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.

Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while simultaneously gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers are invited to learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With stunning images, interesting facts, a glossary of useful terms, informational text, and an interview with a real-life animal trainer,...

Did you know that most animals in the world don't have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans while being stimulated from cover to cover with its detailed images and charts, intriguing facts, and informative text.

Perxitaa nos habla en este libro sobre internet, y sobre la cantidad de personajes y perfiles que se pueden encontrar en este a día de hoy, ofreciéndonos las más rigurosas y divertidas instrucciones de cómo trolear a cada uno de ellos; desde el cani, el friki, el pagafantas, el divo o diva (aquella persona que se dedica a subir fotos a redes sociales en busca de piropos y reconocimiento), el futbolero, el listo (el típico que sabe de todo, que opina en todos los foros de internet, sin tener idea de nada), los fans (sean Believers, Abrahamers... defensores a muerte de sus ídolos), el...

Poesía celebratoria, muescas liberadas del corazón, tonadas secuenciadas en la videncia de la ciudad y de sus gentes, pero también mirada llena de amor hacia el interior de un espacio vivencialmente sentido, volcada en transparente palabra en la que se ejercita el diestro ceremonial del verso. Emisario de ultramar se proclama el poeta, pero al mismo tiempo entrañado ciudadano de una ciudad única, para el que esas piedras, encajes o relicarios de ámbar fortalecido, son camino hacia lo eterno, espacio maduro para soñar, recinto de secretos en los que la historia se armoniza con el...