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 5-8, Grades K-2 • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages in Spanish with full-color pictures • Includes a glossary, index, and an engineering design activity • Supports NGSS Going Up!: In Mi Biblioteca de Ingeniería: Diseño y Construcción Hacia Arriba, kindergarten—second graders reach new learning heights as they learn about the design and construction of skyscrapers, towers, and other tall, amazing structures! Engineering Made Fun: What’s the tallest building, and how was it even made? Young readers learn about skyscrapers, towers,...

The novel opens on a cold, gray landscape. It is the beginning of December. Oak fires are burning in the stately flickering hearths of Nideck Point. It is Yuletide. For Reuben Golding, now infused with the gift of the wolf and under the loving tutelage of the Morphenkinder, this Christmas promises to be like no other...

Cuando el petróleo se derrama, los trabajadores se apuran en limpiar la tierra y el agua. Pero los derrames de petróleo también pueden afectar a los animales que viven en la zona. ¿Quién ayuda a estos animales? En la Costa Este un equipo de Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research se apresura para llegar al lugar y salvar a la mayor cantidad de animales posible. Continúa leyendo para aprender cómo estos expertos capturan animales que han sido afectados por el petróleo y los curan rápidamente y de forma segura para que puedan regresar a la naturaleza. Este relato ilustrado de no ficción...

"Simple text and color photographs introduce kinds of motion, including motion powered by wind, water, and electricity--in both English and Spanish"--