Un arte descontento : arte, compromiso y crítica cultural en el cambio de siglo

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.

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.

A scientific look at how clouds are formed, why there are different types, and what you can tell about a cloud by looking at it.

Todo el mundo habla del cambio climático, pero ¿es verdad todo lo que dicen sobre él? Palmeras en el Polo Norte nos responde a algunas preguntas que todos nos hacemos: ¿cómo está cambiando nuestro entorno? ¿A quién le va a afectar esa transformación y por qué? Este libro habla de la contaminación, de devastadores huracanes, de animales extinguidos y de osos polares; también de volcanes, icebergs, mamuts y científicos que pasan mucho frío; en definitiva, de un fenómeno que nos afecta a todos y de lo que estamos a tiempo de hacer por nuestro planeta.