El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

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.

Book Features: • Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 • 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, patterned Spanish text with full-color pictures • Includes comprehension questions, writing prompts, and high frequency words • Graphic organizers and photo glossary included Gassed About Learning: In Listos para las Ciencias: ¿Dónde está el Gas?, preschoolers—second graders learn the science behind matter such as gas, and where it can be found! Science Made Fun: Gas is everywhere. Do you know where gas is? Young readers learn fascinating facts about matter such as gas! Build Reading Skills: This ...

Featuring Time For Kids content, Siempre crece: La fruta (Always Growing: Fruit) will engage students in learning. Discover what happens when an apple seed is planted in the ground. Based on NGSS standards, this Spanish book teaches children about growth, and encourages young learners to use their own words to describe what is happening in the pictures.

The pursuit and apprehension of art thieves in this activity book introduces young readers to the greatest artists and paintings of the 20th century. A hungry, art-devouring gang of mice is ruining the collection of paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art—and they must be captured. Having only small shreds of paintings that he has found scattered through the galleries, the director enlists the readers to help him identify the ruined works and track down the culprits. La búsqueda y la aprensión de criminales de arte introducen a jóvenes lectores a los grandes artistas y pinturas del...

Dioses, héroes y criaturas legendarias. ¿Sabes quién sostiene el universo sobre su espalda? ¿O qué dios es el responsable de que exista el invierno? ¿Conoces a la criatura más terrorífica que haya existido jamás? En 100 mitos descubrirás las mejores historias de la mitología griega y romana: aventuras repletas de objetos mágicos, monstruos temibles, amores legendarios, héroes audaces y castigos divinos que, miles de años después, siguen siendo igual de emocionantes que el primer día. ¿Te apuntas a conocer las historias más épicas jamás contadas?