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Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.

Cyril y Bastien, dos jóvenes franceses desengañados, se imponen mes y medio de vacaciones en los Estados Unidos. Mientras van errando por una Nueva York en crisis y sin sus Torres Gemelas, se abre ante ellos un mundo repleto de situaciones desconcertantes y de personajes singulares, truculentos y patéticos: entre ellos un presunto martiniqués, una haitiana amiga de plantas venenosas, un exmontonero metido a administrador de un parque de bomberos y un veterano del Vietnam cuya excepcional aventura cambiará definitivamente sus vidas. Junglas hay, en el continente asiático, hormigueantes...

Even young readers were likely saturated with exposure to Hillary Clinton over the course of the 2016 presidential election. But do they really know who she is and what she has accomplished? This volume bridges the gap between current news stories and what elementary readers really know about the first female presidential candidate. By illuminating the life and story of this powerhouse of politics, young readers can learn and be inspired by a story of perseverance, service to others, and commitment to beliefs. With a vivid, age-appropriate narrative, this much-needed volume is sure to be...