Cuéntame, Mamá Bilingüe/Tell Me the Story, Mom

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

Colleen O Rourke está enamorada del amor... pero no cuando tiene que ver con ella. La mayoría de las noches las pasa tras la barra del bar de Manningsport, Nueva York, un negocio del que es propietaria junto a su hermano mellizo, dando consejos sobre el amor a los corazones dolientes, preparando martinis y siguiendo soltera y feliz, más o menos. Y es que, hace diez años, Lucas Campbell, su primer amor, le rompió el corazón... Desde entonces, vive feliz picando aquí y allá, y jugando a hacer de casa- mentera con sus amigos. Pero una emergencia familiar ha hecho que Lucas regrese a la...

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.

Winning the American Revolution was just the first step. After defeating Great Britain, the American colonies were united in name only. How would this independent nation be governed? During the summer of 1787, representatives went to Philadelphia to solve the problem. The result, the U.S. Constitution, created a new government, establishing the foundations of a free nation and setting a new course for history.