Cómo actuar de manera informada (How to Take Informed Action)

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.

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.

La guerra que se extendió entre 1914 y 1918 fue conocida hasta el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) como la “Gran Guerra”, porque sorprendió a todos los contendientes por su magnitud. Comenzó siendo un conflicto meramente europeo, pero con el tiempo se convirtió en una guerra mundial en la que participaron también americanos, asiáticos, africanos o australianos y neozelandeses junto a los europeos. La guerra duró cuatro largos años en un enfrentamiento como la humanidad no había presenciado hasta entonces. Los países participantes se contaron por decenas, los...

This complete Spanish translation of the highly acclaimed Isaac Asimov's 21st Century Library of the Universe is ideal for students still developing their English-language skills.

Una maravillosa colección de poemas breves para que los lectores más jóvenes disfruten de una de las grandes autoras americanas del siglo XX. En 1964, Carson McCullers publicó Dulce como un pepinillo, limpio como un cerdito casi por casualidad, cuando su editora, Joyce Hartman, se encontró con varios de los poemas y le pidió ver más. En los veinte poemas que recoge esta edición bilingüe, la prestigiosa autora muestra de forma fresca y emotiva la mirada llena de inocencia, asombro y alegría de los más pequeños, así como su capacidad para cuestionar aquello que los adultos damos...

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...