Full Description
Leaders of the Americas is an intermediate and high-intermediate two-book supplementary reading and vocabulary series. Students learn about historical figures of North and South America while improving their core reading skills, building vocabulary, and practicing test taking.
Contents
Chapter 1Chapter 2: Jane Addams: Social Worker and Peace Activist (1860-1935) Chapter 3: Thomas A. Edison: Inventor (1847-1931) Chapter 4: Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First to Fly (1867-1912) (1871-1948) Chapter 5: Theodore Roosevelt: Governor and President (1858-1919) Chapter 6: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Longest-serving President (1882-1945) Chapter 7: Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (1884-1962) Chapter 8: John Fitzgerald Kennedy: War Hero and Inspiring President (1917-1963) Chapter 9: Jackie Robinson: Baseball Pioneer (1919-1972) Chapter 10: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader (1929-1968) Chapter 11: Roberto Clemente: Baseball Hero (1934-1972) Chapter 12: Cesar Chavez: Farm Union Leader (1927-1993) Chapter 13: Pele: King of Soccer (1940- ) Chapter 14: Sandra Day O'Connor: Supreme Court Justice (1930- ) Chapter 15: Maya Lin: Architect and Sculptor (1959- ) Chapter 16: Oprah Winfrey: Media Superstar (1954- ) Appendix 1: Maps: North and South America; United States Appendix 2: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Appendix 3: Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Appendix 4: "I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
