Que Es Un Acuerdo? (What Is Compromise?)

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.

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.

Read the fun clues on each page and lift the flaps to discover animals and the sounds they make and learn English words along the way! Full of first words and colorful photographs, Who Am I?/¿Quién soy? is the perfect way to introduce a second language. The carry-along handle makes it easy to read this board book anytime, anywhere!

La Semana Trágica, las huelgas, las luchas y la necesidad del sufragio femenino, las políticas de la infancia en una trama social en gestación, las prisiones, los trasfondos multicolor del yrigoyenismo, la epidemia de gripe, los recovecos del arte: todo pasa por Katherine Sophie Dreier, singular y generosa mujer de vanguardia, a través de una lente estadounidense convertida en audaz caleidoscopio, lo que hace de este libro un relato fascinante del viaje que esta singular mujer emprendiera por Argentina entre 1918 y 1919.

Ideal for young children. Sturdy books that will stand up to wear and tear with full-color illustrations and clear, simple text. Each one has a convenient carry-along handle.

This book describes the process of plant growth through vocabulary rich text and descriptive photographs. Readers will explore a plant as it grows from a seed to a tall plant in the sun.