Rcords del mundo animal / Records of the animal world

Todavía hoy existe una clara reticencia, por parte de muchos estudiosos, a reconocer el importante papel que las mujeres han jugado en el desarrollo del género fantástico y de terror, bien como lectoras o como creadoras, ignorando la larga tradición de escritoras especializadas en esta narrativa, particularmente en la cultura anglosajona. Aunque fueron dos hombres, Horace Walpole (1717-1797) y Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) quienes «inventaron» la ficción gótica con sus clásicas historias El castillo de Otranto y El monje –números 10 y 3 de la colección Gótica–, el género...

Mars is perhaps the most thrilling planet these days. With rovers exploring its surface and manned missions in the works, people are wondering if Mars is our next home! In this highinterest book, readers will learn more about Earth's neighbor, including what its climate and surface are like, why it's called the Red Planet, and about the recent discovery of water on its surface. They'll learn all this while solving "Your Mission" math problems that complement and support the text. This motivating volume is an engaging way to explore key aspects of science and math curricula.

Excite your fifth grade students with this captivating nonfiction title, which explores the many technological advancements made throughout history. The interesting and intriguing facts found within the informational text, along with vivid images, diagrams, and charts, inspire curiosity in readers as they learn about miraculous inventions like the hologram, 3D printing, virtual reality technology, personalized medicine, and bionic body parts. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title will engage and encourage readers to imagine the next big technological innovation that could change the world. ...

This Spanish language edition of Yuyi Morales's Pura Belpré Award winner and New York Times Bestseller Dreamers is now available in paperback! Caldecott Honor artist and six-time Pura Belpré winner Yuyi Morales's gorgeous book Dreamers, and its Spanish language version Soñadores, are about making a home in a new place. Yuyi and her son Kelly's passage was not easy, and Yuyi did not speak any English at the time. But together, they found an unexpected, unbelievable place: the public library. There, book by book, they untangled the language of this strange new land, and learned to make their ...