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.

Mariana the the sea turtle and her fellow hatchlings have an adventure on their first trip to the ocean.

"Bienaventurados aquellos que profanan porque de ellos será el Reino de las Tinieblas. Bienaventurado aquel que repudia a dios porque de él serán los secretos del lado oscuro." No todo festival se desarrolla con ánimo festivo, ni toda blasfemia se pronuncia en vano. A esto viene el Festival de la blasfemia. Quien tenga las agallas para transitar esta historia inquietante, que tome este libro. Quien no tema las remembranzas de imágenes escamosas, que lea estas páginas. Quien se atreva a atesorar esta obra en su biblioteca, que no se pierda la opera prima de terror de Dross Rotzank.

El crucero es uno de los barcos más grandes del mundo. El barco crucero más grande puede llevar unas 8.700 personas a bordo. Aprende más sobre estas máquinas poderosas en Los cruceros, uno de los libros audiovisuales de AV2. Cruise ships are some of the largest boats in the world. The biggest cruise ship can carry about 8,700 people. Learn more about these mighty machines in Cruise Ships, an AV2 media enhanced book.

This book introduces the reader to the nighttime world of the raccoon, including its habitat, activities, diet, and the unique things that it does.