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Las truchas están hechas de árboles
by April Pulley Sayre¡Las truchas realmente están hechas de árboles! Hojas y bacterias, insectos y peces, osos y personas; todos somos parte de un gran círculo de crecimiento, alimentación y vida –¡ahora en español!Trout are really made of trees! Leaves and bacteria, insects and fish, bears and people, too—we're all part of one big circle of growing and eating and living--now in Spanish!Un hábil matrimonio entre un texto lírico e ilustraciones de montaje energéticas, este libro explora las formas intrincadas y a menudo sorprendentes en las que las plantas y los animales están conectados en la cadena alimentaria; con texto final que describe los esfuerzos de conservación y el cuidado responsable.A deft marriage of lyrical text, and energetic collage illustrations, this book explores the intricate and often surprising ways plants and animals are connected in the food web, with back matter describing conservation efforts and responsible stewardship.
Las ventajas de ser invisible
by Stephen ChboskyVivir al margen ofrece una perspectiva única. Pero siempre llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el mundo desde dentro.Charlie se ha quedado solo tras el suicidio de su mejor amigo. Tiene una popular y guapa hermana, y un hermano mayor estrella de futbol americano a punto de entrar a la universidad. Pero él vive al margen para casi todos, salvo su profesor de Lengua, quien cree que Charlie posee una gran capacidad intelectual. Tras conocer a Sam y Patrick, Charlie empieza a comprender lo que es crecer y hacerse adulto. Con ellos recorre caminos nuevos e inesperados, descubre nueva música, empieza a beber, fumar y coquetear con drogas, sale de fiesta... e incluso se enamora por primera vez.Aunque no sepamos a quién le escribe exactamente, con las cartas de Charlie —únicas, divertidas y devastadoras— vamos conociendo su mundo: la vida en la preparatoria, las primeras citas, los dramas familiares y los nuevos amigos.
Las verduras que comemos
by Gail GibbonsWhat are vegetables, anyway? Find out the latest facts on 411 veggies in this illustrated introduction to produce, now available in Spanish!Peppers, beans, corn, and peas! Nonfiction superstar Gail Gibbons lays out the basics of veggies with colorful watercolors and straightforward text. This Spanish translation, derived from the new and updated edition, teaches Spanish vocabulary and fascinating facts about the veggies we eat. Readers will find out how they grow, how they get to stores, and how many kinds there are—and learn some weird trivia, too!Diagrams, cross-sections, and illustrations give kids an up-close view of glossy red peppers, plump orange pumpkins, delectable little peas, and dozens of other vegetables in this essential Spanish-language earth sciences primer.
Lasagna Means I Love You
by Kate O'ShaughnessyWhat are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that's a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious. <P><P> Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for. <P><P>Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading. But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life? <P><P>Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said. <P><P>Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own. <P><P>But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.
Lasagne Brain
by John LarkinEric Underwood, also known as Spaghetti Legs and Pizza Features, serves up the final course in the pasta trilogy: Lasagne Brain. Eric would love to be an intellectual and here he unexpectedly takes the journey from boyhood to manhood, and the only question he wants to ask is: can he go back? With his mind-boggling essays driving teachers out of their minds, the love of his life Veronica Roberts dumping him, his best friend hanging round Woolies with a trolley full of bananas hoping to pick up more than potassium poisoning, and his father watching pre-recorded golf, there?s only one thing for Eric to do: retreat to his bedroom in self-imposed exile. Eric?s ambition is to lock himself away for the rest of his teenage years. And if it wasn?t for the Teletubbies and the arrival of Imelda, the Scots girl he French kissed in an English pub, he might just have made it!
Lassi, Ice Cream Ki Falooda?
by Mala Kumar Manisha Chaudhryलस्सीपेक्षा कैरीचं पन्हं चांगलं? का या दोन्हींपेक्षा फालुदा छान? सगळंच घेऊन बघा ना! मिनू तरी दुसरं काय करत्येय? उन्हाळ्यात असंच काहीतरी करायचं असतं.
Lassie Come Home
by Eric KnightLassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland—too far a journey for any dog to make alone.But Lassie is not just any dog.First published in 1940, Lassie Come-Home has become one of the best-loved dog stories in the world. This beautiful 75th anniversary edition showcases the original text and illustrations with a striking new jacket design and a new introduction from bestselling author Ann M. Martin.
