Cómo actuar de manera informada (How to Take Informed Action)

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

Incluye cuentos, cantinelas, acertijos y actividades - 10 historias escalofriantes... No es solamente un libro de historias: para los listos, hay juegos y acertijos, y para los más diestros ¡10 actividades que realizar! Qué más divertido que dar vida a estos personajes creando objetos que se les parezcan: un móvil, una huevera, un cofre de tesoros, un tablero, una pizarra… El sapo Baltasar, el lobito Lobisón, el monstruo Veotodo, así como Clémentine, Pedro y Alicia… todos estos personajes singulares comparten con nosotros sus pequeños y grandes miedos a través de unas aventuras...

La religión ha acompañado la evolución del hombre desde las etapas más remotas de la Prehistoria. Sin embargo, existen grandes diferencias de concepción y de ritual entre unas y otras (religiones teístas y ateas, individuales y colectivas, oscurantistas y lógicas). Algunas son patrimonio de un pueblo o de una etnia. La religión ha utilizado el poder político y éste, a su vez, se ha valido de ella. En este primer volumen se analiza el origen y el desarrollo de las grandes religiones desde los orígenes del hombre hasta el fin del imperio romano, en el contexto de la evolución...

The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Walt Disney in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Arizona, the Grand Canyon State.