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.

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’s the best way to solve problems between people? By talking them over and working them out. It’s never too soon for children to learn the process of peaceful conflict resolution. This book distills it into clear, simple language and supporting illustrations. Children learn to calm themselves, state the problem, listen, think of solutions, try one, evaluate results, and even agree to disagree when a solution isn’t possible. Includes conflict resolution skillbuilding games and role plays for adults to use with children. Now children and adults can enjoy our most popular Learning to...

¡Aprende a leer con los cuentos de siempre! En letra MAYÚSCULA, ligada y de imprenta: ¡ideal para primeros lectores! Disfruta como nunca de los cuentos de siempre: ¡tres letras, triple diversión! ¿Qué le pasó al cerdito que construyó la casa de madera? ¿Logró Caperucita Roja encontrar a su abuelita? ¿Cómo consiguió el lobo engañar a las siete cabritillas? Los protagonistas más entrañables de los cuentos clásicos regresan para ayudar a los más pequeños de casa a dar sus primeros pasos en la lectura. Con letra MAYÚSCULA, ligada y de imprenta, este libro es un regalo para...

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

Esta obra desarrolla los contenidos del módulo profesional de Operaciones Administrativas de Compraventa del Ciclo Formativo de grado medio de Gestión Administrativa, perteneciente a la familia profesional de Administración y Gestión. El libro se estructura en 12 unidades, que cubren los siguientes contenidos: empresa y actividad comercial; el contrato de compraventa; pedido, expedición y entrega de las mercancías; la factura; tipos de factura; el impuesto sobre el valor añadido; los regímenes especiales del IVA; medios de pago al contado; pago aplazado: letra de cambio, pagaré y el...