Cautivos en el altiplano

«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,...

Learn about the amazing world of bugs in this gorgeously illustrated book packed with insect facts. Enter the kingdom of bugs and their close relatives for a magical journey through the forest floor, down into the deepest caves, and even across the open ocean. Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks are crawling across the pages of this colorful bug book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young animal enthusiasts spot and learn all the main bug groups. From dancing bees to cartwheeling spiders, from butterfly athletes to the beetles that eat poo, they'll learn all about ...

This selection of riddles is just right: not too hard, not too easy, and all "dressed up" with beautiful illustrations.

Dive into this book to learn all about blacktip reef sharks. Readers will take in information about a blacktip reef shark's preferred habitat, what it likes to eat, and more alongside amazing underwater photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.