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

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.

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.

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.

From the Carnival celebration in Ponce to El Yunque National Forest, there's a lot to see and do in Puerto Rico. This island territory lies in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico introduces the state's history, geography, climate, economy, people, and places. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Esta colección está ideada para niños de entre 1 y 3 años. Con ella se quiere iniciar a los niños en la capacidad de asociar imágenes con palabras además de introducir los conceptos básicos de su grafomotricidad -trazo horizontal y vertical-.

This book tells of several indigenous groups and what we know about their lives and customs based on archaeological discoveries and chronicles of the first Spaniards to encounter them. This title also contributes to the overall knowledge and understanding of these Mexican cultures, which play an important part in the history of the ancient world. Este libro cuenta cómo en Aridoamérica florecieron variados grupos indígenas. Lo que sabemos sobre su vida y sus costumbres es resultado de los descubrimientos arqueológicos y las crónicas de los primeros religiosos y militares españoles que...

En la actualidad, los conflictos se han incrementado en todos los sectores de la vida social: familia, escuela, trabajo, medios de comunicación, etc. Se habla de conflicto a nivel local, nacional e internacional. También las relaciones humanas en las instituciones educativas son cada vez más complejas. La etiología es múltiple, siendo un factor muy importante la diversa procedencia cultural del alumado. Esta situación no es en sí misma ni positiva ni negativa, pues también ofrece oportunidades para el enriquecimiento y el desarrollo personal, pero hace preciso que el educador sea...