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.

From the water they drink to the trees they climb, kids are connected to the natural world in big and surprising ways. With simple, poetic text and exquisite artwork, this book does more than introduce kids to these connections. It sparks their imagination. It starts conversations, and it delights all ages. Combining the ideas of environmental author Elin Kelsey with the inventive three-dimensional dioramas of artist Soyeon Kim, this remarkable picture book reveals ties that are often sensed yet seldom explained. And in a world dominated by technology, never have these incredible connections...

This truly is a strange book. For starters, it talks to the reader. What's more, there are no colors until someone gives it color. Who is going to do this? The reader of course. What better way to do this besides with your fingers and hands? Full of tracing and marks, this story is far from a coloring book.

Ofrece ejemplos de animales que viven en bosques tropicales, incluyendo el elefante pigmeo de Borneo, el perezoso de tres puntas y el gorila plateado.

¿Dónde puedes encontrar el color azul? ¿Tiene algún significado especial este color? Los jóvenes lectores aprenderán a identificar objetos azules y los lugares donde aparecen en Azul, uno de los libros de Los niños y la ciencia: Colores. Where can you find the color blue? Does this color have any special meanings? Young readers will learn to identify blue objects and the places they appear in Blue, a Science Kids: Colors book.