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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!

Simple text and full-color photos illustrate facts about the rules, equipment, and records of basketball.

Groups of American Indians had been living in the Texas region for thousands of years when American settlers decided to expand westward. This captivating book has been translated into Spanish and explores the history of American Indians in Texas and how each group found different ways to live in the region they inhabited. Readers will learn about a variety of tribes, including Karankawa tribe, Jumano, Caddo, Lipan Apache, and Shoshone and discover how they struggled to survive European colonization, the Indian Removal Act, and American expansion. Other topics include the Dawes Act, Indian...

Kamo es un chico que acuerda con su madre aprender inglés en tres meses. Para lograrlo se carteará con Cathy,una chica inglesa francamente extraña, que parece vivir en otra época, a juzgar por el estilo de sus cartas y por el ambiente que describe. Sin poder evitarlo, Kamo iniciará una relación postal con ella que cambiará totalmente su modo de ver la vida. ¿Puede el amor viajar a través del tiempo? Un libro que pone de manifiesto la importancia de la amistad y los vínculos familiares.