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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. 2017
El chef hispano-estadounidense José Andrés reflexiona sobre sus esfuerzos de socorro en Puerto Rico después del huracán María en 2017.…
Acreditado con la mitigación de una crisis humanitaria, Andrés y su organización benéfica supervisaron la preparación de 100,000 comidas diarias para el pueblo puertorriqueño. Prólogo por Lin-Manuel Miranda y Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Traducido del inglés
Forester shares his observations as well as research by others into the networked nature of trees and forests. Discusses communication…
between trees, the life cycle of an organic forest versus one planted, and the interaction of trees with their greater environment. Translated from the original German edition. Spanish language. 2016
El autor relata su visita con los tarahumaras--un pueblo nativo de las Barrancas del Cobre de México--conocidos por su capacidad…
para correr distancias extremas descalzos y sin lesiones. Incorpora la historia y la fisiología de correr así como la forma correcta de correr sin dolor. Traducido del inglés
La memoria del jugador de béisbol panameño Mariano Rivera (nacido en 1969), quien comenzó a jugar para los Yankees de…
Nueva York en 1995 y se desempeñó como uno de los lanzadores cerradores de más éxito del equipo hasta su retirada en 2013. Habla sobre sus años con el equipo, la rivalidad con los Red Sox de Boston, y su fe cristiana. BF
El ex receptor puertorriqueño reflexiona sobre su vida como jugador de béisbol en los Grandes Ligas, incluyendo sus diecisiete temporadas--de…
1995 a 2011--como un miembro clave de los Yankees de Nueva York, participando en cuatro equipos de campeonato
Joe Torre, el ex mánager de los Yankees de Nueva York, ofrece su perspectiva única del equipo exitoso que ganó…
seis banderines de la Liga Americana y cuatro Series Mundiales entre 1996 y 2007. Torre describe partidos cruciales, el abuso de esteroides, sus relaciones con Derek Jeter y Alex Rodríguez, y desacuerdos con el dueño George Steinbrenner. Lenguaje injurioso
Chronicles the rise of Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, international soccer superstar. Discusses his original dismissal for being too diminutive physically and…
covers his meteoric rise in the sport as a part of the Mexican national team in the 2010 World Cup and as a forward for Manchester United. Spanish language. 2012
Conservationist presents evidence that humans are responsible for climate change through increasing fossil-fuel use and other environmentally unsound activities. Flannery…
points to phenomena such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and frequent extremes of weather, and predicts their future effects on global climate. Spanish language. 2006
Boxing's "golden boy" De La Hoya relates his professional experiences and his successes in the ring, where he won six…
world championships and an Olympic gold medal. He also recounts the triumphs and failings in his personal life. Spanish language. 2008
Explains the Chinese art of living in harmony with the earth. Describes activating the energies of the chi to improve…
one's environment and gain success and happiness in life. Discusses the application of feng shui in ordering personal lives and structuring living spaces. Spanish language. 2000
Biografía del famoso jugador de béisbol, Roberto Clemente (1934-1972). Clemente fue uno de los primeros latinos que jugaba en las…
grandes ligas, y durante muchas temporadas jugó como jardinero de los Piratas de Pittsburgh. La biografía describe su vida en Puerto Rico, su espectácular carrera, y los prejuicios que superaba. También habla de sus obras de caridad y, últimamente, de su muerte en caída de avión mientras llevaba alimientos a los víctimas de un devastador terremoto. Lenguaje injurioso
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. 2007
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 language
Essays on issues in evolution theory. Includes such controversial topics as the size of women's brains, the Piltdown Man hoax,…
the theory of mongolism, and a defense of marsupial equality with placental mammals. Spanish language
Introduction to the life sciences. Discusses what life is, biological development, the fight against disease and aging, sexuality, animal and…
human behavior, and man against the environmental crisis. For adult and young adult readers. Spanish language
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 language
Harvard astronomer presents controversial theory regarding possible evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Describes the 2017 discovery of…
an object flying through our inner solar system, but not conforming to any traits of known interstellar and interplanetary objects such as comets or asteroids. Spanish language. 2021
Ecologist presents trees as part of the cycle of life and their participation in the social communication network of forests.…
Topics include tree evolution, perception of other trees, announcing warnings and providing defense, and the concept of Mother Trees. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2021
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. 2015