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The land was theirs, but so were its hardships. Strawberries - big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven't even begun their planting. "Don't count your biddies 'fore they're hatched, gal young un!" her father tells her. Making the new farm prosper is not easy.

Behind a hedge of impenetrable thorns stands a castle, wherein lies a beautiful princess cursed to sleep her life away. Can the bold and dashing prince save the young woman, or is her fate sealed?

Anden del af trilogien om den livsglade unge kvinde Kati, som arbejder på et advokatkontor i Stockholms centrum. Kati og veninden Eva tager en tur til Firenze efter at have vundet i tips.

A young refugee crosses continents in this timely, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel of survival. Shif has a happy life, unfamiliar with the horrors of his country's regime. He is one of the smartest boys in school, and feels safe and loved in the home he shares with his mother and...

Books 7-8 in Shannon Hale & Dean Hale's New York Times bestselling series take the Princess in Black on two of her biggest adventures yet! The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle: The Princess in Black is in a very stinky situation. A foul cloud is plaguing the goat pasture, and it smells...

A 2021 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER! The third installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who...

Das Schloss in der Höhle Xa Xa ist die Geschichte eines unschätzbaren Schlosses mit einem Schlüssel an einer Perlenschnur. Der böse Zauberer Mattetai möchte dieses Schloss unbedingt besitzen und versucht durch eine List dessen habhaft zu werden … Dieses Märchen von Gustav Schwab hat alles, was ein gutes Märchen braucht: Einen bösen Zauberer, einen armen Knaben, eine schöne Sultanstochter und gleich mehrere hilfreiche Geister. Christian Rode liest dieses Märchen und nimmt den Hörer mit auf eine magische Reise über die Kontinente.

If you have never ridden a mule along a forty-eight-inch wide trail whose ledge drops off, in places, seven hundred feet to the Colorado River - straight down - you may have difficulty picturing the temporary insanity that leads otherwise responsible adults to sign away the remainder of their natural life expectancy just for the chance to see the Grand Canyon's natural beauty close-up.

Cinderela é a heroina de uma fábula popular baseada no tema tradicional da opressão injusta, seguida por uma libertação triunfal...

Embarque em uma aventura inspiradora com Jornada pelas Maravilhas da Terra, um livro deslumbrantemente ilustrado que o leva a alguns dos locais mais icônicos e de tirar o fôlego do nosso planeta. Dos picos imponentes do Himalaia aos vibrantes recifes de corais da Grande Barreira de Corais, e das antigas maravilhas de Petra às serenas praias das Maldivas, este livro destaca a incrível diversidade e beleza do nosso mundo.

he African American holiday of Kwanzaa is a first fruits festival, inspired by the Zulu celebration Umkhosi Wokweshwama, also known as Umkhosi Woselwa. The story of The First Fruits Festival of Kwanzaa is about a boy named Shaka. He wants to attend the Umkhosi Wokweshwama to sing the ngoma for his ancestors. However, he does not know if he is strong enough to make the trip from America to South Africa because he suffers from sickle cell anemia. As Shaka navigates the festival and his ailment, listeners will be introduced to the Zulu culture and experience the Umkohsi Wokweshwama.

Four haunting classics, filled with mystery and suspense, abridged especially for young listeners: Frankenstein, The 39 Steps, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to four much-loved spooky stories. These...

In this timeless fairy tale, we meet Beauty, a sweet young woman, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Due to her father’s misfortune, Beauty is forced to live in a faraway castle with a Beast, an ugly creature under an evil sorcerer’s spell, as payment for his misdeed. Over time, Beauty realizes that looks can be deceiving and that true love is based on sincerity and honesty.

Ein zauberhafter Kinderbuchklassiker für die ganze Familie! Darin wird die Geschichte eines Eisbärjungen erzählt, der am Nordpol lebt. Der kleine Umka erkundet neugierig seine Umgebung aus Schnee und Eis. Er stellt dazu seiner Mutter viele Fragen, die sie versucht zu beantworten. Und dann lernt der kleine Umka eines Tages beim Herumtollen im Schnee ein echtes Menschenkind kennen. Eine ganz besondere Begegnung für beide.

Ein witziges Kinderbuch voller schräger Charaktere mit Ecken und Kanten! Welches Auto ist eigentlich das schnellste in Kleinland? Genau das will das Königspaar herausfinden und beschließt, ein Autorennen zu veranstalten. Bei diesem Rennen ist ein ganz besonderer Teilnehmer dabei: ein viereckiges Auto mit viereckigen Reifen.

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's in mid-stride, moving forward. But why? In this fascinating and fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers investigates a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What he finds is about more than history, more than art. What he finds in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential of an entire country's creation.

After visiting Boston, Judy Moody's in the mood for liberty and freedom - freedom from her parents' rules and her pesky little brother, that is. But Judy's plans to declare independence, just like the Patriots did in 1776, wind up getting her into hot water. For sure and absolute positive, the founding fathers never had problems like hers! Will Judy be able to prove, once and for all, that she's ready for a bit more independence?

The world of the Australian Aborigines is so full of extraordinary force and beauty that the idea of natural miracles, or what we might call magic, can seem quite normal. So natural magic figures very strongly in their stories, and in their lives. However as people are part of nature too, selfishness, greed, jealousy; also love, courage and a sense of humour are readily described in nature just as in men and women.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie arrive on the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the...

When an out-of-season hurricane sweeps through Corinne's seaside village, Corinne knows it's not a typical storm. At first Corinne believes Mama D'Leau - the powerful and cruel jumbie who rules the ocean - has caused the hurricane. Then a second, even more ferocious storm wrecks the island, sending villagers fleeing their houses for shelter in the mountains, and Corinne discovers the storms weren't caused by a jumbie, but by the angry god Huracan.