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

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.

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.

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

Esta obra es el resultado, principalmente, de los apuntes de Televisión utilizados en los cursos desde hace años han venido siendo actualizados de manera prácticamente constante. El material de la obra abarca los aspectos básicos relativos a los sistemas tanto analógicos como digitales.

La autora explica que para que la interdisciplinaridad funcione, es necesario abandonar la búsqueda de una metodología compartida. En lugar de ello, lo que las disciplinas comparten son esos "conceptos viajeros" que -al desplazarse desde una disciplina a otra- enriquecen tanto su sentido como aquellas disciplinas entre las que se desplazan. Al trabajar con conceptos, esta nueva forma de entender la interdisciplinaridad se vuelve patente.

Beginning readers explore the steps to make plants grow! Readers will learn about various parts of the plant including seeds, roots, and leaves in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid, clear photos and simple, informational text, even the most reluctant reader will be captivated!