Ingeniería asombrosa: Rascacielos notables: Área (Engineering Marvels: Stand-Out Skyscrapers: Area)

Martín De León was the only Mexican empresario to found a colony in Texas. This book also details De León’s integral role in the development of the cattle industry, along with other accomplishments that have made him a compelling figure in Texas history.

Unlike their domesticated relatives, wild turkeys can fly. Readers will learn about the pecking order of turkey flocks, how turkeys avoid predators, what foods these birds eat, and much more. The turkey’s association with Thanksgiving is addressed, as is the impressive comeback these birds made after their numbers plummeted in the early twentieth century.

En el Pacífico Sur, en 1944 y 1945, se libraron batallas militares entre Estados Unidos y Japón. Rodeados del traqueteo de las balas y las explosiones de las bombas, un grupo de marines navajos enviaba mensajes secretos de un lado a otro. Usaron un código que crearon a partir del idioma navajo, y que el enemigo nunca pudo descifrar. Estos jóvenes fueron reclutados de sus hogares en el suroeste de Estados Unidos. Trajeron consigo una resistencia física increíble y un lenguaje que nunca había sido escrito. Aprende sobre los locutores de claves navajos: héroes valientes y creativos que...

Few natural forces seem as much like magic as magnets. Perhaps that’s why magnets are so fun! Young scientists will love learning about amazing magnets, both natural and man-made. They’ll discover how magnetism is harnessed to help us in many ways. This STEM-supportive volume contains comprehensible text and photographs of students and scientists utilizing magnets. It also includes a simple, fun concluding activity to encourage readers to use this super science tool themselves.