La Misión de Santa Cruz (Discovering Mission Santa Cruz)

Beginning readers will be captivated by the creatures they meet in this Spanish translation of Prehistoric Creatures. The simple text describes ancient animals that swam the seas, soared through the skies, and roamed the Earth long before people existed. Each book describes a group of dinosaurs that shared one or two fascinating features. Dazzling illustrations help bring these amazing creatures to life!

This magnificent book uses beautiful photography to help young children understand why some oceans are warm and some are cold, which kinds of plants and animals live in oceans, and how the bodies of ocean animals are built to help them glide through water. Children will be delighted by the images of seals, penguins, polar bears, dolphins, and more.

What better way to portray bioluminescent creatures of the sea, earth, and sky than in a glow-in-the-dark book? Scientific researcher María Emilia Beyer reveals the truth about these animals that produce their own light using special substances, as well as how they use this ability to search for food, defend themselves from prey, communicate, and find a mate. Readers will find eight species of bioluminescent plants and animals and can turn out the lights to see them in all their splendor--and read special hidden text!

En esta impactante continuación de Aire encantado, su galardonado libro de memorias, Margarita Engle, ganadora del premio de honor de Newbery, recrea sus años de adolescencia durante la turbulenta década de 1960. La infancia de Margarita Engle era un vaivén entre dos mundos: la exuberante y acogedora isla de Cuba y la solitaria realidad de un Los Ángeles lleno de sueños. Pero la revolución ha transformado a Cuba en un misterio de imposibilidad, algo que ya no está disponible en la vida real. Margarita anhela viajar por el mundo, pero antes de que pueda hacerse independiente, tendrá...