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.

Octavo volumen de la serie "experimentos sencillos," dentro de la coleccion "El juego de la ciencia." Con materiales comunes procedentes de la cocina de tu casa, como frascos, cuencos, colorante y diversos alimentos, y otros que encontraras en cualquier parque o jardin proximos, puedes realizar sencillos y divertidos experimentos que te ayudaran a entender mejor el ciclo de la vida de algunos de los seres vivos que te rodean. Estos experimentos con animales y plantas no entranan ningun peligro y no requieren el uso de sustancias ni materiales especiales. Son faciles de realizar y estan...

"Los perros en mi vida" captura el amor y la calidez compartida entre la Maestra Suprema Ching Hai y sus numerosos perros con fotos a todo color y leyendas poéticas escritas desde el punto de vista de los caninos. La Maestra Suprema Ching Hai había estado compilando estos conmovedores cuentos de perros desde que comenzó a adoptarlos, uno tras otro, de los refugios en 2001. Fue un viaje milagroso para estos perros en su renacimiento a través de su compasión. Los lectores de este libro verán a los perros bajo una nueva luz: ¡seres nobles con mucho amor!

Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process, from the initial research and brainstorming sessions, through the design and testing ...

"Pablo Neruda fue senador, cónsul, embajador, académico de la lengua y uno de los poetas más reconocidos de la literatura universal. Y a pesar de ser un señor tan importante, conservaba su alma de niño. Coleccionaba objetos y libros como si fueran juguetes, se pintaba bigotes con corcho quemado, le encantaban los pájaros y, en una ocasión, domesticó una mangosta... ¿Quieres conocer a Pablo Neruda? ¡Abre este libro y empieza a leer!"--Back cover.