Que Pasara Conmigo Si Mis Padres Se Divorcian?/ What Will Happen to Me If My Parents Get Divorced

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.

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Did you know that jellyfish are found in every ocean? A group of jellyfish is called a bloom. Learn more about these stinging drifters in All About Jellyfish.

¿Te atreves a entrar en el Laboratorio de Plagas de este libro? Aquí estudiamos la historia de las enfermedades más terribles. Si te contagias de alguna, te pondrás enfermo. O peor aún. Muchas de esas enfermedades peligrosas se propagan rápidamente, y entonces miles de personas enferman y mueren: es lo que llamamos una epidemia o plaga. Pero... ¡no te asustes! También estudiamos las soluciones para erradicarlas y te presentamos los tres tipos de gérmenes (los protistas, las bacterias y los virus) y cómo combatirlos. La repugnante historia de enfermedades mortales, explicada por las...