Nuestra vida... y algo más

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

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.

En este cuaderno aprenderás la ortografía de numerosas palabras que se escriben con v y h, y te ejercitarás en la ortografía de diversas sílabas trabadas y libres. También se estudian algunas reglas fundamentales del uso de las mayúsculas: en principio de escrito y después de punto.

Apenas unas palabras referidas a aquellas sensaciones cotidianas que pasan casi inadvertidas se van engarzando con sugerentes imágenes a modo de puzzle. Una especie de juego entrañable y bellísimo que completa la impactante escena final.