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

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.

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.

This book takes a look at the life of Apple Co-Founder and personal computer pioneer, Steve Jobs. The book is complete with photographs from Jobs' early life, simple text, and a timeline. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

Se trata de un manual con el que los lectores aprenderán los principio básicos para dibujar manga shojo. El libro describe detalladamente cómo dibujar la cabeza, el cuerpo y los ojos de las shojos y de los bishies, rasgos generales como la ropa y toda una serie de personajes típicos como las chicas mágicas y los chicos querreros. El manual también incluye información sobre escenas, planos, encuadres, ángulos, perspectivas, onomatopeyas, bocadillos de texto y múltiples efectos especiales para diseñar una novela gráfica dentro del género manga shojo.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...

Land has many different characteristics. It can be hilly, rocky, grassy, narrow, and dry. Or, it can be flat, smooth, sandy, wide, and wet! This Spanish book introduces students to the concept of landforms. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage students in learning...