Gente joven, A2.2

¡La Dra. Vitamina siempre vive en la cocina, nunca pisa el hospital! Ven a conocer a la Dra. Vitamina, una superheroina que tiene muchas formas y está escondida en casi todos los alimentos que tomamos. Sí, en casi todos menos en esos que en realidad no son alimentos. Una historia divertida y llena de aprendizajes para que los más peques comprendan que su cuerpo es su mejor aliado y que tenemos que cuidarlo para que funcione muy bien y durante muuuuucho tiempo.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...

If asked to define a forest, readers might say, "It has a lot of trees." But many places have a lot of trees. So, what makes a forest a forest? Readers discover that a forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. And a temperate forest is even more specific. Readers learn the many life cycles found within a forest and how the energy pyramid explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. In addition, readers learn by examining how forces usually considered destructive work to help forests survive. 32pp.