Las focas

From prickly porcupines to slippery seals, animals are wonderfully diverse. Translated into North American Spanish, this popular zoology series for elementary students studies mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates from around the world. Beautiful photos pair with factual life science text to explore the featured creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also includes a related folktale or myth for cross-curricular learning. With its smooth, torpedo-like shape, the seal is a phenomenal deep-sea diver. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the marine mammal's anatomy, hunting and feeding habits, life cycle, and pup care. Its ocean habitat is described, too. A backmatter feature discusses selkies, mythical Celtic creatures known for disguising themselves as seals. Part of Creative Education's popular Planeta animal series, this North American Spanish translation supports elementary-aged readers with captions, on-page definitions, and an index.