Que Es Un Acuerdo? (What Is Compromise?)

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.

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.

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover.

José Ángel Cilleruelo, el mejor conocedor de la obra de Pérez Estrada, ha preparado esta edición de textos en su mayor parte inéditos con el propósito de dar una visión general del estilo de Pérez Estrada, y eso hace que el lector pueda hallar en ella textos de diversa índole, desde ingeniosos juegos de palabras, hasta mínimos relatos reducidos a su sesncialidad. En su conjunto, se trata de una perfecta panorámica de las preocupaciones, temas, maneras y estilos que cultivó el autor a lo largo de su trayectoria como escritor.

Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became famous as an advocate of equal rights for women and blacks.

Students Will Learn The Election Process From Beginning To End With This Wonderful Title. From What A Candidate Is, To Where And When People Vote, And How And Why The Election Process Is So Important In Our Country.