Risultati Editore "Arbordale Publishing" in Letteratura e narrativa

Nani has always dreamed of being a princess. When a real Hawaiian princess comes to her hometown of Hilo, Nani dresses in her best clothes. But as she watches Princess Luka, who has come to save the town from a volcanic lava flow, Nani learns that there is more to being a princess than fine clothes. This incredible story of kindness and generosity is based on the historical events of the 1880-1881 eruption of Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawai'i and the real-life Princess Luka.

Mary Holland capta los primeros meses de la vida de un búho. Los grandes ojos y las esponjosas plumas se robarán el corazón de los lectores mientras aprenden cómo los padres de los búhos carabo norteamericanos preparan a sus jóvenes críos para el gran mundo fuera del nido. Acompaña a Otis mientras aprende a comer, pelea con su hermana, y se prepara para alzar el vuelo.

Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby barred owl's life. This story will steal the hearts of listeners as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.

¡También los niños pueden involucrarse en la ciencia! En esta colaboración entre la Dra. Ecologista Neeti Bathala y Jennifer Keats Curtis, conoceremos a Lana y a su mamá. Las dos son voluntarias cada verano para contar los cangrejos herradura que visitan su playa. Los lectores van a aprender datos muy valiosos acerca de esos animales antiguos y cómo pueden involucrarse en el esfuerzo para conservarlos.

Even kids can get involved in science! Ecologist Dr. Neeti Bathala and Jennifer Keats Curtis collaborate to bring us the story of these adventurous citizen scientists. Leena and her mom volunteer each summer to count the horseshoe crabs that visit their beach. With their dog Bobie at their sides, the duo spends a night on the shore surveying horseshoe crabs who have come to mate and lay eggs.

La gente de la región de Hawái y los visitantes siempre disfrutan cuando pueden ver a las focas monje de Hawái que, desafortunadamente, están en peligro de extinción pero, Honey Girl es un caso extra especial. Ella ha criado a siete cachorritos, y los científicos le llaman "La Super Mamá". Después de que Honey Girl se enreda en un equipo de pezca, ella se pone muy enferma. Los científicos y los veterinarios trabajan para salvarla hasta que ella pueda ser devuelta a su playa.

Hawaiian locals and visitors always enjoy spotting endangered Hawaiian monk seals, but Honey Girl is an extra special case. She has raised seven pups, and scientists call her "Super Mom". After Honey Girl is injured by a fishhook, she gets very sick. Scientists and veterinarians work to save Honey Girl so she can be released back to the ocean. This true story will have listeners captivated to learn more about this endangered species.

Come along on a journey through the aquatic habitat of a forested wetland. Meet birds and bobcats, along with the beavers and beetles that call the soggy forest home. Kevin Kurtz continues his award-winning A Day In series, and once again delights listeners with a rhythmic, nonfiction look into a typical day for the animals that live in this wet habitat.

¿Cuánto pesa un elefante? ¿Cómo lo sabes? ¿Cómo sabrías si no contaras con una pesa moderna? Cao Chong, de seis años de edad, el niño más prodigioso en la historia de la China, se encontraba con este problema.

How much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn't have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this problem! Chong watches as the prime minister's most trusted and learned advisors debate different methods. The principle of buoyancy and a little bit of creative thinking help this boy come up with a solution.

Jovita se está preparando para una noche fascinante; ¡es hora de contar murciélagos! Los murciélagos siempre han sido una bienvenida presencia durante los veranos en la granja de la familia. Pero, a través de los años, los números han disminuído ya que muchos de ellos, han contraído el síndrome de la naríz blanca en esa área. Jovita y su familia cuentan los murciélagos y envían los números a los científicos que los estudian para ver si la población de los murciélagos se puede recuperar.

