Pura vida

Addresses questions kids often wonder about, where there is usually no simple answer, offering different theories and opinions with examples and comparisons.

Describes the life of a baby seal, from birth with fur so wet it looks yellow, through molting and learning to swim and hunt, to setting off into the open sea.

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.

Este libro ilustrado para niños tiene solapas que los estudiantes pueden usar para esconder las palabras o los dibujos. Está organizado alrededor de 15 temas populares incluyendo granjas, escuelas, familia, colores y alimentos.