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.

Alexander Graham Bell was always trying to invent new things! In this biography that has been translated into Spanish, readers will learn about Alexander's life as a teacher and inventor of such incredible inventions as the telephone, record player, and metal detector. Colorful images, supportive text, an interesting timeline, and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index combine to give readers an inspiring look into the life of Alexander Bell.

Amusing and dynamic, this collection offers children a variety of jokes and riddles and teaches them the art of telling jokes. Divertida y dinámica, esta colección ofrece a los niños una variedad de chistes y acertijos y les enseña el arte de contar chistes.

Tres mujeres: Cat, lesbiana convencida; Mónica, devorahombres compulsiva, y Beatriz, que considera que el amor no tiene género, y dos ciudades, Edimburgo y Madrid, para una novela única sobre el amor a los amigos, a la familia y a los amantes.

¿Piensas que la filosofía es algo anticuado, abstracto y aburrido? Este libro te demostrará que te equivocas. A través de las historias de 100 filósofos y pensadores de todas las épocas y lugares, descubrirás que la filosofía está más viva que nunca. Junto a Sócrates, Hipatia, Kant y Voltaire, aprenderás a reflexionar sobre diferentes temas, desde los fenómenos de la naturaleza hasta el ser humano, desde el lenguaje hasta el amor, incluso sobre la existencia de Dios. Una historia para cada día, que comienza con preguntas y curiosidades sobre la vida diaria, que estimularán y...