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.

Esta colección constituye un sistema ameno y accesible para familiarizar a los niños con la lectura de cuentos y para acercarlos al mundo de la comunicación. Cada cuento propone el conocimiento de un fonema, que podrá identificarse de forma auditiva (al escucharlo en la mayoría de las palabras del texto) y visual (al ver la grafía de la letra destacada en color). La colección incluye propuestas de juego que inciden en aspectos como la comprensión e interpretación del contenido del cuento, la discriminación de sonidos y palabras, la asociación de imágenes a palabras, la conexión...

¿Por qué somos más altos por la mañana que por la noche? ¿Con qué sueñan los ciegos? ¿cómo se mide la altura de las montañas? ¿Cómo se forma un nudo en la garganta? ¿Cómo sería la Tierra sin la Luna? ¿Por qué a veces se nos pega una canción? ¿por qué las olas siempre llegan a la playa en línea recta? ¿Beben agua los peces? Este sorprendente y divertido libro reúne las respuestas a 70 curiosas preguntas sobre nuestro cuerpo, el mundo animal, las plantas, la ciencia, la tecnología y otras inquietudes o dudas que todos hemos tenido alguna vez.

This book will open your eyes to a world full of beautiful images. It presents a journey through the history of art, from the very first artistic manifestations to the images we create today on our electronic devices. Based on the adult title, this edition for kids is explained through dialogue with inspiring simplicity and clarity.

A lovely historical novel set in fifteenth century Andalusia, with its maze of love and hints of humor.