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Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

La jueza Lola MacHor, durante un congreso en Barcelona,recibe en su hotel un manuscrito en el que un individuo, que se hace llamar Rodrigo, le hace partícipe de su macabro experimento: cometer una serie de asesinatos para poner a prueba su cordura. Lo que parecía una broma de mal gusto, pronto se traduce en un juego mortal al descubrir el rastro de una oleada de crímenes, metódicamente ejecutados, a lo largo y ancho del globo. Con la ayuda de su marido y del inspector Iturri, MacHor se enfrentará a uno de los casos más insólitos y complejos de su carrera: detener a Rodrigo sin disponer ...

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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!