Hipatia de Alejandría

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.

La Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca fue robada misteriosamente durante las fiestas de Carnaval de 1934 y hasta ahora nadie ha podido averiguar su paradero. Sus oscuros y discutidos orígenes y su extraña desaparición llenan su historia de enigmas sin resolver. Esta novela, a medias policiaca y a medias histórica, nos lo muestra con las aventuras de un caballero templario del siglo XIII y un inspector de policía del siglo XX, unidos por los misterios de la Cruz de Caravaca en los tiempos turbulentos de nuestra Guerra Civil de 1936 - 1939. La intención del autor al escribir esta...

Discusses the physical characteristics of great white sharks that combine to make them such able predators.

"Pterodactyls are one of the most fascinating ancient creatures. Now in Spanish, this carefully leveled text includes fascinating facts about these fancy flyers in an accessible format. Diagrams, age-appropriate critical thinking questions, and other features inspire visual learning and engagement."