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.

¿Sabías que los insectos palo se llaman ninfas cuando son jóvenes? Las ninfas cambian la piel cuando crecen. Aprende más datos fascinantes en Los insectos palo, uno de los libros de Insectos Fascinantes. Did you know that stick insects are called nymphs when they are young? Nymphs shed their skin as they grow. Learn more fascinating facts in Stick Insects, a Fascinating Insects book.

Cuando llega la hora de dormir, ¡los monstruos tienen miedo! Y todos quieren meterse en la cama de Joaquín. Pero Joaquín está muy incómodo y no puede dormir con tanto monstruo miedoso en su cama.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Valeria Monerri nos cuenta en este libro todas las anécdotas, las curiosidades y las historias más locas que le han sucedido desde que comenzó a subir sus vídeos bailando sus canciones favoritas a Musical.ly. Pero además de hablar de la faceta más divertida de la vida de una muser y contar todos sus secretos para lograr su estilo tan personal, explica sus trucos y consejos para sacarle el máximo partido a la cámara y alcanzar el éxito en esta red social.