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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.

This book is a comprehensive, practical presentation of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application. It teaches forms of behavior modification ranging from helping children learn necessary life skills to training pets, to solving personal behavior problems.

Young children are natural problem-solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves interesting animals. This Spanish-language edition of Fast and Flightless provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the animal lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.

Roam the North American wilderness with some of our continent's most fascinating canines. Stunning color photos capture these wild animals in their natural surroundings as the text describes each canine's habitat, physical features, and special abilities. Explore the social lives of these captivating creatures, their amazing survival techniques, reproduction, development, and interaction with humans. Discussions of threats to habitat and hunting promote environmental awareness in young readers.