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.

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.

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.

Muchos de los conflictos que se presentan actualmente a propósito de actividades mineras, petroleras e incluso de conservación se producen por los efectos sociales y culturales, siempre complejos y muchas veces inesperados, de estas iniciativas de desarrollo.

"North American Spanish translation of Spot Earthquakes. Excite early readers about science and weather with a low-level reader about earthquakes. Using a search-and-find framework, emergent readers learn simple facts about these quakes and how scientists measure the shaking"--

In this Spanish-translated script, travel back in time to when the Declaration of Independence was written. Students will act out the roles of the writers, experiencing the thoughts and feelings they had while creating this revolutionary document. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into their instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students...

Un sorprendente viaje por diez rutas que, más largas o más cortas y en diferentes épocas, dieron forma al mundo que conocemos hoy. Con este libro cruzarás el puente de Beringia hacia América con los primeros pobladores de ese continente y seguirás a los animales salvajes por la ruta migratoria del Serengueti. Recorrerás la red adoquinada de calzadas romanas de Inglaterra y la maravilla de la ingeniería del Gran Camino Inca, que permitieron el florecimiento de dos imperios. Conocerás a los pioneros que arriesgaban su vida en busca de oro por la remota y helada ruta de los Chilkoot, a...