Los Insectos

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking 'forty-niners!' With black-and-white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Un delicioso muestrario de monstruos, animales de leyenda y seres extraños. Un recorrido fantástico por las mitologías del mundo entero que fascinará a los lectores curiosos. #MonstruosDelMundo Si has llegado hasta este libro es porqué eres consciente de que no estás solo. Sabes que habitas en un mundo lleno de criaturas misteriosas, que respiran a nuestro lado desde que el mundo es mundo. Este es un muestrario de los monstruos conocidos, un catálogo de animales de leyenda, una pequeña biblia de la mitología de seres extraños que han poblado la tierra desde tiempos ancestrales. Este ...

Why do continents matter? From economics to weather science—and everything in between—knowing the characteristics of the continents expands readers’ perspectives in every school subject. This fundamental information is a building block of many future lessons and an essential part of elementary education. This book presents a focused, clear, age-appropriate look at Earth’s continents that young readers are sure to find both informative and interesting. This volume is also packed with colorful maps that are labeled and explained to foster young readers’ comprehension of this important...