Que Es Un Acuerdo? (What Is Compromise?)

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

Cuentos que relatan diferentes realidades de jóvenes de la misma edad en distintas zonas del planeta; y cuentos que retratan diferentes realidades de jóvenes en una zona tan común para todos ellos como puede ser el metro de Barcelona. Cuentos que harán reflexionar sobre la convivencia y sobre la necesidad de conseguir un mundo más justo.

NUEVA TRADUCCIÓN Y POSTFACIO DE Miguel Martínez-Lage En una carta dirigida a Harrison Smith -el editor en 1929 de El ruido y la furia- fechada un jueves de agosto de 1934, es donde empezamos a tener las primeras noticias de esta novela: «... Tengo un título para ella que me gusta, dicho sea de paso, ¡Absalón, Absalón!: la historia de un hombre que quiso tener un hijo a fuerza de orgullo, que tuvo demasiados, y al que sus hijos destruyeron». Este germen de su obra lo terminó Faulkner en Mississippi el 31 de enero de 1936. «Es una historia torturada y una tortura escribirla», le...

Give young students an insight into what life was like for the colonists in early America. This Spanish-translated book explores such topics as Puritans, the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Navigation Acts, and slavery. Along with brief biographies on colonists and Native Americans such as John Smith, William Penn, Pocahontas, and John Rolfe, this engaging book explains the means of survival and living through farming, colonial crops, and plantations.

Reptiles y anfibios is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.