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

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 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.

A dictionary tailored for the Latin American market is an ideal supplement to the middle school curriculum and includes up-to-date definitions, example sentences, synonyms and antonyms, and more. Original.

In Earning Money, early readers learn about the concept of earning money and ways to do it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover basic economic principles.

En medio de la naturaleza descansaba una piedra. Y la piedra era muchas cosas, dependiendo de quién la miraba y visitaba. Podía ser un refugio o esconder mortales peligros. Podía ser un lugar de reunión o un trono para sentarse. Podía ser infranqueable o insignificante. Pero lo importante es que ahí donde descansaba, pasaba la vida. En este álbum ilustrado que recuerda a autores como Lane Smith o Philip C. Stead, Brendan Wenzel permite que la naturaleza fluya alrededor de una única piedra y convierte su poema en una pasarela exquisita de animales, plantas, estaciones y cambios de...

La comprensión, aprendizaje y aplicación de las Ciencias Experimentales, especialmente las destinadas al estudio de la Física y la Química, requieren una dedicación muy personal a la resolución de cuestiones y ejercicios que motiven el interés hacia estas materias. Este libro presta una ayuda complementaria a las explicaciones del libro de texto y de la clase. Ofrece, para cada Unidad, un resumen de los conceptos, unidades y fórmulas más importantes, así como un buen número de cuestiones, ejercicios y problemas explicados y resueltos, todo ello con el fin de afianzar y ampliar los...