The crustacean subphylum can be broken down into decapods, amphipods, copepods, and other types. This title offers readers from grades one through four comparisons between the needs and roles of different crustaceans, which will allow readers to understand the subphylum’s importance. Readers will recognize and expand their knowledge about familiar species like the lobster and the shrimp, while being introduced to the likes of the wood louse and zooplankton. Dynamic photography and methodic...

The modern period of history is often considered to have begun with the Renaissance, one of the rare periods of genius in the world’s history. This volume traces the Renaissance from its beginnings in Italy in the fourteenth century to its spread across the rest of Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Along with the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman writing, the Renaissance represented a new age in the fields of science, literature, religion, politics, and many others. R...

Aprender sobre el noroeste del Pacífico a través de la obra de arte foto fantasía de Lisa E. Jobe. Los niños podrán añadir una nueva planta o animal para el paisaje de montaña con la vuelta de cada página. Que contiene imágenes y palabras de vocabulario solamente, este libro es perfecto para el niño en su casa.

“Nobleza obliga” es una noción —una fórmula— arcaica y cursi. Pero la hago mía porque los textos que se reúnen aquí son agradecimientos a políticos, escritores, cineastas, académicos, amigos o no, conocidos o no, a los que mucho debo. A unos los he tratado, a otros leído, con muy pocos emprendí proyectos conjuntos y a la inmensa mayoría les reconozco la importancia de su labor, de su obra. De eso tratan precisamente las breves notas de agradecimiento / reconocimiento que ahora aparecen jun...

Aprender sobre la pradera a través de la obra de arte foto fantasía de Lisa E. Jobe. Los niños podrán añadir una nueva planta o animal para el paisaje de la pradera con el giro de cada página. Que contiene imágenes y palabras de vocabulario solamente, este libro es perfecto para el niño en su casa.

Learn what helps a mammal survive the depths of the cold, populous oceans. Examine the adaptive features and diets of marine mammals, and explore their distinct methods of reproduction and nurturing. Learn about climate change and its risk to marine mammal and environmental preservation. Vocabulary call-outs throughout the title, along with a separate glossary after the main text, will help improve the language skills of readers, while thoughtful and comparative questions create connection...

Plants and algae form an important basis of all marine ecosystems. They provide nutrients to animals that eat them and also create oxygen for humans and animals to breathe. This academic lower elementary title covers the diversity of marine plants and algae that exist as well as the processes they undergo to grow and thrive. Photosynthesis is explained in easy-to-understand language, as is the role of plants and algae in food chains and food webs. Finally, the importance of sea plants and ...

En El fascinante mundo de... los primates descubrirás cómo y quiénes viven en los árboles o a ras de suelo. Te intrigará el porqué unos viven casi en solitario, en familia o bien forman grandes manadas. Confirmarás que es muy práctico tener una larga cola prensil para colgarse de las ramas. O lo útil de la disposiciópn de los dedos en manos y pies para alimentarse y desplazarse o estar durante mucho tiempo colgado del pelaje de la madre... y muchas cosas más sobre su fascinante mundo.

What are food webs and how do they affect our environment? Discover the ways in which energy is transferred through interdependent living things in this engaging book! Third-grade students will enjoy learning about producers, consumers, and decomposers through this high-interest informational text filled with fun facts and colorful images. Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, a "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity is included at the end of the book to provide students with an...

Invertebrates make up more than 90 percent of all living beings on Earth, and underwater, their diversity is apparent. Sea invertebrates include crustaceans, mollusks, jellyfish, and a host of other sea creatures that are integral to marine ecosystems and have important uses for humans, too. This colorful, photo-packed lower elementary title introduces readers to the most common sea invertebrates. Compare and Contrast boxes encourage readers to identify what traits these animals share and ...

El cuento dice que Piittel vino al mundo en Central Park, pero mi Piittel apareció en otro lugar de Nueva York.Era verano. Estaba caminando por Lexington Avenue cuando un sonido refrescante detuvo mis pasos. Justo en la esquina con la 57. Agua. Su fluir me sacó del ruido de la calle. Incluso de la propia ciudad.Allí nos encontramos. Unos meses más tarde, comencé a escribir. No fue fácil darle forma a la historia. Las palabra...

Many animals live in water, but only some can be defined as fish. Twenty-eight thousand species of fish exist, each with different characteristics. Readers from grades one through four will learn that fish have a distinct impact on their ecosystem and will see how fish survive when well-adapted to an uncompromised environment. Beautiful photographs demonstrate the great diversity of fish and accompany intellectually stimulating explanations of their varying roles and traits. From page to p...