The School The Aztec Eagles Built
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The School The Aztec Eagles Built
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Author : Dorinda Makanaōnalani Stagner Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Release Date : 2016
The School The Aztec Eagles Built written by Dorinda Makanaōnalani Stagner Nicholson and has been published by Lee & Low Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A photo-illustrated book about the Aztec Eagles, Mexico's World War II Air Force squadron interwoven with the story of Sergeant Angel Bocanegra, whose service was rewarded with the building of a school in his village.
The Aztec Eagles
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Author : Walte Zapotoczny Jr
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2019-12-08
The Aztec Eagles written by Walte Zapotoczny Jr and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-08 with History categories.
Few would list Mexico as an ally of the US during the Second World War. Sadly, Mexico s aid to the US has been largely ignored by historians and is mostly absent from American history books. When Mexican aviators had the opportunity to show their courage in battle, they did so with valour. General Douglas MacArthur commended the pilots and 150 support personnel. The thirty-one pilots of Mexican Expeditionary Force 201st Fighter Squadron flew missions supporting troops in the Philippines and sorties over Formosa. The Aztec Eagles helped the Allies defeat Japan, end the isolationism of Mexico and paved the way for important agreements between the United States and Mexico. They helped modernise the Mexican Air Force and demonstrated that Mexico could mount a successful expeditionary force. Significant as these achievements were, perhaps the unit s most important legacy is that the Aztec Eagles fought for dignity, creating pride throughout their homeland. That pride endures and is evident today as the story of the Aztec Eagles can be heard across the nation.
The Aztec
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Author : William Caper
language : en
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
Release Date : 2011
The Aztec written by William Caper and has been published by Benchmark Education Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Aztec were fierce warriors. Hundreds of years ago, they ruled in Mexico. Their capital city gleamed in the sun. Their temples reached toward the sky. Learn about these powerful people who turned an island into an empire.
High Attention Reading
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Author : Elizabeth Hale
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date : 2022
High Attention Reading written by Elizabeth Hale and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Education categories.
High Attention Reading offers a new way to get students of all reading levels to independently read informational texts with more effort, attention, and stamina. Hale argues that increasing the number of informational texts children read is important but not enough to achieve this goal. In order to prepare students for the reading demands of high school, it is essential that we provide strategic scaffolding for the habits of mind required to read this genre at a high level and the motivation to do so. The author introduces elementary and middle school teachers to a format called HART (High Attention Reading through Talking) that uses purposeful, intermittent student talk to heighten engagement and accountability during independent reading. The book includes easy-to-implement lessons to get started with HART, as well as discussions about the relationships among motivation, engagement, and content area reading. Chapters describe how HART scaffolds and supports student ownership of background knowledge, content vocabulary, and critical thinking about texts. Teachers will learn how to create conditions that foster motivation and engagement with informational text, while also creating authentic accountability to help students read to their potential. Book Features: An approach to independent reading that can be incorporated into any reading curriculum, from reading workshop to more structured comprehensive programs.Practical information for how to impact a difficult to reach aspect of reading—the internal effort students make while reading complex text independently.Strategies for building students’ critical thinking through discussion and writing. Guidance for how to increase student ownership of attending to background knowledge and content vocabulary. A framework that can be used by reading and content (science and social studies) teachers in both elementary and middle school. Dedicated discussions on how to differentiate HART for English Learners.Lessons that include descriptive transcripts, reproducible supportive materials, and access to downloadable PowerPoints.
201st Squadron
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Author : Gustavo Vázquez Lozano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-20
201st Squadron written by Gustavo Vázquez Lozano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-20 with categories.
In April of 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Mexico sent an air contingent to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with the Allied Forces: the 201st Fighter Squadron. The six-year war that had wrought so much havoc would be over in just three months: the group of Mexican pilots flew through the last, rapidly-closing gap in order to finish on the side of the victors. The thirty pilots who made up the air squadron did not fight Nazi Germany or Italian fascism, but Japanese imperialism in Luzon and Formosa. The mission dripped with symbolism: during colonial times, the Philippines had been administrated from New Spain (modern-day Mexico), and there were multiple cultural and social links between the two peoples. The best of the Mexican Air Force arrived in the Far East to form part of the end of the biggest naval battle in history, under the command of the legendary General Douglas MacArthur. The great adventure of the 201st Squadron was a hastily-added footnote; a small Mexican coda on a worldwide conflagration that was already coming to an end. Back home, the exploits of the thirty pilots in charge of those Republic P-47 Thunderbolts had society in a state of excitement, and the faraway location lent any news of them a heroic, legendary air. Upon their return from the front, they were greeted triumphantly in Mexico City. But once the frenzy had passed, the young pilots were forgotten. Their triumph lay not in the bombs they dropped on Luzon and Formosa, nor in the homages paid to them at home, nor in the kisses planted on them by young Filipina women, immortalized in iconic black-and-white photographs. Their greatest achievement was somewhat less ostentatious, but more enduring: the 201st Squadron enabled Mexico to join the ranks of nations who lost sons on the battlefield. The sacrifice of those who fought against the Japanese empire earned Mexico the respect of conquering powers and bought the country a one-way ticket to modernity, a voice in global post-war negotiations and, above all, an improvement to its hitherto hostile relationship with the US. This is the story, told for the first time, of the 201st Squadron, and the thirty pilots who won their place to fight in the skies and contribute, albeit modestly, to the fall of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis. Using unedited sources, declassified reports, old military files, and the testimonies of pilots and other contemporary witnesses, this book revives important characters, the missions, heroic facts, and tragedies, and analyzes the legacy of the 201st Squadron like never before.
