Un día de trabajo de un astrónomo (A Day at Work with an Astronomer)

¿Dónde buscarías algo que no has visto nunca? ¿Dónde van a parar las cosas que se pierden y son invisibles? Mariú quiere encontrar la paciencia que ha perdido su madre, pero no sabe por dónde empezar a buscar.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

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.

Kim es una muchacha de trece años que empieza a tener problemas con su alimentación. Se ve gorda y deja de comer. Con ayuda, acepta gradualmente que su comportamiento puede resultarle perjudicial a largo plazo. A medida que se recupera, entiende que su enfermedad no sólo tiene que ver con la comida... ¿Por qué se siente tan insegura? ¿Es sólo una cuestión de estética?