¡Sin vueltas!

Each player has his or her own job in soccer and baseball. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. Readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal, like when Nicole's neighbor becomes ill, everyone in the neighborhood takes on a job with the goal of helping the sick neighbor. Each spread contains a color photograph that imparts the importance and rewards of working as a team.

Surveys the life of Swiss/German immigrant John Sutter, on whose land gold was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, spurring the California gold rush and westward expansion.

The ability to work in teams, communicate effectively, and improve efficiency make for highly successful professionals. Written in easy-to-access language, this book aligns with the Core Curriculum requirement of teaching students how to develop research projects that are similar to those they might face in their careers. It also provides guidance on building and participating in teams, bolstering interpersonal skills, and developing assertiveness. This volume contains concrete, real-world examples of actions students can take now to help them attain their desired futures.

La ambición, el afán de poder y el deseo de dominio de unos pocos pueden provocar la falta de entendimiento entre los pueblos y, con ello, desencadenar guerras. Fernando Almena, uno de nuestros más prestigiosos y representados autores de teatro juvenil, ofrece con su soltura, amenidad y humor, más que una obra pacifista, una crítica al trasfondo de las injustas situaciones que originan el enfrentamiento entre los pueblos.