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In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive detective exposes a nest of corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new case. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing boat is shot by a Tunisian patrol boat, only Montalbano suspects the link between the two incidents.

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.

Introduce students to Martin Luther King, Jr. with this Spanish-translated biography featuring dynamic primary source documents. Readers will learn about Civil Rights Movement leader and his inspirational life as he fought for equality and desegregation for African Americans through nonviolence. Students will also discover topics such as discrimination, sit-ins, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the March on Washington. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

Los refranes son fases que circulan entre los pueblos de modo oral y reflejan la sabiduría popular. Carlos Silveyra propone en este libro variantes divertidas de los refranes más conocidos, con remates y salidas inesperadas, propias de la picardía infantil. Este material surge de boca de los chicos de distintas latitudes de nuestro país y fue recopilado por el autor durante sus muchos años de experiencia docente.