Taipan / Taipán

Dar las gracias (Giving Thanks) uses intriguing primary sources to teach students about the first Thanksgiving along with modern-day celebrations of Thanksgiving. The clear, descriptive images and simple phrases will engage students in reading and build their social studies content knowledge. For use in the classroom or at home, this Spanish book includes a simple glossary and index to introduce informational text features to young readers and provide additional reading support.

Un hombre se despierta en una habitación desconocida y poco a poco se da cuenta de que se encuentra en una minúscula y desnuda celda. Su memoria comienza entonces a funcionar de forma caótica y, a través de los recuerdos que evoca, podemos entender que se trata de un corrupto que no parece arrepentirse de sus hechos. El perfil de este hombre de pasado criminal se dibuja con trazo claro por la autora, Daría Rolland Pérez, que retrata las contradicciones de la condición humana a través de personajes con matices y una trama de gran riqueza expresiva.

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.

Introduces the holiday Cinco de Mayo and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.