Alexander Graham Bell

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.

Una emotiva historia de la vida real que es, al mismo tiempo, un homenaje a una mujer apasionada por la naturaleza. Con enorme sensibilidad y unas gotas de humor, el multipremiado ilustrador Patrick McDonell nos cuenta la historia de Jane, una niña inglesa nacida en el seno de una familia de pocos recursos, que sueña con ir a África para conocer a los animales que ha visto en los libros. Mediante su imaginación se traslada hasta ese continente en compañía de un simpático mono sin imaginar que, con el paso del tiempo, su sueño se volverá realidad. Esta niña es nada menos que Jane...

Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.

¿Se puede bailar desde una silla de ruedas? ¿Se puede cantar sin saber hablar? Este cuento sobre la discapacidad y el amor nos desvelara estos y otros secretos. A touching and tender story about the friendship between a small child in wheelchair, which speaks to the heart. Lexile Level: 810L