George Washington Carver

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only twelve years old when he addressed the entire world: What are we doing to Earth, our home? How far can human greed go? Little Severn embarrassed the world leaders and asked them to be consistent, that their actions would reflect their words. An emotional speech, full of truths as simple as they are revealing, and even more relevant today than when it was delivered. This is a bilingual edition.

Toda antología comienza presentando un cúmulo de explicaciones y de justificaciones que pretenden dar debida cuenta no sólo de su intención, sino que también expone un razonamiento argumentado y lógico -aunque a veces esta lógica se fundamenta, en parte, en criterios que poseen un carácter inevitablemente subjetivo- que intenta cubrirse las espaldas ante ese posible tirón de orejas que suele aparecer tras su publicación. Sin ánimo de crear malentendidos ni de suscitar equívocos, Lunas de la voz ausente persigue ser ante todo, y antes que nada, una antología poética que muestre...

In My Friend Has Autism, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who have autism, how autism may affect their actions, and how we can be good friends to people who have autism. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how to empathetic and inlude all kinds of friends.