Títulos en Geografía y culturas

Ébahies et ravies, les Quatre sœurs atterrissent à Tokyo, la métropole la plus fascinante d’Asie ! Elles qui adorent les mangas, les peluches kawaï et le hanami - la fête des Cerisiers en fleurs -, vivent un rêve ! Dans une école de danse traditionnelle, Laure rencontre Sakura, une jeune Franco-Japonaise, qui la guide. Grâce à elle, les quatre sœurs apprennent à saluer à la nippone, à manger du poisson au petit-déjeuner, à s’orienter dans le quartier très animé de Shibuya et à maîtriser l’art des idéogrammes. Sakura les invite chez elle ...

¿Quiénes son el «nosotros» de «nosotros, el pueblo»? Este libro imperdible celebra la inclusión y explora lo que el preámbulo a nuestra Constitución de los Estados Unidos deja sin decir. Nosotros, el pueblo de los Estados Unidos, con el fin de formar una Unión más perfecta...

In 1851, twelve-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train headed for California. As they make their way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing day-to-day life on the Overland Trail. In his own observant and vigorous voice, Austin tells of the everyday...

In this first book of her series, Molly's facing changes and challenges. Molly is growing up while the world is at war. She desperately misses her dad, who is in England helping wounded soldiers. Her mom is busy at the Red Cross. Everyone is focused on working to win the war. Toys, treats...

Perched high on the snowy slopes of the Mabombo Ranges lies The Grandest Hotel on Earth. It's wilder than the African savanna, more fantastical than Disneyland and more magical than Shangri-la. So when ordinary eleven-year-old Vincent meets the hotel's young Florence he sets off on a path...

An inspiring collection of DK audiobooks focused on Black history. Discover the obstacles that many Black people faced on the way to making groundbreaking accomplishments. You'll find out how they created lasting change and paved the way for future generations. This fantastic resource pack for...

Treasure Hunters: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson comes a brilliantly original adventure series, jam-packed with action, humor, and heart! The Kidd siblings have grown up...

This entertaining and humorous chapter book features animals who can perform amazing acts like riding motocross, foretelling the weather, and playing a guitar. These stories will enchant readers and empower them to devour the more text-heavy “grown up” style of the book, while still keeping...

Eleven-year-old Rosey Sachs is worried about her school writing assignment. How can she write anything interesting about her ordinary life in Brooklyn? “I was born in 1896 and my hair is brown,” she writes. “As these two things are also true for just about everyone in the class, they are...

Sinbad, the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the seven seas, is joined by the beautiful Marina on his greatest adventure. Together, they must battle Eris, the powerful goddess of Chaos to save the fabled Book of Peace and the life of Sinbad's best friend--and most dangerous...

Fans of Shark Week, Sharknado, and all things shark-related will want to sink their teeth into this exciting shark-infested chapter book. Join real-life cave divers, extreme photographers, and researchers as they brave thrilling undersea adventures! Kids who are familiar with the popular...

Incredible stories about animals and the people who love them In Best Friends Forever!, you’ll meet four unlikely pairs that prove love knows no bounds. There’s Suryia and Roscoe, the orangutan and dog swim buddies; Owen the baby hippo and his hero, the tortoise Mzee; Koko, the gorilla that...

The first in a line of adventures within the National Geographic Kids Chapters series, Crocodile Encounters! will surely prove to be one of the most exciting. Follow along with National Geographic explorer Brady Barr as he crawls into a muddy hole just barely big enough for his shoulders, and...

Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it's cold and even the Jamaican food doesn't taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town. But his parents have brought him here to try to make a better life, so Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends, to do well at school - even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists. How can a boy so far from home learn to enjoy his new life when so many things count against him?

Tornen les aventures de Marc Sergiot, el solitari inspector de Barcelona. A ple estiu, i després de rebre un tret en un atracament a la ciutat comtal, l'inspector no pot més. Decideix doncs acceptar la invitació del seu col·lega per anar a un poblet gallec a passar les vacances. El tranquil i relaxant viatge per terres galleges es transforma en un nou cas quan apareix un cadàver carbonitzat en un incendi. L'inspector descobrirà que aquesta mort, aparentment inconnexa, té en realitat relació amb un ofegament, anys enrere.

Pimpa conoce a Gian-Gin, un perrito pequinés que la invita a viajar a China en un junco. Cuando llega conoce a Baobao, un panda muy simpático que la lleva de excursión por la tierra de los dragones. Pimpa hace nuevos amigos, como Tú, el conejo y Má, el caballo, los cuales le hablan a Pimpa de lugares y tradiciones increíbles. Juntos atraviesan el Río Amarillo y la Gran Muralla para llegar hasta un árbol muy especial donde les espera el gato Mao.

Un caluroso día de verano de 1969, todo el pueblo se reúne para recibir la visita de la reina Juliana. Es una celebración inolvidable, pero justo cuando la monarca está a punto de entrar en el coche para irse, llegan Hanne Kann y su madre. La reina, en una acción inesperada, acaricia la mejilla de la niña y ofrece la mano a Anna Kann. Años más tarde, Jan Kann vuelve a casa para solucionar algunas cosas y de nuevo se siente abrumado por la rabia. Ya es hora de llegar al fondo de la cuestión.

La hormiga Miga tiene la oportunidad de dar la vuelta al mundo. En su diario escribe todo lo que observa: desde las momias de Egipto hasta los secretos escondidos bajo la espesa niebla de Londres. Además, este libro lleva adjunto un mapamundi.

Un chico se despierta en el medio del bosque. No tiene idea de quién es o cómo llegó allí. Con la ayuda de varias personas y animales, así como de una espada con poderes especiales, este ronin encuentra el camino a través de múltiples aventuras. Cuando una aldea necesita de su protección, debe aprender a pelear con honor por los campesinos a los que tiene que salvar, y por él mismo.

Which king liked to bathe while the band played Rule Britannia? Which queen was so fat she needed a hoist to get on the throne? Which prince shut his wife out of Westminster Abbey to prevent her from being crowned? Who was the blood-thirstiest monarch of them all? Kings and Queens of England is a no-holds-barred account of the British monarchy with the gossip and gore left in, and nothing left out! It leaves no stone unturned in its mission to portray kings and queens as they really were, warts and all.