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.

Not everyone in the United States is eligible to vote. Voting rules are different in every state. For federal elections, however, voters must have U.S. citizenship to vote. Voters must be 18 on or before the next Election Day to cast their ballot. People must live in their state for a certain period of time before being eligible to vote. All people wishing to vote must be registered by a certain date depending on which state they live in. This book explains who is eligible to vote in U.S. elections as well as who is not eligible to vote. Readers will make connections to the text through...

¡Tener un hermano o una hermana es fantástico! Menos cuando nos peleamos. De eso trata este cuento. Un álbum ilustrado que nos cuenta con afecto y humor los conflictos, los sentimientos y las aventuras del día a día entre hermanos. Para ayudar a los niños y las niñas a darse cuenta de que tener un hermano o una hermana ¡es muy divertido! It's wonderful to have a brother or sister . . . except for the fighting. And that's what this book is all about. This illustrated volume talks about conflicts between siblings, and it does so with humor and affection. Having a sibling involves daily...

A powerful and poetic play from the author of Death and the Maiden. A Man and a Woman in purgatory - a soul-less white room. Each is interrogated in turn by the other. Each is groping for forgiveness and contrition. But one of them has done something unforgiveable...

Mención de honor del premio Pura Belpré de ilustración Mención de honor del premio Robert F. Silver Carlos Santana echaba de menos a su papá cuando este se iba. Echaba de menos el olor a jabón en su piel y la sonrisa en sus ojos, pero más que nada echaba de menos el sonido de su violín. Era un sonido que llenaba el mundo de magia y amor y sentimiento y curación. Era un sonido que hacía reales a los ángeles. Carlos también quería hacer reales a los ángeles. Así que comenzó a tocar música. Carlos probó con el clarinete y con el violín, pero los ángeles no vinieron. Luego...