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

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.

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.

Este libro cierra el ciclo de "Cortés" sobre el Nuevo Testamento, que empezó hace treinta años. Recorre la vida de Pablo, con textos y dibujos, e intercala una relectura de las cartas que los especialistas consideran auténticas del apóstol. El autor retrata el proceso vivido por Pablo, figura central del libro, desde su fanatismo religioso judío hasta su compromiso vital por el Dios de Jesús, tras un encuentro con el resucitado que le cambió la vida.

A biography of the Austrian bodybuilder who became an international action film star, an American citizen, and the governor of California.

Take a trip to New Orleans with a young girl and her family as they attend one of the world's biggest parties: Mardi Gras! Learn all about the history of this fascinating festival as you practice subtraction strategies. This fiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning subtraction strategies relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading...

"Despega hacia el espacio en esta aventura interactiva basada en los alunizajes del Apollo. Desde el despegue del cohete hasta el regreso a la Tierra, este libro de no ficción con solapas y lengüetas despertará la curiosidad de los más intrépidos. ¡Un gran mundo puede ser pequenño!"--Casadellibro