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Kate Middleton’s dedication to charitable work makes her a role model for all young people. Her role as a member of the British Royal Family has given her a platform to speak for various humanitarian causes, showing readers the importance of helping people who are less fortunate than themselves. Middleton’s amazing life story is presented to readers alongside full-color photographs and informative sidebars. Quotes from Middleton are included to inspire readers. A helpful timeline of the most important events in her life allows readers to place important biographical details in...

Un libro para propiciar el pensamiento y estimular el diálogo sobre los temas fundamentales. Desde muy pequeños aprendemos que las ideas se oponen y comprenden una gracias a la otra: la oscuridad sólo se entiende en oposición a la luz, la alegría a través de la tristeza, el frío por el calor... Luego, nuestro pensamiento se vuelve más sutil y nos permite comprender nociones más abstractas. Pero siempre continúa necesitando a los contrarios para progresar y ayudarnos a comprender la realidad y a nosotros mismos. Este libro propone al joven lector (y también a los mayores) una forma...

Why did the Civil War begin? Which states were part of the Union and which were part of the Confederacy? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more as they move through this fascinating nonfiction Spanish-translated book. The easy-to-read text, engaging facts, and vivid images and illustrations help highlight some of the aspects that led up to the Civil War including the slavery, the Underground Railroad, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The accessible table of contents works in conjunction with the supportive...

Offers a description of Earth, the third planet from the sun, which includes information on its origins, composition, and unique characteristics.