Animals of My Land

Learn what it takes to be a community leader. This Spanish nonfiction book emphasizes the importance of local leaders and it includes a fiction story related to the topic, glossary, bonus activity, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book describes the roles and responsibilities of various leadership positions. It also covers important civics topics like volunteerism and leadership, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore communities, local government, and how individuals...

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

Animals sing or talk to communicate. They make noise for different reasons. Find out why some animals make certain noises. Paired to the fiction title So Many Classes.

Luis Felipe Campuzano (Sevilla 1963). Tras licenciarse en derecho por la Universidad Hispalense, marcha a Barcelona donde cursa un postgrado en alta dirección de empresas. Hasta la fecha, toda su vida profesional se ha desarrollado en el mundo empresarial, habiendo ocupado puestos de alta dirección en diversas compañías multinacionales europeas. En otoño de 2005 publica su primera novela, Réquiem por un marrano (Editorial Almuzara), ambientada en la Sevilla del siglo XV. En otoño de 2006 sale al mercado su segundo trabajo editorial, un cómic titulado Big in Japan, un éxito de ventas...