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.

La serie Cienciaenshorts nace para dar cabida a pequeños relatos que acercan al público de forma amena diferentes aspectos de la ciencia en formatos literarios. Obras menores solo en extensión. Se trata de una fórmula imaginativa que puso en marcha hace años nuestra editorial en forma de concurso, donde los autores de los relatos fueran científicos-escritores con voluntad de trasmitir con precisión conceptos científicos a la sociedad, de una manera comprensible para esta. El jurado del I Concurso de relatos científico-literarios "¿Te atreves...?" estuvo compuesto por los siguientes...

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.

The same fascinating content as Seymour Simon's AMAZING AIRCRAFT, thoughtfully translated into Spanish for use in the classroom or at home. Newly Updated 2012.

This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...