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.

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.

What do people and other living things need to survive? Numerous images with simple labels show children all the things we need to live and be happy, from water and food to shelter and love. An activity asks young readers to describe how they have fun.

Esta vez Lyna se enfrentará a una rival hecha exactamente a su imagen y semejanza, alguien que quiere acabar con ella. ¿Podrá con ella? Lyna está disfrutando muy tranquila de unos días en Tembleque, junto a su Meli, la abuela Rita y Dani, sin saber que un peligro la acecha. Desde un universo paralelo, llega al pueblo un extraño personaje que quiere ocupar su lugar y eliminarla para siempre. ¿Podrán descubrir el peligro a tiempo? ¿Lyna será capaz de derrotar a su rival o desaparecerá de este universo? Acompaña a tus personajes favoritos en esta intrigante aventura.

Los animales son los protagonistas de ZOO, la nueva colección del Caballo Alado de Combel que combina magníficas ilustraciones con fotografías en color, acompañadas de unos textos sencillos y divertidos en letra de palo y manuscrita. Cada título incluye un breve apartado documental para que los más pequeños descubran las principales características del animal. Disponible también en gallego.