Born in a small town in the Dominican Republic, the Mirabal sisters lived at a time when the country was under the merciless rule of a dictatorship. Their deaths on November 25, 1960 (at ages 36, 34, and 25), have received international coverage. In their honor, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed annually on November 25. --p.4 cover.

Examines the wars fought from the latter 1700s through the mid 1800s, describing changes in the make-up of the armies, fighting tactics, and weaponry used.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the life of Betsy Ross.

What do you do when you see injustice unfolding? Do you stand and fight? People who do are often called traitors, agitators, or rabble-rousers. Yet these are the people who are often the driving force toward change. Throughout American history, people who worked to radically change society have been criticized, arrested, and even killed. Rebels and Revolutionaries explores the lives of five firebrands who used muskets and marches, boycotts and lawsuits...