Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of penguins, and follows the development of a penguin from the time it is a chick in an egg until it is old enough to hunt for food in the sea and take care of itself.

"La astronomía y la mitología se unen en el nuevo libro de Carlos Pazos, creador de Futuros Genios. ¿Por qué los planetas y otros astros tienen nombres de dioses y personajes mitológicos? ¿Siempre hemos llamado al Sol así? ¿Qué temperatura hace en Venus? ¿Y qué hay más allá de Plutón? Encuentra las respuestas a todas estas preguntas en Astromitos y... nunca volverás a ver el Sistema Solar de la misma manera"-- Introduces young readers...

"From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, prehistoric mammals once roamed Earth. With beautiful and engaging illustrations, authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these mighty mammals in this Level 2 reader"--

"Go star-spotting, find out about cave-dwelling creatures, and discover a whole world of fascinating information about our planet in this gorgeously illustrated two-in-one book about the world. Read one way, Up and Down focuses on what's up above us -- clouds, stars, the Sun and Moon and things that fly. Then flip the book and read it the other way to find out what's down beneath our feet -- burrowing animals, the underground transport system, fossils,...

"I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. But, the Ghan is not the respite I'd been hoping for. It turns out I've trapped myself on an 1,800-mile journey with a powder...

"Join Ling and her family as they celebrate 15 days of Lunar New Year--a time full of careful preparations, delicious food, lanterns, fireworks, and dragon dancing."--

This companion book to the writer's Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, the writer's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, he captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on - to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish,...

The night sky holds many treasures, from streaking icy comets to white-hot supernovas. This book explains what's what, including reference maps from the major constellations.

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department...

"It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue."--