Los caballeros

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.

Más de 1000 palabras básicas ilustradas y organizadas por temas, para aprender español con actividades para practicar el vocabulario que se presenta. Consta de 22 unidades. Al final del libro hay un solucionario, asi como un glosario de las palabras ilustradas traducidas a 5 idiomas.

Each player has his or her own job in soccer and baseball. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. Readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal, like when Nicole's neighbor becomes ill, everyone in the neighborhood takes on a job with the goal of helping the sick neighbor. Each spread contains a color photograph that imparts the importance and rewards of working as a team.

Dentro llevas un tesoro, pero tienes que descubrirlo. Las frases cortas de este libro pretenden hacerte reflexionar sobre tu vida: tus reacciones, tus impulsos, tu control o tu falta de control, tus aspiraciones y fantasías... Es importante que sepas adónde quieres ir, en qué quieres gastar tu vida. No mires fuera. Mira en tu interior. Acéptate como eres y, con un poco de humor, lucha por mejorar. Tienes una vida que solo tú puedes vivir. Pero si quieres ser realmente tú mismo, solo hay un modo de entrar, solo hay un puente: has de olvidarte de ti. Solo serás realmente feliz si llenas...