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Jim Thorpe played professional football and major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. He'll be forever revered by the sports community and by his Native American community. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation, Jim was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools- strict, cold places that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American traditions. Jim ran away from school many times, until he found...
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A collection of seven traditional tales from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain retold in English and Spanish. Includes notes about each story.
Sumario en español: Una colección de siete cuentos tradicionales de América Latina, el Caribe, y España contada en Inglés y Español. Incluye notas acerca de cada historia.
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This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted and renamed Carlos Montezuma, the young boy traveled throughout the Old West, bearing witness to the poor treatment of Native Americans. Carlos eventually became a doctor and leader for his people.
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Why did the American Revolution take place? It was about more than the dates and details we all know: war elephants charging a fort in India and high-stakes gambles of bankers in Scotland, among other events, also played a part in the "real revolution" in the minds of the entire population of what would become the United States.
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Andrew Jackson, the first popularly elected American president, won the nation's favor with his legendary courage, loyalty to the common man, and fierce dedication to preserving the Union. However, his ruthlessness, including his treatment of Native Americans, led to some of the darkest times in American history.
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Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio, and his return to Vietnam.
12) Howler monkeys and other Latin American monkeys =: Monos aulladores y otros monos de Latinoamérica
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Brief description of the characteristics and habits of the howler monkeys in Latin America.
Sumario en español: Descripción breve de las características y costumbres de monos aulladores de Latinoamérica.
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In the days leading up to Lent, cities around the world come alive for carnival. Parades of costumed revelers and elaborate floats fill the streets, and people, young and old, dance to the sound of samba and calypso.
Sumario en español: En los días previos a la Cuaresma, las ciudades de todo el mundo cobre vida para el carnaval. Desfiles de juerguistas disfrazados y carrozas llenan las calles, y las personas, jóvenes y viejos, bailan al ritmo...
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