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Do you have what it takes to be an athlete? In this Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers learn about the hard work, athletic training, and dedication that athletes from all sports and levels go through to be healthy and successful. Readers are familiarized with concepts like coordination, endurance, and athletic motivation. Along with stunning photos and charts and riveting facts, this nonfiction title includes an interview with a real-life Olympic athlete and an accessible glossary, index, and list of useful sources. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

David Cordingly es licenciado en Historia por la Universidad de Oxford y doctor por la Universidad de Sussex. Trabajó durante doce años en el Museo Marítimo Nacional de Londres, del que fue conservador y director de exposiciones. Es una autoridad en historia marítima y ha publicado diversos libros sobre pintura naval inglesa y holandesa y sobre historia de la piratería, entre los que destacan Maritime painting in England, 1700-1900 (1974), Nicholas Pocock, maritime artist (1986), Captain James Cook, navigator (1994), Pirates: an illustrated history (1996), Ships and Seascapes: an...

Simple text and photographs introduce the animals of the Arctic, grouped to provide practice in solving easy addition problems.