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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.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these duck-billed dinosaurs face-to-face: Corythosaurus could honk through the top of its head! Gryposaurus had hundreds of grinding teeth! Parasaurolophus could smack enemies with its strong tail! Plus, you'll get to know...

Guerra de identidad se mueve a caballo entre el testimonio poético y el monólogo teatral. Con una sinceridad abrumadora, Déborah nos desgrana poco a poco una infancia que, si no enteramente feliz, al menos está asumida como tal. Una infancia en la que se esconden argumentos de suficiente peso como para querer seguir escondidos. La abuela que ejerce de madre, la madre que ejerce de padre, el padre que ejerce de militar... Un mundo ostensiblemente resbaladizo para una niña que, con 16 años 17, descubre la verdad sobre su padre. Un dolor múltiple que se abre ante la cruda realidad de que...

¡Skuiter ha desaparecido! Rápidamente se ponen todos a buscarlo hasta que descubren que... ¡ha ido al santuario! Dani, Evan, Bizcoché, Julián y Maribel viajan hasta el Jurásico para buscar a su amigo. ¿Estará en peligro? Pero cuando llegan, descubren que algo terrible sucede en el mundo secreto de los dinosaurios. Y la única forma de salvarlo es encontrar la cueva del T-Rex dorado.