How Do You Measure Time?

Ismael trabaja como pescador a lo largo de las costas del norte de África, a pocos kilómetros de la anhelada Italia. El mar es parte integral de su vida, fuente de sustento y símbolo de pertenencia a un grupo. Pero cuando el mar, de repente, le arrebata a su padre, a Ismael no le queda más remedio que abandonar todo lo que conoce y ama, y emprender un viaje desesperado en busca de fortuna y de un lugar al que realmente pueda llamar hogar. Esta novela muestra la cara más amarga de la inmigración, aquellas noticias que cada día destacan en los informativos sobre las miles de personas que ...

Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind forces and motion. Written in graphic-novel format.

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.

"While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday."