Destino Manifiesto y la guerra mexicano-estadounidense (Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War)

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...

Besides oil, Texas has long been associated with cattle and agriculture. Learning about these industries will allow readers understand how valuable their development is to the growth of the state of Texas, as well as America's economy.

Book Features: • Ages 5-8, Grades K-2 • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages in Spanish with full-color pictures • Includes a glossary, index, and an engineering design activity • Supports NGSS Playful Learning: In Mi Biblioteca de Ingeniería: Diseño y Construcción para Jugar, kindergarten—second graders learn about the forces, energy, and designs that make up roller coasters, sports equipment, zip lines, and other things we love! Engineering Made Fun: Forces, energy, and motion are all a part of how we play. Young readers learn how engineers use science...

El símbolo perdido, la novela más reciente de Dan Brown, se convierte ahora en un trepidante recorrido a través de ocultas obras de arte, cámaras y túneles secretos y templos de Washington, la capital estadounidense. Más de cien imágenes fascinantes que se muestran al lector y convierten la lectura en una experiencia de lujo. La aventura de Robert Langdon cobra vida a través de los escenarios menos conocidos de la capital estadounidense, revelando un mundo de misterios antiguos, historias sorprendentes y sociedades secretas. Esta edición especial ilustrada desvela todo un nuevo nivel ...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these sea giants face-to-face: The Archelon was similar to a turtle, but its shell was made of crossed rib bone covered in rubbery skin! The Mososaurs had huge pointy jaws and grew to be fifty feet long! The Ichthyosaurs looked a lot...