, GREGORIO DOVAL ofrece en muchos casos, además de la interpretación de la voz, interesantes comentarios explicativos que hacen más comprensible ...

With sugar skulls, sweet-smelling marigold petals and joyful songs, Hispanic families welcome back ancestors on this holiday.

If asked to define a forest, readers might say, "It has a lot of trees." But many places have a lot of trees. So, what makes a forest a forest? Readers discover that a forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. And a temperate forest is even more specific. Readers learn the many life cycles found within a forest and how the energy pyramid explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. In addition, readers learn by examining how forces usually considered destructive work to help forests survive. 32pp.

Mohandas Gandhi was one of the world's great leaders who used nonviolent resistance to protest against the caste system. Readers will learn all about his life, Hinduism, and the amazing things he accomplished in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated and enlivened through interesting facts, vivid images, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that assists in improving vocabulary