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Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass relied on his own determination and ingenuity to carve a path to freedom. Once free, he dedicated his life to improving the lives of others and fighting for justice and equality. This inspirational Spanish biography uses primary sources to engage students in learning about the fascinating life of Frederick Douglass. Students will build their literacy skills as they are immersed in social studies content. Text features include a glossary and an index to increase comprehension and academic vocabulary.

Santiago Carrillo narra en esta autobiografía su vida política a lo largo del siglo XX, y las relaciones que mantuvo con importantes políticos de ámbito nacional e internacional, entre los que cabe destacar a Manuel Azaña, Dolores Ibárruri, Juan Carlos I, Stalin, Fidel Castro, el Che Guevara, Mao Tse Tung, Saddam Hussein o Salvador Allende.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

Tells the story, through graphic novel format, of Harriet Tubman and her life as a leader on the Underground Railroad.