Many readers will recognize these vibrantly colorful fish. What readers might not know, but will learn in this book, is that all clownfish are born male. Some become females as adults. Great photographs and simple text in English and standard Latin American Spanish will make these a big hit.

The bright and colorful clownfish lives an exciting life in the coral reef. Through the use of accessible text, presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, readers take an exciting look at the world clownfish call home. A picture glossary helps beginning readers strengthen their vocabulary skills, and vibrant, full-color photographs shows how these stunning animals survive under the sea.

Text and color illustrations provide information about outer space, the planets, the stars, and the people who study them.

Learn fun facts about these curiously flat fish. The book introduces several ray species, including the ever-popular manta ray. Readers will learn the basics about rays in both English and standard Latin American Spanish. Underwater photographs of rays in their natural habitats are sure to impress.

Bilingual Edition: The (Not) Sleepy Shark Amelia the shark is tired but she's not ready to sleep. In this fun bedtime book, a silly shark explores the way other sea animals get ready for bed until she's finally ready to say goodnight. From the author and illustrator of The Hungry Shark. In this Xist Kids English Spanish Bilingual Edition, the original English text is paired with the Spanish translation on each page.

Following the same format as the highly praised 2000-2004 edition, Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2004-2008 is an outstanding reference tool that includes annotated entries for more than 1,200 books in Spanish published between 2004 and 2008 in the U.S., Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Each entry includes an extensive critical annotation, title in Spanish as well as English, tentative grade level, and approximate price. The books have been selected because of their quality of art and writing, presentation of material and appeal to the intended audience, and support the informational, educational, recreational and personal needs of Spanish speakers from preschool through the twelfth grade. Whether used for the development and support of an existing library collection or for the creation of a new library serving Spanish-speaking young readers, the books in this volume are of value to Spanish-speaking children and young adults (or those who wish to learn Spanish). This volume is arranged in four sections: Reference, Nonfiction (Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social Science, Folklore, Language, Science, Technology, Health and Medicine, The Arts, Recreation and Sports, Literature, Poetry, Geography, History, and Biography), Publishers' Series, and Fiction (Easy Books, General Fiction and Graphic Novels). This volume also includes an appendix of merchants who sell books in Spanish, as well as author, title, and subject indexes.

They live only in water, but jellyfish are not technically fish. These aquatic invertebrates have been around for over 500 million years. Stunning photographs of jellyfish large and small will captivate readers. Text is in both English and standard Latin American Spanish.