Competencias digitales para el profesorado universitario

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.

Children don't always know how to deal with the new emotions they experience as they grow up. This collection examines some of these feelings in a realistic and enjoyable way. Each book provides advice for parents and educators, with suggestions for ways to help young children recognize and manage their feelings.

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

Desde el enorme tiburón ballena, el pez más grande que existe, hasta el voraz tiburón blanco, los tiburones comprenden una amplia variedad de especies que habitan en todos los mares cálidos y templados. A través de las extraordinarias fotografías y los amenos textos contenidos en este volumen, sabrás cómo vive, cómo se alimenta y cómo se reproduce cada especie y conocerás la forma de vida de la raya, un pariente próximo del tiburón, aunque de costumbres muy diferentes.