Parque Nacional de los Volcanes de Hawaii (Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park)

This title will introduce little readers to the 1st president of the United States, George Washington. Readers will gather basic, biographical information about Washington through easy-to-read, simple text. They'll also love the historical photographs and images, the More Facts section, and bolded glossary terms. Translated by native Spanish speakers. . Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO..

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.

Learn all about scaly and cold-blooded snakes! Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic information about snakes through easy-to-read, simple text alongside colorful full-bleed photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. Your readers will learn fascinating facts including where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, and how metamorphic rocks are identified. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature. A helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form.

«Tengo unos deseos enormes de vivir, de salir a la vida. Me siento como la llama de una lumbre, que me pasa el alma y la carne y me asoma a los ojos con un resplandor inextinguible. Soy yo mi fuego y mi exaltación y siento una apetencia del mundo y del amor que me haría abrazarlo hasta ser yo él, hasta enajenarme en su extravío. ¿Se perderá esta fuerza mía? ¿Se ha de salvar sólo para mi arte, para encender mi lengua de poesía? ¡Ah, no, no lo quisiera! Quiero vivir; quiero vivir en vida, no en letra, ni tan siquiera en poesía. La poesía como la más ardiente corona de la vida....

Plants are living things that grow and change. Over time, plants have made remarkable adaptations to suit the habitats in which they live. Simple text and beautiful images highlight how plants have adapted to life in the Arctic, in aquatic environments, and in other habitats such as those in deserts and grasslands.

Despues de ocho anos de su ultima obra, y siete anos despues de la publicacion de su poesia reunida, Andres Sanchez Robayna ofrece a sus lectores su nuevo y esperado libro. Como Morandi o los pintores esencialistas a la manera de Cezanne, Sanchez Robayna encuentra en los objetos, en su perfil y en la luz que proyectan, en los estimulos que configuran un momento irrepetible, ocasion para explorar los signos de la naturaleza, las claves de lo real. Sus poemas, en una lengua exacta, sin condescendencia o lo retorico, logran descigrar el mundo, elevarse sobre lo cotidiano y rozar la esencia, lo...