Kate Middleton

The American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s marked a shift in how African Americans were treated in the United States. This volume highlights the important events and figures that made this movement successful. The book introduces readers to important activists who fought for civil rights by raising their voices and refusing to accept unfair laws. Photographs and primary sources provide readers with a firsthand look at the history of the movement. Finally, readers will learn what can still be done to further equality for African Americans in the United States and how they can be ...

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

"Simple text and photographs present people in fall -- in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

Learn about Californians who have made a difference! Students will learn about important Californians including John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Sally Ride, and Ansel Adams with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and...

Partiendo de las similitudes entre el pasado remoto y el futuro imaginable, Perniola sostiene que nuestra sociedad postmoderna vive un "momento egipcio", una era marcada por la reificación en la que, al mismo tiempo que los productos de alta tecnología asumen propiedades orgánicas, la humanidad se convierte a sí misma en "cosa", no en el sentido de alienación inconsciente, sino en el de un cínico y deliberado tratamiento del ser en tanto que objeto, llegando incluso a un proceso de "auto-momificación". Perniola mezcla estética y filosofía para analizar "la belleza estratégica" en el ...