Manual para el Trabajo Social Comunitario

Surveys the life of Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War hero whose service to George Washington as a spy cost him his life.

Describes the different types of octopuses and how they search for food and defend themselves against predators.

Two books in one, this oversized volume shows readers the plants, root systems, insects, fossils, animals, mines, gems, minerals, and man-made wonders such as tunnels, subways, submarines, pipes, cables, and power lines that can be found underground or underwater in an unforgettable visual way. Each page takes you deeper and deeper under the waves or through layers of earth.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...