El Gorrion Muy Preocupado

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.

Soccer has been played for over 200 years in hundreds of countries across the globe. While it doesn't always get the same level of exposure that football or basketball enjoy in the United States, professional soccer is one of the world's most popular sports. Soccer has a number of living superstars who have changed the game forever with their talents and achievements. Readers will learn about Marta, often regarded as the greatest female soccer player of all time. The inspirational story of her life, trials, and journey to greatness is sure to turn young readers into soccer fanatics.

Éste es el camino que emprende John a la búsqueda de la isla encantada, que simboliza un deseo misterioso y dulce, y que le lleva a vivir numerosas aventuras con personajes fantásticos y una pizca de magia. Durante el viaje, John aprende de la vida y reflexiona sobre su aprendizaje, y sus reflexiones sirven a C. S. Lewis para hacer una sátira de la filosofía de la época que sigue vigente setenta años después. Elocuente, erudito y a menudo ingenioso, este relato es un clásico que no ha perdido un ápice de actualidad.

Este libro pretende contar la historia del I Duque de Lerma, don Francisco de Sandoval y Rojas (1553-1625), que llegó a ser un dos españoles más poderosos de su tiempo. Hombre de confianza de Felipe III, era en realidad el verdadero gobernante del reino. Nacido en una familia al servicio de la Corona, pero sin recursos económicos, logró amasar la fortuna del momento y controlar tal cantidad de oficios que perdió. Hubo numerosas voces que se levantaron contra él, entre ellas la de la propia reina.