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

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.

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.

Life in the Southern Hemisphere is bitterly cold for most penguins, but they don't seem to mind. Most penguins live in large colonies on the coast of Antarctica or on nearby islands. Readers explore penguin colonies for themselves, learning fun facts about these beautiful birds with the help of accessible text. Readers learn how penguin families work together to feed their young and keep them warm. A helpful graphic organizer aids in reader understanding. Readers will enjoy detailed images of penguin species at home in the Antarctic with every turn of the page.

En esta segunda edición, ampliada y revisada, de «Una espléndida sinceridad» se da información biográfica sobre Robert Louis Stevenson; se hace después un comentario de conjunto a su obra; luego, por orden cronológico, se reseñan cada uno de sus libros de ficción; y, por último, se incluyen comentarios acerca de sus obras restantes —de poesía, libros de viajes, ensayos de distinto tipo—. Junto con «La eficacia del optimismo», sobre Charles Dickens, y «Formas de la felicidad», sobre varias obras y autores decimonónicos, este libro tiene como uno de sus objetivos ampliar ...

Con texto cuidadosamente organizado en niveles y fotografias frescas y vibrantes capturamos la atención de los jóvenes lectores para que aprendan sobre las tradiciones y celebraciones de Ramadán y Eid al-Fitr. Además de tener un glosario con imágenes, ayudamos a desarrollar habilidades de lectura informativa con preguntas de pensamiento crítico apropiadas para esta edad. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the holiday traditions and celebrations of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo...

"El señor Patissot, memorable protagonista de esta historia, es, valga el juego de palabras, todo un personaje. Preocupado por su salud después de un ligero malestar, y siguiendo las recomendaciones de su médico, se propone recobrarla organizando cada domingo, metódica y minuciosamente, grandes y «deportivos» paseos por los alrededores de París. Cada uno de ellos dará pretexto a situaciones tan ridículas como desternillantes. Figura caricaturesca del perfecto burócrata, funcionario amante del gobierno, camaleón político y «amical» cuando hace falta, Patissot tiene, sin embargo,...