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1) Desiertos
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24 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 cm.
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Español
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Presents an introduction to desert environments, in simple text with illustrations, describing the various plants and animals that live there.
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Deserts may seem like harsh, uninhabitable places, but actually they support a diverse quantity of plant and animal life. And, they aren't always hot! Deserts serve an important role in Earth's existence, too. Readers learn about hot and cold deserts alike, as well as semiarid and coastal deserts. From the Horned Lizard to the Saguaro cactus rooted in rich soil, the desert biome will amaze readers.
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Many people have preconceptions about biomes, especially deserts. They picture only hot, barren wastelands where nothing lives. This valuable volume teaches young Earth explorers some surprising facts about desert habitats. For example, some deserts don't have sand, and some are quite cold. They'll also learn how some resilient plants and animals survive in these arid environments. Beautiful images accompany the accessible low-ATOS text.
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In Deserts, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take beginning readers on a tour of a desert. Readers learn about this important ecosystem and the variety of living things adapted to live there. A map shows readers where the world's deserts are located, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about deserts online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
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Readers will learn about the two main types of freshwater biomes, which are standing (ponds and lakes) and flowing (streams and rivers). The text will focus on mainly on the importance of freshwater, as well as the plants and animals that inhabit it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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El transcurrir de lo cotidiano es el propio desierto. El desierto es la vida. Ese territorio de la desolación que atenta contra la sanidad de la mente, encuentra una mutación, un vuelo, un cambio de viento. Y las circunstancias se convierten en un jardín lleno de aves, un amor que aparece, un giro del destino que recuerda: nada es enteramente bueno, nada enteramente malo, la vida es así, desoladora por momentos, la pasión hecha vuelo profundo....
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[English] How does a barrel cactus find enough water to grow in a desert? How do jackrabbits, snakes, and fringe-toed lizards beat the heat? Quench your thirst inside this book, and find out what makes deserts one of Earth's treasures. [Spanish] ¿Cómo encuentra una biznaga suficiente agua para crecer en un desierto? ¿Cómo resisten el calor las liebres, las serpientes y las lagartijas? Calma tu sed en este libro. Descubrirás por qué el desierto...
11) Desert
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1 videodiscs (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture.
14) Calor y frío
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27 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm.
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Español
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Compares how plants and animals vary when their environments are essentially the same except that one is hot and dry and the other cold, such as a hot river in India versus a cold river in Canada.
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358 pages ; 23 cm
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"Se expuso al pasmo de las lunas y a la insolación en los desiertos de salitre, a vendavales y tormentas eléctricas, vivió aguaceros interminables bajo las enramadas de la selva, probó la electricidad de los gimnotos y succionó venenos de serpiente, estuvo a punto de ahogarse en los raudales del Orinoco y en las tormentas de Barú, sintió el abismo desde el lomo de las mulas en los desfiladeros del Quindío, afrontó los escorpiones del Cauca,...
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237 pages : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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"Baja California es indomable. Península de 1,220 kilómetros de longitud de desiertos y cactus, con el Océano Pacífico por un lado y el Mar de Cortés por el Otro, golpeada por fuertes vientos, erosionada por gigantescas olas, incandescente por sus cálidos veranos. Not Food for Old Men, es una aventura gastronómica y fotográfica, que explora esta región suspendida entre Estados Unidos y México. La langosta, el marlín, el pulpo, los pimientos...
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