En Mi Familia

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Lee, canta y aprende con la musicalidad de la rima de Pedro Mañas. El Mar es el rey de lo más profundo y de toda su superficie. Cabalga una ballena, salta sobre las olas, sabe dónde están todos los tesoros y, cuando se va a dormir, el faro de la costa lo acuna con su luz intermitente. Una colección indispensable para que los más pequeños se inicien en la lectura de poesía por: *su musicalidad con rimas breves y sencillas de estribillos musicales y metáforas lúdicas. *la presencia de elementos de la naturaleza que el autor dota de personalidad al convertirlos en niños, acercándolos ...

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...