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.

La incorporacion de la mujer almundo laboral es uno de los grandes logros sociales del siglo XX. Susconsecuencias se han reflejado en todos los ambitos de la vida y han tenidorepercusiones en todos los niveles, especialmente en el linguistico. No muy atrasquedan los tiempos en los que la Real Academia Espanola definia las variantesfemeninas coronela como "la esposadel coronel" y medica como "la esposadel medico." La presencia de la mujer en profesiones que, hasta hacerelativamente poco, eran patrimonio exclusivo de los hombres ha generadodebates de gran interes. Uno de los mas recientes en...

An introduction to what cowboys do, what their day is like, what they wear, what tools they use, and how people can become a cowboy.

This book introduces readers to different methods of transportation in their communities. Whether one is taking a school bus or riding a horse, there are many different ways to get around. Readers will have opportunities to practice vocabulary terms related to transportation.

Readers will learn about one of their favorite farm animals--pigs! This title is informative--telling readers what pigs eat, what they look like, and how we use pig products every day. The text is very simple, which will reinforce early reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.