¿Qué es la igualdad? (What Is Equality?)

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.

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

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.

Un libro didáctico, de fácil lectura y ameno, para que tanto peques como más mayores podamos aprender de forma breve y divertida, parte de la historia de nuestro país a través de las peripecias y vidas de 100 PEQUEÑAS niñas que llegaron -como tú lo harás- a ser GRANDES mujeres. Ellas nacieron con ganas de ser diferentes, de cambiar las cosas y demostrar al mundo, que eran tan importantes y capaces como el que más, de ser pioneras, de llegar más allá y sembrar una semilla para que otras, siguieran su camino. Un libro lleno de ilustraciones a color, repleto de valores sobre...

Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary. Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to Spanish vowels and...

A STEM-focused addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling She Persisted series! Now available in Spanish! A lo largo de la historia, a las mujeres les han dicho que la ciencia no es para ellas porque no son suficientemente inteligentes, o porque sus cerebros simplemente no son capaces de ese tipo de estudio. En este libro, Chelsea Clinton nos presenta a varias mujeres científicas que no prestaron atención a los que les dijeron que no y optaron por utilizar su ingenio, sus habilidades y su persistencia para descubrir, inventar, crear y explicar. Ella persistió en la ciencia es un libro...

El símbolo perdido, la novela más reciente de Dan Brown, se convierte ahora en un trepidante recorrido a través de ocultas obras de arte, cámaras y túneles secretos y templos de Washington, la capital estadounidense. Más de cien imágenes fascinantes que se muestran al lector y convierten la lectura en una experiencia de lujo. La aventura de Robert Langdon cobra vida a través de los escenarios menos conocidos de la capital estadounidense, revelando un mundo de misterios antiguos, historias sorprendentes y sociedades secretas. Esta edición especial ilustrada desvela todo un nuevo nivel ...