Unsung Heroes

E. Schwartz Heather

Description

Learn about 6 courageous individuals who became heroes and inspired those around them! With TIMEA(c) content and images, this full-color book explores contemporary issues, builds critical literacy skills, and readies students for college and career.

Informations

• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 01 août 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780743921107
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Heather E . Schw ar tz
 

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Publishing Credits
Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., P ublisher
Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor
Nika Fabienke, Ed .D ., Series Developer
June Kikuchi, Content Director
Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor
Kevin Pham, Graphic Designer
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Image Credits: inside back cover Kazlova Iryna/Shutterstock; p.6
Vikram Raghuvanshi/iStock; p.7 Ennaimi Mouhssine/SIP A/Newscom;
p.8 Xinhua/Alam y; p.9 AP Photo/Anil Dixit; p.13, pp .14–15, p .20 Public
Domain; pp.16–17 Eur opean/FPG/Getty Images; pp. 18–19 IT AR-T ASS
Photo Agency/Alamy; p.19 (insert) Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/
Alamy; pp.22–23 Granger Academic; p .24 Sergey Kohl/Shutterstock; p .25
GraphicaArtis/Bridgeman Images; pp.26-28, p.33 John van Hasselt/Syg ma
via Getty Images; p.29 Roman Tiraspolsky/Shutterstock; p.30 BLLF/John
van Hasselt/Sygma via Getty Images; pp.36–37 Richard L evine/Alamy;
p.39 Mark Schmidt, University at Albany; p.40 (top) C arol Guzy/Zuma
Press/Newsc om; p.41 F abio Devilla/Shutt erstock; p.48 Anthon y Correia/
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T able of C ont ents
Heroism in Action ......................................................... 4
The Girl Who Refused to Marry .................................. 6
The Priest Who Chose Moloka‘i ................................ 12
The Doctor Who Faked an Epidemic ........................ 16
The T een Who Saved aCountry ................................ 22
The Boy Who Broke Free ........................................... 26
The Cop Who Saved Hundreds ................................. 34
Inspiring Future Heroes .............................................. 41
Glossary ........................................................................ 42
Index ............................................................................. 44
Check It Out! ............................................................. 46
T ry It! ........................................................................... 47
About the Author ......................................................... 48
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Her oism in A ction
Throughout history , heroes have risen to help others
in times of war , tragedy , and injustice . Y oung and
old, male and female, weak and strong, they’ve risked
their lives. Some have even lost their lives, selflessly
sacrificing everything for people in need.
But how many heroes do people really know about?
There are a few famous names that come to mind
immediately . Others are celebrated only briefly , the
stories of their bravery and sacrifices quickly forgotten.
› What traits make someone a her o?
› Who are the heroes in y our life, and
what makes them y our heroes?
› How might people ’ s lives change
when they are labeled as heroes?
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These are the stories of just a few unsung heroes
throughout history . These six men, women, and
children took action without expecting anything in
return. Recognized or not, their heroism made a
difference, and they deserve to have their stories told
and remembered.
Real - L ife
Inspiration
Two teenage bo ys created
Superman, the comic book
hero , in the 1930s. One of
them had lost his father , who
was shot during a robbery .
The tragedy may have inspir ed
the boy to invent a hero who
could survi ve anything.
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The Girl Who
R efused t o Marr y
Rekha Kalindi (REH-kuh kaw-LIN-dee) w as only
11years old when she risked e v erything to take control of
the course of the rest of her life.
Gro wing up in a poor village in India, Kalindi started
working to help support her family when she w as only
4 years old. She was about 9 when she f inally be gan
attending a special school for local village children.
Kalindi lov ed learning and did well in her classes. She
kne w that if she could get a good education, she had a
chance to break free from her family’ s state of pov erty .
Ho we v er , when Kalindi w as 11 years old, her world
came crashing do wn around her—Kalindi’ s parents told her
she would ha v e to stop going to school. The y had decided
to arrange a marriage for their daughter .
Lost Ch a nc e t o Lea rn
The law says tha t Indian children
between ages 6 and 14 must attend
school. But millions of families do not
follow the law . Parents need their kids
to work and earn money for the family .
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