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.

What has lots of tiny eyes, a hard shiny body, and huge black claws? If you guessed an emperor scorpion, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short simple sentences and eye-popping full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about this dazzling collection of wild and wonderful zoo animals--one clue at a time! Fast facts and habitat maps at the end of the book provide...

Daniel es un luthier judío de Cracovia que sobrevive en el infierno del campo de exterminio de Auschwitz trabajando de carpintero. Sus condiciones de vida son infrahumanas, y los abusos, los castigos y la muerte son compañeros habituales de los reclusos como él. Pero a raíz de un accidentado concierto, el comandante del campo, Sauckel, que es aficionado a la música clásica, descubre el verdadero oficio de Daniel y decide ponerlo a prueba: tendrá que construir un violín que tenga un sonido perfecto. Daniel se pone manos a la obra, sabedor de que la gran pasión de su vida es ahora...

FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE BECAME KNIGHTS, AND WHAT KINDS OF WEAPONS THEY USED AND WHAT KNIGHTS DID WHEN THEY WERE NOT FIGHTING. THIS NEW USBORNE DISCOVERY BOOK, WITH AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, EXPLORES IN FASCINATING AND SOMETIMES DESCRIPTIVE DETAIL HOW KNIGHTS LIVED, DIED, AND EVENTUALLY DIED OUT ALTOGETHER.

¿Cómo es posible que crezca una planta de una pequeña semilla? ¿Y de dónde salen estas semillas? Acompaña a los protagonistas de esta historia y encontrarás la respuesta a esa pregunta. Este libro incluye notas para padres y profesores, así como actividades lúdicas que ayudarán a reforzar su contenido.