Vets save animals’ lives every day! This book follows a narrator as they bring their dog to the vet. The narrator watches the vet check the dog’s weight, heart, and fur, among other things. Readers will love the colorful illustrations and exciting text about a trip to the vet. Emerging readers, as well as younger listeners, will learn about the important role vets play in their community.
Without dentists, we wouldn’t know how to take care of our teeth! Readers will enjoy following this story’s narrator as they go for a check-up and cleaning at the dentist. The narrator learns how to brush and floss to keep their teeth healthy and clean. This book pairs a fun story with colorful illustrations to keep young readers and listeners engaged in the story.
Librarians are experts when it comes to books and reading! Readers will enjoy following the narrator as they attend story time at their community library. The narrator explores new books and learns a lot from listening to the librarian read. Just as the library’s books fascinate the children in the text, this book will engage children with its illustrations and familiar story. This book fosters an emerging reader’s excitement about reading, and inspires those who haven’t yet learned to read to get started.
Firefighters are everyday heroes you can meet in your own community! This book follows a narrator as they go to work with their firefighter uncle. Readers will learn what firefighters do, where they work, and the tools they use to fight fires and stay safe. This book pairs a relatable story with stunning illustrations to give readers a well-rounded understanding of the firefighters’ role in their community.
For more than forty years, animal health professionals have turned to the Merck Veterinary Manualfor integrated, concise and reliable veterinary information. Now this manual covering the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of companion, food and zoo animals.is available on an easy-to-use, fully searchable CD-ROM. The CD includes the full text of The Merck Veterinary Manual 8/e and has been enhanced with picture links featuring original anatomical artwork and numerous clinical and diagnostic illustrations, table links and quick search links that provide quick accesss to cross referenced text.
A favorite language aid of millions of travelers, this phrasebook by DK contains all the key words and phrases that you may need in everyday situations. Go beyond just saying Hola (hello) and Adiós (goodbye) and converse with ease with the locals on your next trip to Spain. Each chapter in DK’s Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Spanish covers a different theme to provide essential language skills in every kind of situation. The sentences are divided into short phrases to help readers understand the language better and build a variety of sentences as needed. The vocabulary listed is illustrated to aid learners in remembering. The “You may hear” box lists some common questions you are likely to hear in different situations in Spain. You can also look up common words in the 2,000-word two-way dictionary at the end of the book or use the menu guide containing more than 500 food terms to order your meal in Spanish. Along with a pronunciation guide, DK’s Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Spanish also gives you access to an audio app that has more than 1,300 essential Spanish words and phrases, spoken by native speakers.
Inspired I believe by my heavenly father this story came to me in my sleep. Valentina had a dream. She was born with a severe physical handicap there was no way she could accomplish that dream, or could she. Read how Valentina goes through surgery and months of treatment determined to reach her dream. Valentina must overcome obstacles on her journey. Wait, the ending is not exactly what you might expect. Kids of any age are sure to enjoy this book.
Teach yourself Spanish in just 12 weeks with this fun user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course. DK's 15 Minute Spanish is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Spanish fast! Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping and more. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Spanish vocabulary. There is no writing or homework - you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice. Immerse yourself in the Spanish language step by step as you uncover: - 12 chapters, each designed to take a week to master, providing an easy-to-follow structure for new learners. - Annotated photographic scenes and word lists make it easy to learn and remember new vocabulary. - Easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word, plus a dictionary and menu guide at the back of the book. - Regular review modules to help you track progress and assess how well you have learned the vocabulary in each chapter. The course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear Spanish words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book's easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise Spanish conversation in real-life situations. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn Spanish than with 15 Minute Spanish. Learn a new language today with these 15 minute guides from DK!
A WORD ABOUT THIS CONCISE EDITION... The eminence of Cassell dictionaries has been established over a period of more than 120 years of dictionary publishing. Cassell's accumulated experience in such a highly specialized field has been accompanied by unceasing vigilance to maintain the high standard for which it is world-famous. Cassell's Concise Spanish Dictionary has been specially compiled to provide in compact form the words most frequently used in normal speech and contemporary literature, and incorporates literary and poeticalterms recurrent in classical, literary Spanish. It embodies common idiomatic expressions and new words that have recently become accepted usage, and includes Latin-American terms. Verb tables are provided in both languages.