Lassie Come-Home
by Eric KnightLassie, the prize dog of a humble household, is sold to a wealthy family when hard times befall her original owners. Taken hundreds of miles away, she does what many collies have done before her, she starts for home so that she can be faithful to a duty--that of meeting a boy by a schoolhouse gate.<P><P> There is something epic in Eric Knight's story of this dog and the saga of its weary trek, guided only by instinct. It is told with profound understanding, in moving prose. Marguerite Kirmse's illustrations blend into the spirit of one of the most poignant and best-loved dog stories in the world.<P> "This is more than a good dog-story; it may well be found, a long time hence, among the dog-stories that do not go out of print." So wrote May Lamberton Becker, reviewing the book in the fall of 1940, when it was published for the first time. Her prediction has been borne out.<P> The outstanding dog classic of all time, Lassie Come-Home has since appeared in twenty-five languages throughout the world. In 1942 an M-G-M movie based on the book launched the career of Elizabeth Taylor. In the spring of 1978 a new movie version was released, starring James Stewart, Alice Faye and Mickey Rooney and the best-loved dog of all time, the collie Lassie.<P> The book has been in print continually in various editions since the time of its first publication.<P> Winner of Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice Award
Lassie: A Christmas Story
by Earl Hamner Don SipesWhen Lassie leads rescuers to Timmy's mom, whose truck has slid off the road and overturned in a steep snow-filled ravine, they are all able to return home safely for a special Christmas celebration.
Lasso the Moon (Little Golden Book)
by Trish Holland Valeria PetroneTime for bed, Little Tex. Rio Rosie, goodnight. Jump in your bunkbedsAnd close your eyes tight. So begins this dreamy, soothing poem that takes Tex and Rosie into the starry night.
Last Apprentice 3-Book Collection
by Joseph DelaneyThe first three volumes of the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series! Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son. He is destined to battle the creatures of the dark: witches, boggarts, ghosts, and more. And he will, as the apprentice to the local Spook. But can he survive when so many apprentices have failed? This ebook collection of the acclaimed series that inspired the major motion picture Seventh Son includes Book One: Revenge of the Witch; Book Two: Curse of the Bane; and Book Three: Night of the Soul Stealer.
Last Battle of the Icemark (The Icemark Chronicles, Book #3)
by Stuart HillOskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out on the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea; it made her stronger. Now, allied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, the young sorceress is plotting revenge. Warrior Queen Thirrin's military prowess is focused on a fresh invader, but warlock Oskan realizes that the true threat to the kingdom is the demon army assembled by his own fallen daughter. To ensure the Icemark's eternal safety, he knows he must destroy Medea's soul -- even if it means sacrificing his own.
Last Block Standing! (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
by Nick EliopulosThe only official chapter book series based on Minecraft comes to an epic conclusion with Book 6--Last Block Standing! As the world of Minecraft falls under the Evoker King's control, Morgan, Ash, and their friends get ready for the final showdown. But with their enemy now in possession of the most powerful building block in Minecraft, do they really stand a chance of defeating him? And meanwhile, in the real world, the kids deal with the devastating news that Ash and her family may be moving away! Will both worlds come to an end, or is this just a new beginning? Find out in Last Block Standing! the sixth book in the Woodsword Chronicles! © 2021 Mojang AB and Mojang Synergies AB. MINECRAFT and MOJANG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mojang Synergies AB.
Last Breath
by Brandilyn Collins Amberly CollinsThe suspenseful and emotion-filled second book in the Rayne series begins where the first book ended…with a dying man whispering four stunning words into Shaley O’Connor’s ear. Should she believe him? After two murders on the Rayne concert tour, Shaley is reeling. But she has no time to rest. If the dying man’s claim is right, the danger is far from over. Shaley’s quest for the truth leads to the mysterious and wrenching past of her mother and father. Could what happened to them so many years ago threaten Shaley’s life now?
Last Breath (Morganville Vampires #11)
by Rachel CaineThere is a question Claire has long been asking: why do vampires live so far out in a sunny desert when they're sensitive to sunlight? The reason doesn't have to do with sunlight but water - and an ancient enemy who has finally found a way to invade the vampires' landlocked community. Vampires aren't the top predator on earth. There's something worse that preys on them. . . something much worse. Which means if Claire, and Morganville, want to live, they will have to fight on to the last breath. 'A first-class storyteller who can deal out amazing plot twists as though she was dealing cards. ' - Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.
Last Chance
by Sarah DessenNever in one place long enough to make friends or put down roots, Colie doesn't expect her trip to the North Carolina coast to change a thing. Always the outcast, she's resigned to a holiday with only her eccentric aunt Mira for company. But when she finds a job waitressing at the Last Chance cafe, she also finds acceptance, new friends, and the beginnings of romance...
