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...

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Discusses the various features of Australia, including its climate, mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, vegetation, coral reefs, flightless birds, population, and cities, and history of the Aborigines.

Ático el zapatero es un excelente narrador de historias; tanto, que un buen día decide viajar hasta el monte Ida, donde cada año se reúnen los mejores narradores de Grecia para participar en un festival. Por el camino, Ático irá contanto relatos de dioses, héroes y monstruos a todos los que se lo pidan. Así, hasta llegar a cien historias que desvelarán al lector el fabuloso mundo de los mitos griegos, y permitirán a Ático hacerse con el premio al mejor narrador del festival.

Each title in an educational series features one letter per page with ample writing space for practice, teaching youngsters how to write each letter of the alphabet in upper case, lower case, and in cursive.