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Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."
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"In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then, after years of battle with the native Taino, became the first governor of Puerto Rico. Although the story of his search for the Fountain of Youth is entirely fictional, his noteworthy expedition to - and naming of - Florida is one of his greatest legacies"--
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Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography reveals the man behind the magic.
"¡Descubre más acerca del verdadero Walt Disney en esta divertida y emocionante biografía ilustrada!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Leonardo Da Vinci fue uno de los pintores más importantes de la historia, además de un talentoso músico, y un estupendo científico e inventor. Construyó máquinas voladoras, submarinos, ¡e incluso helicópteros! Sin embargo, le costaba mucho terminar las cosas que empezaba. Por eso, hoy en día solamente lo conocemos por sus obras más famosas, pero hay mucho más... Descúbrelo todo en este libro.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the...
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"La cronología de la significativa vida de Celia Cruz y los temas de sus canciones, se presentan en un texto magistralmente sucinto, con solo unas pocas frases por página. Las frescas y estilizadas ilustraciones seguramente cautivarán a los jóvenes lectores y a los adultos por igual. Con un resumen biográfico para leer en voz alta en la parte posterior, esta introducción adecuada a la edad, honra y comparte la vida y las canciones de una de...
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A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Biografía de la esclava que escapó la esclavitud y arriesgó su vida para ayudar a otros esclavos a huir hacia la libertad.
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