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.

"Simple text and photographs present what happens to the weather, animals and plants in summer--in both English and Spanish"--T.p. verso.

Una mujer que intenta olvidar un amor llega a La Hague, un pueblo de la Normandía francesa, donde podrá reconciliarse con su vida gracias a Lambert, un hombre obsesionado con la inexplicable muerte de sus padres y su hermano Théo en un naufragio, cuando las luces del faro se apagaron una noche sin aviso. En La Hague todos afirman que Théo ha muerto, pero Lambert está convencido de que aún vive.

"Mammals are a very diverse group. From whales and dolphins that give birth in the water to platypuses that lay eggs, these life cycles can often seem very different. However, they're very similar. Readers learn the basic structure of the mammal life cycle through simple language and accompanying diagrams that show the cycle step by step. The main content offers a way for struggling readers to more easily learn an important science curriculum topic, but can also be a great review tool for any reader."

Cada cuaderno tiene 64 páginas y están pensados para trabajarlos durante todo el curso pues las actividades que contienen son reflejo de los contenidos que se abordan en primer curso. Cada una de las páginas contiene tres o cuatro actividades, numerando las actividades por página. Las actividades están planteadas de forma progresiva, en orden de dificultad creciente, de manera que las actividades que figuran al principio del cuadernillo son para trabajarlas en los comienzos del curso, a medida que éste avanza se trabajarían actividades de páginas intermedias y al final de curso...