El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

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.

Describes which animals are loud and which are quiet, including such creatures as cicadas, whales, mice, and fish.

El Tai Chi CHuan es una arte marcial interno de origen chino cuyo desarrollo contempla diferentes aspectos: desde ejercicios para la salud (Chi kung), la meditación (Zhan Zhuang), el aprendizaje de formas (de mano vacia y armas), así como ejercicios para el desarrollo y conocimiento marcial del sistema (tui sous y aplicaciones marciales). El gran auge en occidente se debe principalmente a que es una herramienta perfecta para alcanzar un equilibriofisico y mental, regulan el flujo natural de la energía (chi) y las emociones, lo que contribuye directamente en la prevención y mejora de la...

Un libro para conocer diferentes comidas del mundo: marroquí, británica, india, mexicana y japonesa. Contiene piezas troqueladas para jugar y aprender al mismo tiempo.

In life there are lots of things that come and go, transform, or get left behind. It happens to everything . . . except this. This book deals with life changes and the passage of time with a great deal of sensitivity. To reinforce the message, each scene includes a page with special paper that invites us to witness the transformation.