La venganza de la luna

Young readers are introduced to the concept of habitats in this colorful book. Each spread describes a different habitat and the animals that live there. Children will learn about habitats in forests, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, on mountains, and in the Arctic and Antarctic. An activity asks readers to use what they have learned to match photos of habitats with their habitat names.

Los relatos de Lahiri giran en torno a las vivencias de las familias de ascendencia bengalí en Estados Unidos pero no se detienen en plasmar la experiencia de la inmigración, sino que retratan con gran fidelidad las vivencias y emociones que ocupan y preocupan a un amplio sector de la sociedad moderna

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.

A muchos de nosotros nos ha ocurrido alguna vez, creímos que existía otra dimensión además de las que ya conocemos y nos preguntamos si en verdad están ahí o si son meras ilusiones de nuestra frágil mente. Tal vez nunca encontremos una respuesta satisfactoria, tal vez perezcamos antes de averiguarlo, pero al menos sabremos que el mundo real siempre ha sido misterioso y cautivador para muchas personas.