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.

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

This collection of four titles approaches the four essential ethical topics of the virtues of listening, prudence, patience, and effort. Each of these virtues is highlighted through illustrated mini stories so children can understand the importance of nurturing and strengthening them in themselves and in others.

¿Dónde puedes encontrar el color azul? ¿Tiene algún significado especial este color? Los jóvenes lectores aprenderán a identificar objetos azules y los lugares donde aparecen en Azul, uno de los libros de Los niños y la ciencia: Colores. Where can you find the color blue? Does this color have any special meanings? Young readers will learn to identify blue objects and the places they appear in Blue, a Science Kids: Colors book.

[Poema de tema mitológico compuesto por Kā.lidā.sa (400 d.C.). narra la historia de amor entre Ś.iva y Pā.rvatī., reflejando también la cultura de la India clásica.] Traducción con introducción y notas del Kumarasambhava (El origen de Kumara), poema épico-lírico de temática mitológica, compuesto por Kalidasa (hacia 400 d.C.), el más celebrado autor en sánscrito clásico. El hilo conductor de la narración -la historia de amor entre Siva y Parvati- aparece subordinado a la ornamentación y el virtuosismo formal. en las 641 estrofas se ven reflejados múltiples aspectos de la...