Agricultura y ganadería en Texas (Agriculture and Cattle in Texas)

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Reveals the truth about cannibalism in pre-Columbian America, avoiding sensationalism and opting for historical accuracy on a matter that has been subjected to all sorts of misinterpretations as well as mistaken beliefs.

Esta novela, publicada en 1925, lanzó a Scott Fitzgerald al nivel de los clásicos, auténtico representante de los años dorados de una sociedad norteamericana que se desplomó con el crack del 29. Acumular riqueza para ocupar un lugar destacado en la sociedad es el motor de sus personajes, seres inconscientes que se mueven en un mundo vacío y artificial. Ésta es la historia del millonario hecho a sí mismo Jay Gatsby, a quien sólo le mueve una obsesión: recuperar un amor de juventud. This novel, published in 1925, launched Scott Fitzgerald at the level of the classics, an authentic...

In 2019, nineteen-year-old outfielder Juan Soto helped the Washington Nationals win the World Series. Read about Soto's journey from the Dominican Republic to Washington, D.C., and see what the future holds for the young superstar.