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.

This book describes dump trucks called off-highway trucks, explaining their operating equipment and dumping beds, fuel, and jobs.

Dice la higuera que hace muchos años, una tarde asoleada, su vida cambió de pronto cuando escuchó claramente que se abrió el portón de la calle y apareció Octavio, que abría muy grandes los ojos azules conociéndolo todo con curiosidad. Así el inicio de la vida de uno de los autores más importantes de México, único ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura.

Antología de la obra poética de este distinguido miembro de la Generación del 27 y Premio Cervantes 1978. Fue poeta, filólogo y crítico, y presidió durante largo tiempo la Real Academia de la Lengua.

Guatemala is an important neighbor to the United States. Readers will discover how Guatemala and the US are alike and how they differ as they read about the land and people, animals and celebrations. Hello, neighbor!