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.

Estamos ante una de esas obras que ocurren raramente en las que la poesía y la vida pergeñan una intrigante apuesta: la de una autora que sin llegar a los veinte años publica un libro cuya madurez literaria aplastaría a cualquier lector. Un poemario con un interesante tono personal donde el yo poético plantea un diálogo de cuestionamiento que pone de relieve la conflictiva construcción de una identidad, y la dudosa legitimidad de esa aspiración. Algo que queda claramente reflejado en poemas como “Mi otro yo”, “Lo que quiero ser y lo que soy distan mucho de parecerse”, “La...

Teach students about the life of Abigail Adams with this biography that has been translated into Spanish. Primary source documents and images will engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge. This nonfiction book also encourages children to recognize someone who inspires them. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

Do you have something to celebrate? You can celebrate by making papel picado! Featuring vibrant step-by-step photo instructions, this Spanish-translated, nonfiction book helps introduce children to another culture through craft-making and designs.

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