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.

Teach children that being honest in words and actions builds trust and self-confidence, and that telling the truth can take courage and tact in this English-Spanish bilingual book. It’s never too soon to learn the difference between what’s true and what isn’t. In this English-Spanish bilingual book, words and pictures help young children discover that being honest in words and actions builds trust and self-confidence. They also learn that telling the truth sometimes takes courage and tact. Includes discussion questions, skits, scenarios, and games that reinforce the ideas being taught,...

Students will develop their geometry skills as they study the geometric shapes of modern art and read about the innovative artists who turned the art world upside down. This Spanish book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice...

El proyecto Múltiplo tiene como objetivo presentar las matemáticas al nivel curricular, con un lenguaje cercano al alumno y no excesivamente formal, pero siempre manteniendo el rigor. Es un proyecto aplicado y competencial; es decir, se trabajan las matemáticas desde la aplicación a la realidad y enfatizando el desarrollo de las competencias básicas. Asimismo, se impulsa la utilización de las TIC desde el mismo libro de texto y su extensión en LibrosVivos. Para ello, al inicio del libro hay una unidad 0 de repaso de cursos anteriores, con teoría, ejemplos y actividades propuestas. A...

Leonard B. Meyer explica en este libro como funcionan los mecanismos de la mente para percibir y entender la musica. Sus paginas constituyen un lucido estudio de la psicologia de la percepcion musical que ha sido profusamente citado por musicologos, compositores y filosofos desde su primera edicion de 1956. Entre sus admiradores figuran Umberto Eco y Enrico Fubini, cuyos comentarios aparecen recogidos en el amplio prologo escrito por el prestigioso compositor Jose Luis Turina, autor tambien de la traduccion. &la" El objeto principal de este ensayo --senala Turina-- es doble: de un lado,...