Una colonia de Pingüinos (A Penguin Colony)

Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her days as an independent businesswoman. Also examines the legend of the Betsy Ross flag. Written in graphic-novel format.

En mi cuaderno de investigaciones tenía una gran lista de preguntas pendientes sobre el universo y todo lo que nos rodea. Bitácora secreta de Pachi: - ¿Tiene olor la lluvia? - ¿Por qué las hojas de los árboles cambian de color en otoño? - ¿Los humanos siempre tuvimos cinco dedos? - ¿De dónde viene la sal del mar? - ¿Por qué titilan las estrellas? Con mi papá empezamos un estudio en terreno: nos fuimos de viaje, acampamos, cocinamos juntos, jugamos con legos, vimos películas… ¡y le pusimos CHECK a mi lista de la forma más entretenida! ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In my research...

En el acuario (At the Aquarium) engages students in reading about aquariums as they learn how to calculate volume. Volume helps aquarium designers figure out everything from the shapes and sizes of tanks to how much water is needed to fill them. This nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

California became a territory in the United States when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty ended the Mexican War. Several days before its signing, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in what is now Sacramento. The non-Native population of the territory was less than one thousand in 1848, but the gold rush increased that number to one hundred thousand by the end of 1849. The gold rush not only made many people wealthy, it brought ecologic devastation while speeding up California’s statehood. This book richly explores this interesting history.