La resistencia de los nativos americanos (Native American Resistance)

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

A haiku is a type of poetry that follows a pattern. Haiku started in Japan and has become popular around the world. Learn more about why people love to read and write in patterns. Try to create your own haiku, too! This full-color nonfiction reader will engage students in reading while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary and a table of contents to develop students' comprehension and literacy skills. This Spanish book aligns with national and state standards and features exciting TIME For Kids content to keep English language...

El Monopoly y las obras caritativas; el altruismo y el cálculo de intereses egoístas; los nuevos ricos -altos ejecutivos con remuneraciones estratosféricas- y los nuevos pobres -los asalariados; el mundo multipolar sin fronteras y el renacimiento de las pulsiones nacionalistas; la nueva China que reproduce desigualdades dickensianas y las consecuencias paradójicas de la política del "hijo único"; la crisis del euro y las medidas de austeridad; los avances en biología y genética y la nueva servidumbre digital; las subprime y la lógica mercantil aplicada a la sanidad y la educación;...

Simple text and pictures introduce facts about snowplows and tells what they are used for and why they are important.

The novel opens on a cold, gray landscape. It is the beginning of December. Oak fires are burning in the stately flickering hearths of Nideck Point. It is Yuletide. For Reuben Golding, now infused with the gift of the wolf and under the loving tutelage of the Morphenkinder, this Christmas promises to be like no other...