Jojo is prepping for an exciting night; it's time for the bat count! Bats have always been a welcome presence during the summers in the family barn. But over the years, the numbers have dwindled as many bats in the area caught white-nose syndrome. Jojo and her family count the bats and send the numbers to scientists who study bats, to see if the bat population can recover. On a summer evening, the family quietly makes their way to the lawn to watch the sky and count the visitors to their farm.

En cuanto el sol empieza a ponerse, los animales del ártico se preparan para el oscuro y frío invierno. Tuktuk, el lemino, está casi listo para pasar la larga noche invernal - todo lo que él necesita es pelaje caliente para revestir su nido. Cuando una bota kamik afelpada resbala fuera del trineo de un conductor Inuit, ¡TukTuk está de suerte! Pero, mientras la arrastra hacia su hogar, Putak el oso polar, Aput la zorra del ártico, y Masak la Caribú obvservan el premio de este pequeño lemino y se lo quieren quitar.

As the sun begins to set, arctic animals scurry to prepare for six months of darkness and cold. Tuktuk the collared lemming is almost ready for the long winter night - all he needs is warm fur to line his nest. When one furry kamik (boot) slips off an Inuit driver's sled, Tuktuk is in luck! But as he drags it home, Putak the polar bear, Aput the arctic fox, and Masak the caribou eye this little lemming's prize and want it for their own. Can Tuktuk outwit the other animals and convince them that one furry kamik is no good for anyone bigger than a lemming?

El otoño ha llegado y Camelia está determinada a salvar sus flores del frío invierno. Su mamá le enseña cómo sacar las flores de la tierra, trasplantarlas a las macetas y darles agua. Camelia trasplantarlas unas cuantas flores...y luego, unas más...y un poco más. Con su mamá distraída al teléfono, Camelia ha llenado la casa con las flores pero los estornudos de papá significan que ¡las flores no se pueden quedar!

Fall is here, and Kate is determined to save her flowers from the winter cold. Mom shows her how to scoop the flowers out of the ground, transplant them into pots, and give them water. Kate pots a couple flowers...and then some more...and a few more. With Mom distracted on the phone, Kate has filled the house with flowers, but Dad's sneezes mean the flowers have to go! Kate realizes she needs to find a new place for her flowers to spend the winter, but where?

Diana ama utilizar los imanes para hacer sus trucos de magia para los niños en la alberca. Cuando Enrique llega al pueblo, no le gusta que Diana los esté engañando. Él le da a ella un mapa del tesoro de hace cien años y ella utiliza su compás y sus herramientas para marcar el lugar del tesoro. Para su sorpresa, el tesoro no está donde debe estar. ¿Qué hace que su compás la haya llevado fuera de su curso?

Dena loves using magnets to perform magic tricks for the kids at the pool. When Enrique arrives in town, he doesn't like that Dena is fooling the others. He gives her a century-old treasure map, and Dena uses her compass and tools to plot the location of the treasure. To her surprise, the treasure is not where it should be! What could cause her compass to lead her off course? When she discovers the answer, will Dena keep fooling the other kids with magic tricks, or will she help them learn about magnetism and the earth's shifting magnetic poles?

While Ming plays outside one summer day, the smell of delicious food fills the air. It is coming from greedy Fu Wang's house. "What is he up to?" wonders Ming. To his alarm, Fu Wang demands that all the neighbors pay him for the pleasant smells. When the neighbors refuse, the case goes to court. How will the judge rule in this unusual case? Can Fu Wang make money from the neighbors' sense of smell? A wise judge makes use of another sense to close the case with clever and convincing logic.

¿Puedes oler con tus pies? ¿Tú cavas con tus garras dentro de un lodazal de río ara trepar y darte un baño de sol? ¡Las patas de los animales son diferentes a las piernas de los humanos de tantas maneras! Descubre por qué las garras son perfectas para un ave de presa o las patas palmeadas son perfectas para los habitantes del agua mientras Mary Holland continúa explorando las maneras en que los insectos, anfibios, reptiles y mamíferos sobreviven en el mundo.