¿Por Qué Los Caracoles No Tienen Patas?: Y Muchas Otras Preguntas Sobre El Jardín

Esta serie fue especialmente diseñada para ayudar a los alumnos de primaria a ejercitar la letra script y cursiva de manera sencilla, al remarcar y copiar trazos, letras, palabras y enunciados. En cada sección se trabaja con tres símbolos o letras, tanto en letra script como en cursiva. De esta manera se mejoran al mismo tiempo la escritura y la ortografía. Los textos incluidos buscan aportar también información interesante sobre lugares, cosas y personajes, así como ideas para lograr una mejor convivencia con los demás y para cuidar el medio ambiente. This series was specially...

Who wants new pants? Not this little boy! He wants to keep his old, worn, torn, too-small pants. His mom does not agree.

The world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animals, and even by the Earth itself. Dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Learn how huge whales eat tiny animals from looking at their bristly teeth, why butterflies shine and glitter in the sunlight from seeing their minute wing scales, how plants transport water and food around from examining a delicate leaf skeleton, and what makes every snowflake unique from admiring their miniature, branching crystals of ice. Birds' eggs, a lump of coal, a glass...

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.

Frogs and toads are some of the most confusing amphibians to classify. While some of their physical attributes are easy to tell apart, if we take a deeper look at these animals we find it’s not quite that simple. From poisonous skin and bulging eyes to their amazing life cycles, these creatures are as interesting to study as they are difficult to categorize. Once we break down the difference between “true” frogs and “true” toads, it’s easy to see why so many have trouble telling the two creatures apart!