{"product_id":"where-is-puerto-rico-isbn-9798217244249","title":"Where Is Puerto Rico?","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive into the history, geography, and culture of Puerto Rico in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, \u003ci\u003eWhere Is Puerto Rico?\u003c\/i\u003e introduces you to the place in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisit famous landmarks like El Morro. Meet important people like Roberto Clemente. Explore the history of those who first called the islands home, the Taíno people. Fans of sports, nature, and weird facts will all find something to love about the home of bomba music and the glowing waters of Mosquito Bay. Not to mention the plants and animals of the stunning El Yunque National Forest!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding timelines, black-and-white illustrations, and a fact-filled “At a Glance” section, this book has everything you need to know about the heritage, development, and present day of Puerto Rico.\u003cb\u003eTracy Vonder Brink\u003c\/b\u003e is always curious about the world around her. She loves to make facts and true stories fun and has written many books for kids. Tracy lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and enjoys reading, hiking, and playing with her two rescue dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Hammond \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator and graphic novel cover artist. His art has been seen in \u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and Zenescope Comics.\u003cb\u003eWhere Is Puerto Rico?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou slide a kayak into the water with a guide’s help. Coqui frogs chirp their name as they call to each other in the trees, “Coh-KEY. Coh-KEY.” You climb in the kayak and float into the bay. With each dip of your paddle, the dark water flashes blue. Soon, the water around your kayak sparkles with a soft blue glow. It seems like magic, but it’s nature: You’re taking a night tour in one of Puerto Rico’s bioluminescent (say: buy-oh-loo-muh-NESS-ent) bays!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bioluminescent bay (also called a bio bay) is a body of water partly surrounded by land that’s filled with tiny living things called dinoflagellates (say: dye-noh-FLAJ-uh-layts). \u003ci\u003eBioluminescent\u003c\/i\u003e means light created naturally by living things—fireflies are bioluminescent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome kinds of dinoflagellates flash with blue light when disturbed—like when a kayak paddle stirs the water. It’s thought that these small creatures light up to scare away predators, but nobody knows for sure. There are only five famous bio bays in the world, and Puerto Rico has three of them: Laguna Grande, La Parguera, and Mosquito Bay. The brightest is Mosquito Bay, by the island of Vieques (say: vee-EH-kays). This bay holds up to seven hundred thousand dinoflagellates per gallon of water! Bio bays are an amazing part of Puerto Rico, but they’re not the only thing that makes these islands unique.","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233850077413,"sku":"NP9798217244249","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217244249.jpg?v=1767744035","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/where-is-puerto-rico-isbn-9798217244249","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}