Cómo promover el bien común (How to Promote the Common Good)

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.

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

En este número recordamos la tragedia ocurrida en los estudios Kyoto Animation. Entrevistamos a Joshua Hernández, creador de Cómic Mexicano. Celebramos el 30 Aniversario del Game Boy. Cómic: Recomendaciones Ciberpunk, Spider-Man: Life Story, Uncanny X-Men. Videojuegos: Ancestors, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.S. Pop: Disney vs Sony y el Futuro de Spider-Man. Cine: Érase una vez en Hollywood, el Tour de Cine Francés. Música: Peregrino, El adiós a Celso Piña, La evolución del Metal. Asia: Shak Rukh Khan, el rey de Bollywood, Sailor Moon, Conciertos para CDMX, Escándalos del K-Pop. El grupo de Dance...

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.

Reptiles y anfibios is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Maria Zef no llega a los 15 años, pero ya está acostumbrada a la dureza de la vida en el campo, un mundo de hombres frente al que chocará su espíritu soñador y libre. Tres mujeres en un camino de la Italia rural: una madre exhausta y enferma y sus dos hijas, niñas todavía. Maria Zef, la hija mayor, tira, como si fuera una bestia, de un carromato cargado de cacharros en venta al tiempo que vigila constantemente para que su madre siga en pie. Como cada año, han bajado de las montañas en las que viven antes de que la nieve las inmovilice allí durante meses de frío y pobreza. El viaje...