Cuando la selva desaparece

Familiarize beginning readers with the different jobs of community workers. Featuring basic concepts, easy-to-read informational text, and engaging photographs this Spanish-translated nonfiction title is sure to create an exciting learning adventure.

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.

Martina se dispone a dormir, pero ni se imagina que no será una noche cualquiera... En su habitación aparece Onira, una señora mágica, aunque un tanto estrafalaria, quien vela para que los peques tengan sueños bonitos. Y, naturalmente, no está sola, no podría con todo ese importante trabajo: cuenta con unos ayudantes algo especiales. Claro que no siempre las cosas salen como quiere Onira, pero eso ya lo veréis... Un obra de teatro ideal para leer en casa o para trabajar en clase, donde, a través de sus divertidos personajes y pegadizas canciones, compartir mensajes de amistad,...

In this exciting, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers learn about the Wright Brothers, the history of aviation, how air travel has changed the way people work and live, and the important parts that make the plane fly! Using informational text, vibrant photos, an interesting timeline, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers wanting to learn everything they can about airplanes!