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.

"Poesia cosmica, que es la poesia de un siglo nuevo, poesia para una humanidad en vias de superar los estrechos dogmatismos del excluyente pensamiento occidental. Poesia polifonica que recoge todas las voces, todos los mitos, todos los discursos marginales...Poesia de la totalidad como la quiso Dante y la pretendio Pound."

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure time--in both English and Spanish"--

Everyone has times when they feel afraid. Knowing how to recognize when we feel afraid is an important tool in self-acceptance. Learn ways in which we can understand ourselves and our friends in this nonfiction BeginningtoRead book about feeling afraid. An early social and emotional learning book with Spanishonly text, including a word list. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...