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In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography has been translated into Spanish and allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these people and what they did to make an impact on the Texas Revolution. Featuring alluring images, engaging facts and sidebars, supportive text, and a glossary and index, this book...

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

Say hello to heroes! This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world! Desde Toussaint L'Overture, el líder de la Revolución haitiana, hasta la jueza Sonia Sotomayor, la primera puertorriqueña jueza de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, estos héroes y heroínas persistieron contra la adversidad y las dificultades para lograr un cambio positivo.From Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Supreme Court Justice from Puerto Rico, these heroes have persisted through adversity and hardships to...

Para quien encuentre este libro, mi nombre es Dipper Pines, ¡y traigo serias advertencias acerca de un pueblo lleno de horror, misterio y sucesos sobrenaturales! Para sobrevivir, escribí esta guía con tips y trucos para lidiar con rarezas. Y hablando de rarezas... ¡HOLA! ¡SOY MABEL! Dipper me prometió que, si dejaba de brincar en su cama, ¡me permitiría ayudarle con su libro! Tengo unos tips INCREÍBLES, por ejemplo, cómo comer lo que se supone que no debes, tejido de supervivencia de contacto total, ¡y cómo hacer tu propia mascota de papel! ¡Guau! Mabel, ¡estás arruinando mi...

ARTE DE LA ENSOÑACIÓN Vivir como sólo quien sabe ser libre puede hacerlo consumir el tiempo las horas los minutos embriagado hasta lo más profundo por la vida ser siempre distinto y evitar en lo posible el tedio dar a cada nuevo día un sentido pleno y magnífico a las cosas y seguir las pulsiones frenéticas del corazón mirar solamente al cielo cuando esplenda dejar de ser tan tremendista esforzarse en el arte ambiguo de la ensoñación.

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It’s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book—which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps—fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.