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.

This book introduces the former Duke University basketball star, Grant Hill, who now plays for the Detroit Pistons.

Libro bilingüe en español e inglés El grupo barcelonés The Pinker Tones presenta el libro Rolf&Flor, un libro bilingüe (español e inglés) para niños de entre 3 y 103 años, con ilustraciones de Miguel Gallardo y la participación de Albert Pla, David Brown (Brazzaville) y Mimi Miller. Rolf, un niño de Barcelona, y Flor, una niña de Nueva York, tienen vidas paralelas sin saberlo. Cuando se conocen descubren que son almas gemelas. Rolf, a boy from Barcelona, and Flor, a girl from New York City, are living parallel lives without knowing it. When they meet up they discovery are soul...

Ideal for English language learners, this Spanish-language series provides a lively first look at people and countries around the world. The simple text is supported by large, colorful photos. Titles feature an overview of each country's people, land, weather, homes, food, and lifestyle.

Esta Pequeña Historia explica los trazos más destacados de la vida y la obra del pintor catalán Joan Miró, desde sus primeros pasos en Barcelona hasta la creación de un lenguaje pictórico propio y cargado de simbolismo y hasta su madurez como creador.