José Bautista

In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.

Describes tornadoes, how they form, and the tools scientists use to predict them--in both English and Spanish

"Una bomba estalla en la Barcelona de 1938. Un misil destroza un dormitorio en Bagdad. 60 años de diferencia. Distintas guerras. Las mismas víctimas. El mismo exilio. ¿Estamos condenados a repetir la Historia?"

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.