De camino a la escuela. Cómo son los escolares en otras partes del mundo

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.

Este libro educacional cuenta la historia de una chica en busca de la respuesta a una gran pregunta: ï¿1/2Por quï¿1/2 el agua vale la pena? Enfrascada en su libro, llevarï¿1/2 a los jï¿1/2venes lectores a travï¿1/2s del mundo del agua limpia, su gestiï¿1/2n y la importancia de todos los que trabajan juntos para mantenerla. Escrito para un pï¿1/2blico entre 4 y 8 aï¿1/2os, busca atraer tambiï¿1/2n a lectores de todas las edades. Este libro emplea divertidas ilustraciones y un texto en rima para dar una explicaciï¿1/2n simple de un complejo proceso, a la vez que anima a...

An elementary introduction to the workings of the human body, the skeleton, skin, circulation, and nervous system.

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...