El buen profesional

¿Consiguen los libros que seamos mejores personas? Los libros, como las conversaciones, pueden resultar banales o decisivos, iluminadores o insulsos. En el primer ensayo (Alrededor de los libros), el autor reflexiona sobre los grandes tópicos y las grandes verdades en torno a las lecturas. El libro incluye otros dos ensayos (Desmontando trampas y 'Molon Labe' ). En el primero analiza diferentes tipos de falacias, y en el último, aludiendo a las palabras de Leónidas en el desfiladero de las Termópilas, el autor defiende el valor del sufrimiento y la dignidad del sacrificio.

It isn't always easy to deal with people we disagree with, but knowing how to listen to other points of view is a critical life skill. In this book, students will learn why respectfully listening to other people's opinions is important for the common good. The accessible text touches on aspects of the C3 Framework for Social Studies and explores the numerous benefits of listening carefully to others, even when we don't see eye to eye with them.

Poemas vibrantes de gran romanticismo narran vivencias de un amor sublime que termina con la partida de 'Flor' y la subsiguiente soledad que quebranta al autor. Resalta la sencillez del estilo, su ritmo melodioso y pausado, y el profundo lirismo.

Elementary readers will get a look into space exploration as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. Readers will discover galaxies like the Milky Way, the effect gravity has on the inner and outer planets, comets, asteroids, constellations, and what measures scientists are taking to learn more about the vast body of the universe and more, including the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rover. With vivid images, intriguing facts, informational text, a glossary, and a list of helpful websites, this text encourages readers to discover what they...

Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest deserts of the world! Readers are taken on an adventure through Death Valley to learn about the plants and animals that survive in this dry, hot desert landscape in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid photographs, informational text, and riveting facts about desert ecology, readers will be fascinated from beginning to end!