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By Peter Wohlleben. 2017
Author of La vida secreta de los árboles (DB 84982) provides his observations of animal behavior. Examines the emotions perceived…
in mammals, birds, insects, and other creatures. Translated from the original 2016 German-language edition. Spanish language. 2017By Cesar Millan. 2017
Dog trainer and author of Cesar's Way (DB 62405) talks about the dogs that have made the biggest impact on…
his life. Includes Daisy, the dog that helped him get his first job, and Daddy, the pit bull featured on his TV show Dog Whisperer. Spanish language. 2017By Eugenio Velilla. 2012
By Ben Carson. 2009
El neurocirujano prominente habla de su juventud en Detroit--detallando cómo su madre lo crió y la fe que lo ayudó…
a superar un temperamento violento para convertirse en una fuerza de guía en su vida. Narra su carrera médica, incluyendo la separación de gemelos siameses y su ascenso a la posición de director de cirugía pediátrica en la escuela de medicina de Johns HopkinsBy Roger Tabor, Roger K Tabor. 2007
Biologist, naturalist, and internationally renowned animal behaviorist offers insights for understanding canines. By exploring one hundred topics--including the history of…
specific breeds, diet, and common health and behavioral issues--Tabor reconstructs the world of dogs for humans. Translated from the English. Spanish language. 2007By Walter Isaacson. 2011
Biografía del empresario Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Explora su infancia y educación; sus puestos de trabajo de nivel de entrada en…
Silicon Valley, California; su papel como cofundador de Apple computer en el garaje de sus padres en 1976; y su liderazgo en la vanguardia del iPod, iPhone, y el iPad. Analiza las relaciones personales y profesionales de Jobs y su diagnóstico de cáncer en 2003. Lenguage injuriosoBy Jorge Volpi, Jorge Volpi Escalante. 2008
El matemático Gustav Links relata la historia del teniente Francis P. Bacon, enviado por los aliados en los tribunales de…
Nuremberg para encontrar y llevar a la justicia a Klingsor, un científico atómico nazi. Con su conocimiento de la matemática y la física, Bacon tiene que encontrar el paradero del misterioso Klingsor con poca informaciónBy Jeffrey Zaslow, Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle D Giffords. 2012
Arizona congresswoman Giffords and her husband, astronaut Kelly, describe their lives before and after the near-fatal shooting of Giffords in…
January 2011. They discuss their anguish over the other victims, Kelly's support during Giffords's recovery, and Giffords's determination to return to work. Some violence and some strong language. Some violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2011By Cesar Millan, César Millán. 2009
El rehabilitador de perros y estrella méxicano-estadounidense del programa de televisión Dog Whisperer with César Millán, explica el uso de…
la psicología para entrenar a mascotas. Incluye anécdotas de sus clientes y su propia manada de perros. Describe cómo se enseña a dueños como "hablar" el idioma de sus perro y estimular el ejercicio físico, la disciplina, y el afectoBy Sara Martínez Cuadrado, Sara Cuadrado. 2003
Traces the life, achievements, and experiences of the Renaissance scientist and freethinker Galileo (1564-1642). Describes his invention of the telescope,…
his scientific discoveries, and his exercise of intellectual freedom, which eventually led to his arrest by the Inquisition. Spanish language. 2003By Alicia Noemí Perris, Alicia Perris Villamor. 2005
Biography of the famous English scientist best known for his theory of gravitation. Pointing out that Newton's work is the…
basis of modern science, the author describes Newton's personal life and times and chronicles Newton's many contributions in the fields of mathematics, physics, optics, and astronomy. Spanish language. 2004By Lynne Cox. 2007
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim…
along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Spanish language. 2007By Patricia Caniff. 2002
Biografía del filósofo griego mejor conocido por su teorema geométrico. Nacido en 570 a.C., Pitágoras exhibe una curiosidad insaciable y…
emprende un viaje por todo el mundo de la antigüedad en busca de los tesoros del conocimiento. Treinta y cinco años más tarde regresa a su país para poner en prática sus teorías matemáticas y sus doctrinas filosóficas que dan estructura al mundo natural y a la vida diariaBy José Luis Martínez Sanz, Ana María González Martín. 2005
Biografía del famoso naturalista británico del siglo XIX. En 1831 Darwin participa en un viaje de exploración científica de cinco…
años a bordo del bergantín Beagle. Como resultado de sus investigaciones, fomenta su famosa teoría de la evolución con la publicación del Origen de las Especies en 1859, la cual todavía produce controversías y divisiones en las comunidades científicas y religiosas de hoyBy Amalia Peirano. 1992
Provides introductory information on cats, including the factors to consider in selecting a cat for a pet; what to do…
when you bring a cat or kitten into your home; and how to feed, care for, and train your cat. The author also discusses the anatomy and diseases of cats, breeds and breeding, and the preparation of cats for moving or traveling. Spanish languageBy Gerald Durrell. 1988
The British naturalist undertook an eight-month-long expedition to Argentina to search out rare animal species. He describes with humor and…
insight the curious animals and interesting people he encountered along the way. Spanish languageBy Sterling North. 1966
While exploring the woods one night, a Wisconsin farm boy, his dog, and a friend capture a baby raccoon. The…
author retells the true story of their friendship and comic adventures. Spanish languageBy James Herriot. 1975
An English veterinarian writes of his work, whether on his back in a stable trying to deliver a calf during…
a snowstorm or comforting a lonely old man whose only companion, a dog, has died. Bestseller 1972. Spanish languageBy Peter Walters. 2015
A rhythmic story that explores the food chain in the South Sea. Who will be at the top? The swarms…
of krill? Or maybe the barracuda? Or will it be the big shark? Includes activities for children. For preschool-grade 2. Spanish language. 2015By Laura Joffe Numeroff. 2005
Si le haces una fiesta a una cerdita, te pedirá unos cuantos globos. Cuando le des los globos, querrá decorar…
la casa. Tan pronto termine, se pondrá su vestido favorito. Luego llamará a sus amigos: Ratón, Alce y muchos más para invitarlos a la fiesta. Para niños preescolares hasta segundo grado. Sin calificación