Los planetas (The Planets)

Andrés está harto del colegio, de los granos, del rollo de su madre, de la plasta de su hermana, de Jorge el "birlanovias", de la vida en general y del profesor de historia en particular. Dani y él se han propuesto cambiar el mundo y hacen un conjuro que les hará inmunes a las fantasmadas de pijos, pelotas y demás aves carroñeras y los convertirá en héroes. Bueno, al menos eso es lo que estaba previsto. Si luego las cosas se tuercen...

With every new feat, there is at least one big failure. Learn about some of the biggest technological feats and failures in human history in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that allows readers to discover some of the technological innovations that have made life easier. Featuring detailed images, charts, and graphs, informational text, and intriguing facts, children will be engaged and captivated from cover to cover! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Written in a vivid and accessible style, this history book addressed to young readers focuses on one of the most relevant periods in Mexican history: that of the country's strife for independence from Spain. In addition to its descriptive historical account, the book includes charts, illustrations, and a timeline of main events from 1808 through 1821 that help make the information even more entertaining and clear for children.

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.