Por qué algunos animales tejen telarañas (Why Animals Live in Webs)

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.

Based on the life of the great Mexican painter Diego Rivera, this book allows children to learn about his childhood in Guanajuato, his life as an artist, and his works of art. The vivid and colorful illustrations will surely delight young readers!

¿Alguna vez te has quedado mirando a tu perro y te has preguntado en qué estará pensando? ¿Has meditado sobre el sentido de la vida o has intentado imaginarte la nada más absoluta? Pon en marcha tu sentido común y prepárate para hacer frente a esos grandes enigmas que nos acompañan todos los días. ¡Embárcate con nosotros en esta aventura en la que se mezclan los pensamientos razonables con las ideas más descabelladas!

Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary. Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to Spanish vowels and...