La Campana de la Libertad (The Liberty Bell)

Do you know why there are thirteen stripes and fifty stars on the American flag? Or how the American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner?" Find out the answers to these questions and more in The American Flag.

Did you kow that Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey to be the symbol of America instead of the bald eagle? Discover interesting facts about why the bald eagle is important to Americans, how it became a symbol for our country, and more in The Bald Eagle.

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

«¡¿Tres años en Nueva York?!» Cuando mis padres nos anunciaron a mi hermana y a mí que nos íbamos a mudar a Nueva York... ¡no me lo podía creer! ¿Qué pasaría con mis amigos? ¿Y mi equipo de fútbol? ¿Y Alejandra? No. Yo no me quería ir. Sin embargo, casi sin darme cuenta, ya estaba en mi nuevo high school, con un nuevo grupo de amigos, hablando un inglés casi perfecto... y metido en más de un lío.

Een getrouwde bestsellerauteur komt voor het blok te staan als zijn maitresse aankondigt dat ze zwanger van hem is.