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During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

Tommy Fuller and his family help a runaway slave family follow the stars in the Little Bear constellation to freedom.

Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958), premio Nobel de Literatura en 1956, fue un hombre hipersensible hasta extremos enfermizos y esto le llevó a gozar y a sufrir mucho más que la mayoría. Su vida estuvo marcada por los continuos viajes; sin embargo, siempre qu