Which of these facts are true?
It was a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village
On a June night in 1969, a crowd stood up against police harassment there
It sparked the beginning of the LGBTQ rights movement in America
All of the above!


How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.

In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn’s doors and yelled, “Police! We’re taking the place!” But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being harassed. They rebelled in the streets, turning one moment into a civil rights movement and launching the fight for equality among LGBTQ people in the United States.

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world.

The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America.

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Penguin Readersは、英語を外国語として学ぶ学習者向けGraded Readersシリーズです。人気の古典・フィクション・ノンフィクションタイトルが揃っています。CEFRに沿ったレベル分けがされ、英語力を向上させるための演習問題が豊富に用意されています。Starterとレベル1では、初級学習者でも内容が分かりやすいようグラフィック・ノベル形式で絵や写真が多く使われています。

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of Englsih as a foreign language. The series contains popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction. It follows the CEFR frmework and includes language activities that help develop key skills. The story or text contains clear and attractive illustrations. At Starter level and Level 1, many stories are in the form of graphic novels so that the text is well supported.

リーダーズをご購入いただいた方は、デジタル版や音声、アクティビティシート等が出版社のウェブサイトから無料ダウンロードできます。
Free resources such as digital and audio versions of the books and Activity Sheets are available online.
・Download→ https://www.penguinreaders.co.uk/

Autism did not stop her--in fact, it helped Temple Grandin become a brilliant scientist and inventor.

Temple Grandin wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn't show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her, and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt's ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal science. She has become a leading advocate for the autistic as well as for the humane treatment of animals at meat packing companies. This inspiring biography by Patricia Brennan Demuth shines a light on Temple Grandin's intellect, creativity, and unique spirit.

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

Four score and seven years ago . . .” begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War