Last Chance (Robyn Hunter Mystery #1)
by Norah McclintockA new series from Norah McClintock, five-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Fiction! When a protest march goes awry and a store is accidentally damaged, Robyn Hunter finds herself on the hook for the mishap. To make amends, she reluctantly agrees to volunteer at an animal shelter for the summer. Robyn is terrified of dogs, so working at the shelter is no picnic. But bigger problems surface when she think she sees a boy with a troubled past "stealing" from the donations to the shelter. It turns out that Robyn was wrong about the boy, but now he's in more trouble with the law and it's up to Robyn to clear his name.
Last Chance For Freedom (Reading Level #3)
by Marcie M. StadelhofenGregory, a slave, travels the Underground Railroad to Canada to join Becky, the woman he loves, who has already traveled to freedom.
Last Dance
by Carolyn KeeneWhen strange happenings coincide with the opening of a new dance club, Nancy is suspicious. The owner of the club is the heart-throb of every girl in town, and it's not until Nancy finds a stack of old love letters that she realizes that the Last Dance could be her last case.
Last Dance
by Lurlene McdanielRachel Deering loves to dance. She lives in Miami, Florida. She goes to school like a normal teenage girl does, she does her homework, hangs out with friends, and most of all loves to dance. Someday Rachel hoped to become a professional ballet dancer. When her ballet teacher tells her that the Christmas Ballet performance was coming up she got so excited she started rehearsing right away.
Last Dance
by Melody CarlsonWith graduation looming, the Carter House girls are struggling with college visits, prom dress warfare, and boyfriend situations that are going from bad to worse. Mrs. Carter ups the stress level by planning a typical over-the-top Mother’s Day fashion show, and things get tense when the designer favors certain models. Through it all, surprises are in store for each girl as their time at Carter House comes to an end. As final good-byes approach, some friendships will deepen while others crumble. Will the girls resolve old differences or part ways as enemies?
Last Dance (Lurlene McDaniel Books)
by Lurlene N. McDanielRachel Deering has her eyes on her toes: she wants to become a world-class ballerina. As a 14-year-old, she is already one of the best dancers in the country. Just as she prepares for an audition for an opening with a prestigious dance troupe, Rachel starts having some very disturbing symptoms. After collapsing at school, she has many tests and her doctor tells her the news: She has diabetes. Now her world consists of blood tests, insulin shots, a controlled diet, and constant fear that she will have a reaction and end up unable to dance—or worse.
Last Dance (Lurlene Mcdaniel Books Ser.)
by Lurlene N McDanielRachel Deering has her eyes on her toes: she wants to become a world-class ballerina. As a 14-year-old, she is already one of the best dancers in the country. Just as she prepares for an audition for an opening with a prestigious dance troupe, Rachel starts having some very disturbing symptoms. After collapsing at school, she has many tests and her doctor tells her the news: She has diabetes. Now her world consists of blood tests, insulin shots, a controlled diet, and constant fear that she will have a reaction and end up unable to dance—or worse.
Last Dance on Holladay Street
by Elisa CarboneThe year is 1878, and 13-year-old Eva has lost all the family she’s ever known. Eva feels like an orphan—but she’s not. Sadie Lewis, the woman who gave her up at birth, is alive and well in Denver. And Eva sets out to find her, carrying only an address on a slip of paper. But Denver holds more surprises than Eva can bear. When she reaches 518 Holladay Street, she discovers Sadie Lewis’s shocking secret—a secret that lands Eva in a house of ill repute, forced to dance with strangers for her keep. But Eva knows in her bones that she’s free—and that she’s got to escape. In a novel that pulses with the sights, sounds, and wild dangers of the frontier West, Elisa Carbone explores the many faces that family, and freedom, can take. From the Hardcover edition.
Last Day Blues (The Jitters Series #2)
by Julie DannebergFans of First Day Jitters will love spending the last day of school in Mrs. Hartwell classroom. What do teachers do for summer vacation? Mrs. Hartwell's students worry that their teacher will miss them while they are gone for the summer. The class comes up with a way to make sure Mrs. Hartwell won't be too sad. But Mrs. Hartwell and the other teachers have some plans of their own.Once again Julie Danneberg and Judy Love bring to life the crazy antics of Mrs. Hartwell and her class and show that teachers and students are more alike than we sometimes think.