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.

"El rico contenido y las llamativas ilustraciones de Mi biblioteca de ciencias, despiertan en los lecotres gran interés por la ciencia y los procesos científicos. La serie incluye datos interesantes sobre: la Tierra, el sistema solar, la materia, la energía, la fuerza y el movimiento, y la vida en nuestro planeta. ¡Por fin resulta divertido aprender sobre la ciencia!,"--page [4] of cover.

Esta obra ha sido desarrollada para llevar los principales contenidos aeronáuticos a los entusiastas de la aviación, a los alumnos y futuros pilotos y a todo aquel apasionado del ámbito aeronáutico que desee aprender un poco mas de este fascinante mundo de la aviación civil. Aprenderemos los principales conceptos teóricos de la aviación. Un resumen de cada área aeronáutica, explicada de forma sencilla y agradable de leer, pero al mismo tiempo, desarrollando los contenidos mas relevantes de forma profesional y sumamente educativa. ¿Como son las pistas de los aeropuertos?,...

An introduction to taipans, snakes from Australia and New Guinea, describes the three different kinds of taipan, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior.

It s fun to find ways I m like you and you re like me. It s fun to find ways we re different. In this colorful, inviting English-Spanish book, kids from preschool to lower elementary learn about diversity in terms they can understand: hair that s straight or curly, families with many people or few, bodies that are big or small. With its wide-ranging examples and fun, highly detailed art, "I m Like You, You re Like Me/ Yo soy como tu, tu eres como yo" helps kids appreciate the ways they are alike and affirm their individual differences. A section for adults in the back provides tips and...