¡Que vivan los oficiales de policía! (Hooray for Police Officers!)

Using helpful charts, graphs, informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this engaging, Spanish-translated title allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.

This unique collection of children's games and songs is an exuberant expression of Colombian culture. The author includes a musical score for each piece, and provides a brief description of its rhythmic and melodic elements. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

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.

Partiendo de una afirmación común es las ciencias (humanas y biológicas), el individuo tiene una estructura que pone en juego y moviliza la energía. Esta estructura está constituida por las palancas, las articulaciones y los músculos; pero sólo los músculos son los elementos sobre los cuales puede actuar directamente el entrenamiento. Cuando el músculo funciona produce la fuerza, que depende de su estiramiento. El libro, Los métodos modernos de musculación, se presenta divido en dos partes. La primera, que incluye las bases teóricas, trata: Los mecanismos de la fuerza -factores...