Many different civilizations have lived on the land that is now Peru. Today, tourists travel to this South American country to see Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site. Learn more about Peru, its people, the Amazon Rain Forest, and much more in this exciting title!
Chile is a long, narrow country that stretches along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of South America. It has many different landscapes, including the Atacama, the driest desert in the world! Young readers will explore Chile’s landscapes, discovering the famous Easter Island statues, the diverse wildlife, and the people that call the country home.
"Thoughts for Young Men," by J. C. Ryle, is a short yet passionate appeal that, a hundred years after it was written, remains relevant for today. Replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this life's many trials, temptations, and common pitfalls, "Thoughts for Young Men" is biblical, practical, timeless, and wise. Ryle covers four great temptations that plague most young men: sloth, lust, love of pleasure, and peer pressure. One of the last great Puritans, Ryle tackles each subject with unsurpassed tenderness and tact. Readers will chuckle at some of the exhortations to stay away from books and newspapers that lead to sin. If only Ryle could see us now, with cable TV and the Internet. Ryle's advice will help any young man to live a more obedient, full life. "Thoughts for Young Men" is an excellent book for adolescent and teen boys to read. It encourages them to choose the high path of integrity rather than to yield to the many temptations to stray from that path. J. C. Ryle's style is one of a passionate appeal based on solid logic and the truth of the Scriptures.
Baustellen faszinieren alle Kinder, denn dort gibt es viel zu entdecken. Dieses Hörspiel stellt die unterschiedlichen Berufsgruppen auf dem Bau vor, erklärt, was ihre Aufgaben beim Hausbau sind und in welcher Reihenfolge die Handwerker arbeiten. Die kleinen Hörer erfahren, worauf Bagger- und Kranführer achten müssen, wie die Maurer eine Wand hochziehen, warum Zimmerleute und Dachdecker schwindelfrei sein müssen und was Maler, Elektriker und Installateure zum Hausbau beitragen.
Das gleichnamige Buch von Wolfgang Metzger und Andrea Erne ist im Ravensburger Buchverlag erschienen.
The New York Times best-selling author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg has garnered the National Book Award, multiple Caldecott Medals, and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. Queen of the Falls highlights the death-defying attempt of 62-year-old former charm school teacher Annie Edson Taylor to be the first woman to survive the perilous plunge over Niagara Falls.
History's amazing secrets and codes' and how to crack them yourself. This fascinating look at history's most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth I, secret messages of the American Revolution, spy books of the Civil War, the famous Enigma Machine, and the Navajo code talkers. As computers change the way we communicate, codes today are more intriguing than ever. From invisible ink to the CIA, this exciting trip through history is a hands-on, interactive experience? so get cracking!
Was an innocent man wrongly accused of murder? On April 26, 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan planned to meet friends at a parade in Atlanta, Georgia. But first she stopped at the pencil factory where she worked to pick up her paycheck. Mary never left the building alive. A black watchman found Mary's body brutally beaten and raped. Police arrested the watchman, but they weren't satisfied that he was the killer. Then they paid a visit to Leo Frank, the factory's superintendent, who was both a northerner and a Jew. Spurred on by the media frenzy and prejudices of the time, the detectives made Frank their prime suspect, one whose conviction would soothe the city's anger over the death of a young white girl. The prosecution of Leo Frank was front-page news for two years, and Frank's lynching is still one of the most controversial incidents of the twentieth century. It marks a turning point in the history of racial and religious hatred in America, leading directly to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League and to the rebirth of the modern Ku Klux Klan. Relying on primary source documents and painstaking research, award-winning novelist Elaine Alphin tells the true story of justice undone in America.
Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. Her boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong, but Corby is highly observant and has a lot of time for note-taking and eavesdropping. Onboard, amongst all the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler-hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns. There's also a melancholy wailing sound coming from the hold. It's strictly out of bounds but Corby can't help investigating. What could be inside the crate she discovers down in the hold? As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well moustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns...
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir-a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space...and who made those dreams come true.
With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph-at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining.
Sterntaler Weihnachtslieder und Märchen 2 - Nach dem Erfolg von 'Weihnachtslieder Und Märchen' folgt nun der zweite Teil in Kooperation mit Sterntaler. STERNTALER, beheimatet in Dornburg im Westerwald, ist seit Jahrzehnten führender Hersteller in Sachen Babybekleidung und Spielsachen für Kleinkinder und jede Familie liebt diese wunderschönen und vor allem hochwertigen Produkte. 'Sterntaler Weihnachtslieder und Märchen 2' macht alle Kinder glücklich!
Weihnachtslieder und Weihnachtsgedichte:
Lied: Alle Jahre wieder
Wilhelm Busch - Immer Wieder
Lied: Lasst uns froh und Munter sein
Christian Morgenstern - Wenn es Winter wird
Lied: O du fröhliche, o du selige
Joseph von Eichendorff - Weihnachten
Lied: O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Christian Morgenstern - Das Weihnachtsbäumlein
Lied: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Ludwig Thoma - Die Heilige Nacht
Lied: Zu Bethlehem geboren
Wilhelm Busch - Der Stern
Lied: Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann
Joachim Ringelnatz - Schenken
Lied: Wir sagen euch an den 4. Advent
Matthias Claudius - Winter
Die Lieder werden gesungen vom Chor 'Chourage' aus Dorndorf.
Alle Gedichte gelesen von Sven Görtz.
Märchen:
- Weihnachtsmärchen (Franz von Pocci)
- Danke, liebes Christkind (Dora Schlatter)
- Die Geschichte vom Christkind-Vogel (Luise Büchner)
- Frau Ursulas Bescherung (Theodor Meyer-Merian)
- Gibt es einen Weihnachtsmann? (Francis P. Church)
Alle Märchen gelesen von Jürgen Fritsche.
The recipient of a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, Andrea Davis Pinkney is the popular author of numerous picture books and young adult novels. Sit-In recounts the historic events of 1960, when four black college students attempted to integrate a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Haiti is a country that has experienced many hardships—most recently, a devastating earthquake in January of 2010. It is also a country with a rich history and a culture that is famous for its unique, colorful painting and sculpture styles. Readers will learn about Haiti’s landscape, its vibrant culture, and the work being done to rebuild Haiti today.
