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.

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.

In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive detective exposes a nest of corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new case. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing boat is shot by a Tunisian patrol boat, only Montalbano suspects the link between the two incidents.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Roberto Clemente is remembered as a one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, but more than that, he was also a man who believed in equality for all. Readers will learn about his incredible life in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will enthusiastically want to learn all they can about Roberto's amazing life as the first Puerto Rican in major league baseball through vibrant images, intriguing facts, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement.

OF COURSE you think I was the bad guy, terrifying poor little Jack. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you... Fully translated Spanish text. SEGURO que piensas que yo soy el malo del cuento y que me dedico a aterrorizar al pobre Juan. No conoces el otro lado de la historia. Pues bien, te la voy a contar...

Aisha, el caballo más veloz del mundo, fue robado por un terrorista experto en genética, quien adelanta escabrosos experimentos de clonación no solo con animales, sino también con humanos. Su labor se escuda en una reconocida firma de investigación que compite en la carrera científica por descifrar la clave de la vida: el genoma humano, labor en la que también está empeñado Dan, un prestigioso genetista de la Universidad de Miami, amigo de la tía Abi y de los chicos aventureros. En compañía de Dan, este grupo conocerá los avances de la ingeniería genética, ciencia que permite...