Washoe County Library System

Tras recibir una extrana carta de su prima recien casada, Noemi Taboada se dirige a High Place, una casa en el campo en Mexico, sin saber que encontrara alli. Noemi no parece tener dotes de salvadora: es glamurosa, mas acostumbrada a asistir a cocteles que a las tareas de detective. Pero tambien es fuerte, inteligente y no tiene miedo: ni del nuevo marido de su prima, un ingles amenazante y seductor; ni de su padre, el antiguo patriarca que parece...

Observa de cerca el mundo a tus pies y encontrarás muchos más insectos de los que imaginas. Este libro, INSECTOS, brinda fabulosas imágenes y datos increíbles. Los jóvenes lectores se sentirán inspirados al conocer un experto en insectos y aprender sobre cómo un escarabajo salvó a Australia.

Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.

Hasta hoy, lo peor de la "guerra antinarco" ha permanecido casi en el silencio o en el terreno del rumor: el grado real de brutalidad, la lâogica de los pactos, la crâonica de las masacres, la explicaciâon de los ataques... Mediante una investigaciâon documental profundâisima y un reporteo riguroso, Juan Alberto Cedillo ofrece una investigaciâon inaudita que trae luz sobre estos fenâomenos y aclara preguntas fundamentales de la lucha que desgarra,...

As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives.

A brother and sister and their teddy bear go through the house gathering items they will need for their siesta in the back yard. A blue backpack. Una mochila azul. Empty! A brother and sister, un hermano y una hermana, and their little bear, un osito. Sleepy! But there are so many things to gather -- and so much to be done! Come join the fun -- in English and Spanish -- and make an ordinary afternoon extraordinary.

Simple rhyming text helps young readers count to fifteen, all in the context of a youth soccer game.

Have you wondered what a doctor does? Have you gone for check-ups? Great for beginning readers, What Does a Doctor Do? tells about what a doctor does during a day.

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.