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.

Ricardo the pack rat has collected so much stuff that his rat hole is full. Includes facts about pack rats.

Una fábula poética en formato acordeón inspirada en uno de los casos de resilvestración más emblemáticos del mundo, el del lobo en el parque de Yellowstone. Un ejemplo mundialmente conocido del regreso de la biodiversidad. La resilvestración de los lobos en el parque llevará a la transformación del paisaje. La falta de depredadores ha provocado una naturaleza seca y desierta donde los ciervos se lo comen todo a su paso. Con la llegada de una manada de lobos el parque recupera la vida: crecen los árboles, regresan los pájaros, se estabilizan los ríos, renace el medio acuático y...

¡Explora el maravilloso mundo de la química! Aprende junto con las químicas inspiradoras cuyas innovaciones cambiaron el mundo. Descubre el poder de la curiosidad y la resiliencia a través de una conversación entre una protagonista joven y valiente que hace preguntas sobre el mundo a su alrededor, y un narrador científicamente astuto cuyas respuestas son exactas y comprensibles para las mentes jóvenes. Las mujeres en la química es el lugar perfecto para que los niños empiecen sus propios viajes de descubrimientos y maravillas.

Students will learn how fundraising can make a difference with this Spanish nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a related fiction story, an exciting project, a glossary, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book describes the process of fundraising for a good cause or charity. It also covers key civics topics such as community and giving back, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore getting organized, raising money, and individuals making a...