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In a landmark work of history, Russell Shorto presents astonishing information on the founding of our nation and reveals in riveting detail the crucial role of the Dutch in making America what it is today. In the late 1960s, an archivist in the New York State Library made an astounding discovery: 12,000 pages of centuries-old correspondence, court cases, legal contracts, and reports from a forgotten society: the Dutch colony centered on Manhattan, which predated the thirteen "original" American colonies. For the past thirty years scholar Charles Gehring has been translating this trove, which...

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.

Jimmy is a sweet little bunny, who doesn't like to brush his teeth, but with a little magic and a few surprises, Jimmy learns just how important tooth brushing is and how much fun it can be. Jimmy el pequeño conejito no le gusta lavarse sus dientes, pero con un poquito de magia y unas cuantas sorpresas, Jimmy aprende cuánto es de importante lavarse los dientes y cuánto divertido puede ser.

Now in Spanish, children share their love for farm animals in this simple nonfiction reader from an award-winning photographer. Simple, joyful text accompanies Shelley Rotner's vibrant and heartwarming photographs of children and animals on the farm, from pigs, to chickens to piglets too. Young readers will learn to identify adult farm animals and their babies and will identify with the children's looks of wonder at being close to creatures big and small. Now available in Spanish. ¡Me Gusta Leer! provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to Read® books....

Un viaje interactivo para descubrir Sri Lanka, una isla en el Océano Índico, a través de su gente, vida salvaje, tradiciones, cultura, comida, historia, leyendas y deportes. El libro está completamente ilustrado a mano con objetos escondidos para buscar. Su páginas también tienen preguntas para que los lectores puedan relacionarse con lo leído. Pequeños y mayores lo podrán disfrutar juntos y explorar una tierra nueva a través de la belleza de la ilustraciones, animaciones y sonidos mágicos. ¡Vuela con tu imaginación! *Esta versión interactiva únicamente se puede leer con un...