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.

¡Presentamos la manera más fácil para que los artistas jóvenes creen sus primeras obras maestras! Dentro de este libro descubrirá la manera MÁS FÁCIL de a su hijo a aprender a dibujar todos sus animales favoritos con más de 50 ilustraciones para practicar. Usando el método de copia de cuadrícula que se ha utilizado durante siglos, su hijo puede aprender a dibujar TODOS sus animales favoritos ¡en un método fácil de seguir paso a paso! Ah, y aprender a dibujar es una de las cosas más gratificantes que su hijo puede hacer, y ayudarlo a hacerlo a una edad tan temprana es un acto...

Dive into this book to learn all about blacktip reef sharks. Readers will take in information about a blacktip reef shark's preferred habitat, what it likes to eat, and more alongside amazing underwater photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. This title features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematic skills to keep readers active and engaged.

It is Pepe’s first day of school in England, and he is a bit nervous, even though he will be going to the same one as Tom and Lia. His morning brings the first surprise of the day when Pepe discovers that he needs to wear a uniform. He then feels slightly overwhelmed in Ms. Pinkerton’s class when he finds that he understands some assignments but not others. The most interesting surprise of all, though, is when his science teacher brings out his pet hamster and it escapes--with all of the kids hot on its heels. Es el primer día de escuela en Inglaterra para Pepe, y está un poco nervioso, ...