¿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 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.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of debugging. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers’ learning experience and show how debugging works in the real world. In this book, readers will find out why a magnet isn't sticking to a certain surface. This nonfiction title is paired with...

En este cuaderno estudiarás diversas palabras usuales que se escriben con x, con v y con h. Y, finalmente, estudiarás el uso de las mayúsculas en los nombres propios.

«Mi vida no me interesa en absoluto», solía decir públicamente André Malraux (1901-1976). Pero, de hecho, sólo le interesaba su vida, que concebía como una obra y que quizá sea su mejor novela. Así es como la aborda Olivier Todd , que en esta biografía exhaustiva la recorre sin complacencia ni agresividad, pero con la intención de que ninguna de las preguntas que suscita Malraux , como novelista, intelectual, político y personaje público, quede sin respuesta. ¿Fue realmente desgraciada su infancia, que él decía odiar? ¿Llegó a ser un revolucionario? ¿En qué sentido?...

La disputa entre los animales y el hombre es una pequeña obra maestra de la literatura árabe recogida en la Enciclopedia de los Ijwân al-Safâ; («Hermanos de la Pureza», secta filosófica del mundo islámico del siglo X que supo aunar la sabiduría persa y el legado de Grecia con el espíritu religioso del Islam). La disputa es un apólogo de grandes pretensiones en el que se pone en tela de juicio la superioridad del hombre sobre los animales. Con un lenguaje vivo y lleno de colorido muestra las observaciones zoológicas de la época a la vez que critica la sociedad de aquel momento e...