Soldier For Equality
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Author : Duncan Tonatiuh
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Soldier For Equality written by Duncan Tonatiuh and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The incredible story of one man’s fight for Mexican-American civil rights, from award-winning picture book creator Duncan Tonatiuh A 2020 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book! José de la Luz Sáenz (Luz) believed in fighting for what was right. Though born in the United States, Luz often faced prejudice because of his Mexican heritage. Determined to help his community, even in the face of discrimination, he taught school—children during the day and adults in the evenings. When World War I broke out, Luz joined the army, as did many others. His ability to quickly learn languages made him an invaluable member of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, Luz found that prejudice followed him even to war, and despite his efforts, he often didn’t receive credit for his contributions. Upon returning home to Texas, he joined with other Mexican American veterans to create the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which today is the largest and oldest Latinx civil rights organization. Using his signature illustration style and Luz’s diary entries from the war, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of a Mexican American war hero and his fight for equality.
Everyday Life In The Aztec World
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Author : Frances F. Berdan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-03
Everyday Life In The Aztec World written by Frances F. Berdan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-03 with History categories.
This book offers views of Aztec lives and their interactions in rituals, markets, courts, and on the battlefield.
Most Fierce Ruthless Warriors That Shaped History Ancient Aztec Eagle Warriors
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Author : Adrian Ambrose
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-02-29
Most Fierce Ruthless Warriors That Shaped History Ancient Aztec Eagle Warriors written by Adrian Ambrose and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-29 with categories.
The victor writes history. As a result, forgotten in those historical texts are the true stories of some of history's greatest civilizations, people, battles and warriors. Included in this unfortunate lot sits the Aztec Eagle Warriors. They have found themselves merely a blurb throughout the historical texts of Mesoamerica and the European taking of the new world. One of the most elite and feared fighting forces the world has ever seen, the Eagle Warriors were truly the greatest warriors of Mesoamerica's Spartan culture, the Aztecs. They are reared from birth to fulfill their destiny as some of history's greatest warriors. Come with me as we rediscover history and explore the Eagle Warriors greatest moment during their finest hour. Eagle Warriors, are the elite shock-troops of the all-conquering Aztec Empire. Similar to their historical counterparts of Ancient Greece, the Spartans, the Aztecs are a society of warriors. They attack their enemies armed with shock weapons built to disable them without causing death. Their prisoners of war die on the sacred altar where they literally pluck out the still pulsating heart. For 200 years now they are the most feared and dominate force in Mesoamerica, where they have created one of the largest and most ruthless empires the world has ever seen. Now they face a foe unlike any other they have faced before, the Spanish, currently the most powerful nation in all of Europe. It is a new kind of enemy. They have never seen the devastating iron weapons the Spaniards carry, the armor that protects their bodies, the pigmentation of their skin, or the horses and dogs they have brought with them on their floating castles. They are two cultures with great means of destruction which now must clash. This is the story of the Eagle Warriors and their finest hour. This is the Night of Tears from the eyes of the Aztecs.
Legend Of Tenochtitl N
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Author : Rebecca Hinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-19
Legend Of Tenochtitl N written by Rebecca Hinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-19 with categories.
Legend of Tenochtitlán tells the story of the Mexica people who founded the city of Tenochtitlán. The history of the city is linked to legendary gods and goddesses. Huitzilopochtli led the Mexica people to their new home, where they found a golden eagle clutching a serpent perched on a cactus growing from a rock in a lake. In 1345, at the site where the eagle had appeared, the Mexica tribe began building the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlán, a temple that would rise 164 feet above the city. Tenochtitlán grew to be the largest and most powerful city of Mesoamerica. Under a succession of emperors, the Aztec city expanded into a vast empire, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. In 1519, Emperor Montezuma anticipated the return of the god Quetzalcóatl, who was prophesied to arrive from the ocean in the east, sailing on a serpent-shaped ship to claim all Aztec lands in his name. Instead, Spaniard Hernán Cortés arrived in November that year. Days later Cortés imprisoned Montezuma and took control of the Aztec empire, but was later driven out by the Aztecs. A year later, the Spaniards and their allies retook Tenochtitlán after three months of battle. This victory marked the destruction of the city and the fall of the Aztec empire. In all, the land of the golden eagle had lasted almost 200 years. During Spanish rule, Mexico City rose above the ruins of Tenochtitlán. The Metropolitan Cathedral was built near the former site of the Great Pyramid. After 300 years, the Spanish withdrew and the land of the golden eagle re-emerged as Mexico. The site, where the tribes are believed to have first seen the golden eagle, is located in the Zócalo plaza in the heart of Mexico City. There every morning, a band plays the Mexican anthem as soldiers raise the Mexican flag with the symbol of Mexico: a golden eagle clutching a serpent, perched on a cactus.
Mexicans At War
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Author : Santiago A. Flores
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2019-09-19
Mexicans At War written by Santiago A. Flores and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with History categories.
The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history. When Mexico’s neighbor to the north entered World War II, German U-Boats began haunting the North American coastline. And when the Kriegsmarine torpedoed Mexican tankers, the young republic was drawn into the global conflict. At first, Mexico was forced to defend its coastline and shipping with general purpose biplanes. But it quickly organized a modern aviation force equal to the task. The newly formed Mexican Naval Aviation established its first squadron to patrol the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the Mexican Air Force experienced its most rapid growth since it was established in 1915. In 1944, it sent combat pilots to fight alongside the U.S. in the liberation of the Philippines. Even before Mexico’s official involvement, Mexican nationals were volunteering for the Allied air forces of the British Commonwealth and the Free French naval and air forces. Using photos and archival testimony, Mexicans at War sheds much-needed light on Mexican involvement in the Second World War. The introduction also provides a detailed overview of Mexican military aviation from the Mexican Revolution to WWII.