Fast Slow

Provides clues about a horse's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats in a guessing game format

Clues about the lion's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat lead the reader to guess what animal is being described. Presented in English and Spanish. Presented in English and Spanish.

Darwin dedicO su vida a los animales y se embarcO en un viaje que le llevarIa a descubrir increIbles cosas sobre ellos. La Tierra estA llena de seres vivos, pero nadie sabIa explicar con certeza tanta diversidad. Hasta que un hombre se embarco en un largo y fascinante viaje e imaginO una respuesta. Esta es la gran aventura que llevO a Charles Darwin a recorrer el mundo, estudiar a los animales y descubrir cientos de especies y cosas muy interesantes sobre ellas. Zarpa con nosotros en este viaje alrededor del mundo y disfruta de una aventura llena de animales, naturaleza y grandes...

Conocer las cosas cuando se estan formando, quiere decir comprenderlas mejor. Los elementos de esta transformaicon pueden verse en gran parte en este libro que Bruno Munari ha compilado, basandose en cincuenta lecciones por el profesadas en la Universidad de Harvard.

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.

Through innovation and imagination, savvy entrepreneur Richard King became a towering figure in the Texas cattle industry. The King Ranch, which continues to flourish today, is a symbol of his enduring legacy.