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.

Presents a series of puzzles and exercises designed to present numbers, geometry, measurement, and other mathematical topics to seven-year-olds.

Find out what surfers need to know to have fun and stay safe in the water in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title! Invite readers to learn about the history of surfing, surfing culture, what equipment is needed, and more using vibrant images and informational text in conjunction with math skills and upper-level features such as chapter format, a glossary of terms, and an index. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan

Introduces peanuts as a food--where they come from, how they are grown and harvested, and how they fit into the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. Includes a recipe for peanut log.

A visual feast of shapes, colors, and poetic riddles, this unique book combines contemporary art with a game of puzzles and observations. Hidden among spectacular pop-ups are hundreds of words and images, including a heart, a teardrop, a smile, flowers, and letters of the alphabet. Children discover new hidden objects with every read and lose themselves in the beauty of each magnificent page spread. Un festival visual de formas, colores y acertijos poéticos, este libro único combina el arte contemporáneo con un juego de adivinanzas y observación. Escondidos entre los desplegables...