Que Es Un Acuerdo? (What Is Compromise?)

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.

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.

Cada año los magos de Imardin se reúnen para vaciar las calles de la ciudad de vagabundos, pícaros y maleantes. Son maestros en las diversas disciplinas de la magia, y saben que nadie puede opnérseles. Pero su escudo protecto no es tan impenetrable como creen. Porque Sonea, una joven de la calle, está furiosa tras ver que su familia y sus amigos vana ser expulsados de la ciudad. Toda la rabia acumulada por años de injusticia va concentrada en una piedra que Sonea lanza contra las fuerzas del orden. Para sorpresa de todos, la piedra atraviesa la barrera invisible y derriba a uno de los...

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...

María no puede ir al colegio porque tiene mucha tos. Sus padres trabajan, así que la solución es contratar a Gerda como canguro. Pero, lo que María no entiende es que sus padres la hayan elegido. ¿Es que nadie se da cuenta de que es una bruja? Un libro que refleja la importancia de no dejarse llevar por las primeras impresiones.

Haz trucos mágicos y al mismo tiempo experimentos científicos con objetos y materiales domésticos. ¡Asombrarás a tu familia y a tus amigos! Con Ciencia mágica en tu cuarto te convertirás en un maestro ilusionista, desafiarás los poderes de la memoria, crearás una tormenta ¡y le pondrás los pelos de punto a mamá! El juego de la ciencia es una colección diseñada para que los niños aprendan jugando. En cada libro se encuentran las claves de la ciencia más elementales que permitirán a los jóvenes inventores descubrir un universo fantástico.