Mes del Mar

He’s quick. He’s silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark―the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark’s world. Fun facts go deep into the shark’s scary science.

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, Easter Island has intrigued visitors since first arrived in the 1700s. How did they build the enormous statues and why? How were they placed in the island without carts or wheels?

His early life at sea, led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Why he called himself the "Great Admiral of the Seas" and learn of all his struggles to find financial support for his voyage.

What if a blue whale and a mosquito had a fight? Who do you think would win?

This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!

This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.

Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the XIX century. A desert continent that holds about 90% of the world's ice; some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin.

As naval officer, he carried out many deep-sea experiments and improved upon early diving equipment. He filmed his underwater excursions and offered the world a glimpse below the surface. His work, and his red cap are famous throughout the world. 

Glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive.Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive ice covered much of our planet.

Born in 1829, at age 11. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer. Mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days. 

In this level 1 reader, young readers will explore the fun-filled world of lovable otters. Follow these playful critters through their aquatic habitats, learn how otters raise their young, and discover their curious and social natures. Beautiful photos and carefully leveled text make this book perfect for reading aloud or for independent reading.

• DOLPHINS AND SHARKS; Lexile 730
• POLAR BEARS AND THE ARCTIC; Lexile 730
• PENGUINS AND ANTARCTICA; Lexile 700
• PANDAS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES; Lexile 880

Track the facts about your favorite animals in the first-ever boxed set of popular Magic Tree House nonfiction!

Jack and Annie love animals! And they love to learn more about the animals they encounter on their adventures in the magic tree house. Join them as they track the facts about dolphins, sharks, polar bears, penguins, pandas, and much more in these four great books.

Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers encourage kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. Recently rebranded, these four Fact Tracker paperbacks all in one box are the perfect gift for animal lovers, nonfiction readers, and fans of the Magic Tree House series.

Jellyfish are among the most fascinating animals in Earth's oceans. Beneath the waves, these soft, ghostlike creatures drift through the water collecting prey with their dangling tentacles. Readers will discover how a jellyfish's body is structured, how jellyfish grow and reproduces, and how scientists classify jellyfish into different groups. They will also find out why swimmers have come to fear these strange, ancient animals. The complex text in this title allows readers to determine main ideas and explain how they are supported by key details. The grade-appropriate context helps readers determine the meaning of domain-specific words as well.

Discover the basic behavior, physical traits, and life cycle of fishes.

A True Book: Animals series introduces young investigative readers to animal species, their habitats, unique abilities as well as an up-close look at the dangers these animals face today and find out how humans can help keep all animal species from disappearing forever. This series includes an age appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

Contents:

1. What is a Fish?
2. Where Fishes live?
3. A Fish's body
4. Groups of Fishes
5. Fishes and more fishes
6. Fishes in our lives
7. To find out more
8. Important words
9. Index
10. Meet the author

True statistics, Resources, Important words, Index, About the author.

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.

Explore the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, a luxury liner claimed to be "unsinkable" that was destroyed after colliding with an iceberg, killing over one thousand passengers onboard.

Table of Contents

1. Luxury Liner: What kind of luxuries did the Titanic passengers enjoy?
   
2. The voyage: How did the ship's crew watch for icebergs?
   
3. The collision: How did passengers react when the ship hit the iceberg?
   
4. Women and children first: Why did most of the lifeboats leave when they still had room for more people?
5. Mystery ship: Whst ship is believed to have ignored the Titanic's alert flares?
6. The rescue: What ship rescued the survivors of the Titanic?
7. Finding the Titanic: What explorer led the expedition that discovered the Titanic wreck?

True statistics; resources; Important words and more...

Six shipwrecked Kids in the second book of this lost-at-sea trilogy. They are stucked on a desert island. They have no food. No shelter. Nobody knows they are lost. They must take from the island in order to survive. But what if they're now alone? Lexile 600, 140 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x14x19 cms, Gordon Korman, 8 a 14 años.

With eight snaking arms and a shapeless body, the octopus is unlike any other animal in the ocean.

Readers will learn about various aspects of the octopus, including its high intelligence level, its masterful ability for camouflage and other defense mechanisms, and its reproductive behavior. Squids and other octopus relatives are also discussed.

Filled with dramatic underwater images by award-winning photographer David Hall, each book in the Undersea Encounters series brings you face to face with remarkable creatures, from pygmy seahorses the size of a fly to giant squid as long as a school bus.  

Children's Press.