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Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only twelve years old when he addressed the entire world: What are we doing to Earth, our home? How far can human greed go? Little Severn embarrassed the world leaders and asked them to be consistent, that their actions would reflect their words. An emotional speech, full of truths as simple as they are revealing, and even more relevant today than when it was delivered. This is a bilingual edition.

Martin Luther King, Jr. used peaceful protests to become one of the worlds greatest African-American Civil Rights leaders. Readers will learn all about his interesting and inspiring life in this engaging biographical reader that features informational, Spanish-translated text, vibrant images and a timeline of Kings life.

Ojalá que el miedo que a veces sientes al enfrentar la vida se transforme en alas con las que puedas volar alto, que las estaciones son para vivirlas y amarlas. Que la vida es demasiado valiosa como para no tomarse el tiempo de disfrutarla. Aunque seamos siempre jóvenes de corazón, envejecemos. Todo sigue el flujo natural del paso del tiempo: fuimos niños jugando en el parque, seremosancianos tomando una taza de café... y en medio se extiende un puente de experiencias, de corazones rotos y lecciones aprendidas que nos han convertido en las personas que hoy somos y en quienes llegaremos a ...

Gente que hay que conocer is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes her or him so remarkable. People We Should Know, a companion English-language edition, is also available.