Animales En Peligro: Un Mundo de Especies Amenazadas

Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. Today, October 12 honors Columbus’ adventurous spirit as well as his Italian-American heritage. Easy-to-follow bilingual text in English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the holiday’s history and contemporary celebrations in accessible terms. Photographs illustrate Columbus’ life as well as modern celebrations of the holiday in his honor.

Readers will have fun learning about basic external body parts in this colorful series that helps them recognize and compare human parts and various animal parts. Each book in this series focuses on one part, explaining what it is, what it is used for, and how it looks on a variety of animals.

Ever wonder how a balloon is made? Follow the journey of a balloon from its beginnings as gooey sap in a tree to its completion at a rubber factory. You'll be surprised to discover what a balloon started out as and how it becomes the bright, air-filled decoration that you enjoy today.

La de Olvido García Valdés es ya una «de las escrituras más fervientemente medulares de la poesía española contemporánea» (Eduardo Milán). Seis años después de Y todos estábamos vivos, que mereció el Premio Nacional de Poesía, los poemas de Lo solo del animal vuelven a mostrar una voz singular y reconocible, que sin embargo rehúsa fijarse y afronta cada vez un riesgo nuevo, notable siempre en la altura de los resultados. Lo solo del animal propone una meditación sobre lo animal de la soledad, un lugar no verbal, de existencia, en que coincidirían todos los seres, pero que...