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.

Luna deberá prepararse para la Competencia Intercontinental de Patinaje junto con sus amigos del Jam & Roller. Pero, para cumplir sus sueños, tendrá que resolver problemas escolares, sentimientos complicados y algunos malos entendidos... Luna está más confundida que nunca, dividida entre la escuela y la pista, entre Simón y Matteo. ¿Logrará escuchar a su corazón, pasar el año y triunfar en la competencia?

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

A collection of words that turn into phrases, phrases that form verses, verses that make songs and songs that tell of adventures, jokes and mischief.

Estramboticas, locas, delirantes, extravagantes, insolitas...Cuantas preguntas raras que se nos ocurren!Un libro en el que encontraras muchas preguntas acompanadas por su correspondiente respuesta.