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Un classico della divulgazione, un libro che coniuga completezza e semplicità, nel quale lo storico dell'arte Ernst Gombrich è stato in grado di riassumere la favola vera del progresso dell'umanità in poco più di trecento pagine: un'impresa che richiede coraggio e una non trascurabile conoscenza della materia. L'abilità di Gombrich è rivolgersi all'ascoltatore, più o meno giovane, dandogli del tu e mettendosi nei panni del "fratello maggiore".

Wie böse waren Hexen wirklich? Die Kinder-Uni beantwortet gewohnt unterhaltsam und fundiert alle Fragen rund um die Geschichte des Hexenglaubens...

Wer sind eigentlich die Pfadfinder? Willi wills wissen und besucht Till im Pfadfinderlager. Wie baut man eine Kohte? Was macht die Stammesführerin? Wer gewinnt beim Feuer machen und wie geht der Pfadfindergruß? Wie geheuer ist das Abenteuer? Willi wills wissen und geht mit Fritz auf Schnitzeljagd. Wie funktioniert ein Kompass? Wie findet man den Weg? Warum kocht man Wasser ab und wie überlebt man in freier Natur?

Abenteurer unserer Zeit - die Kultserie aus dem bekannten Märchenland-Katalog. In dieser Folge erfahrt ihr etwas über das Leben von Abraham Lincoln, dem 16. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten und Befreier der Sklaven.

Many classic composers faced unique challenges and obstacles on their paths to success, and these biographies highlight diverse experiences and perspectives to which children can easily relate.

Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton gave life to some of the most important...

Ferdinard Graf von Zeppelin wurde am 08. Juli 1838 in Konstanz geboren und starb am 08. März 1917 in Berlin. Der Ingenieur stand bis zu seinem 52. Lebensjahr in militärischen Diensten. Dann wurde er als Generalleutnant der Kavallerie in den Ruhestand versetzt und widmete sich dem Bau von Luftschiffen. Zu seiner Zeit kannte man nur unstarre Ballons, die sich schlecht lenken ließen. Dem Grafen Zeppelin gelang es als Erstem, ein starres Luftschiff zu bauen, das sich mit Hilfe von Motorenkraft lenken ließ und dem Piloten die Möglichkeit gab, sein Flugziel nach eigenen Wünschen und Plänen zu bestimmen.

Wie lebten die Herrscher im Alten Ägypten, und wie lebte das einfache Volk? Warum wurde der legendäre Tutanchamun schon als Kind zum Pharao gekrönt, und musste er eigentlich zur Schule gehen? Die Zwillinge Pia und Lisa und ihre Freunde Tobi und Samir reisen mit ihrem "Navinauten" zum Nil, zu Bogenschützen und Hieroglyphenmalern, und landen direkt im Gemach des Kinderpharaos. Der würde ihnen sein Reich ja gerne selbst zeigen – wenn er nur unerkannt aus dem Palast entkommen könnte! Schließlich haben die schlauen Vier eine Idee...

A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into...

Inge Auerbacher is a happy German girl when the nightmare begins. Six-year-old Inge is made to wear a yellow star to identify her as a Jew. As the Nazis gain power, her family is subjected to greater and greater horrors. Their home and citizenship are taken away. Inge’s relatives are sent away, and she and her parents are forced into the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.

The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius “Octavian” Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, social, and military achievements, all laid the foundations for the creation of an empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture, and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today.

Over the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams, none were ever as successful as antiquity’s first great conqueror. History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Alexander the Great provides an entertaining look at the facts and myths surrounding one of history’s most famous men and conquerors, while exploring the lasting legacy he left.

Possibly the most important man of antiquity, and even all of history, was Julius Caesar. Alexander Hamilton, the famous American patriot, once remarked that "the greatest man who ever lived was Julius Caesar". Such a tribute, coming from one of the Founding Fathers of the quintessential modern democracy in reference to a man who destroyed the Roman Republic, is testament to the enduring mark that Caesar left upon the world.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was one of the most famous Romans in his day, and posterity has been even kinder to him. Cicero was a legend in his own time for his oratory abilities, but he was also one of Rome’s most prodigious writers and political philosophers. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Cicero for Children chronicles the life, work, and legacy of the famous Roman politician and philosopher.

One of the most important patriots in post-Revolutionary times. Most people know Noah Webster for his dictionary masterpieces and his promotion of a living "American Language" that embraces words and idioms from all its immigrant peoples. But he was also the driving force behind universal education for all citizens, including slaves, females, and adult learners. Speaker of twenty languages, he developed the new country's curriculum, writing and publishing American literature, American history, and American geography. He published New York City's first daily newspaper.

Although pioneers faced danger and sickness as they journeyed west, their children often found moments of delight.

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Greeks, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything...

Before Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Brought to you by Puffin. Why is the world not always a peaceful place? Why do we have wars? And why do we sometimes . . . not? The answer to these questions can be found in one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story. Find out about what exactly happened, thousands of...

From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West as pioneers and covered wagons gave way to farms, towns, and railroads. A pioneer, teacher, farmer's wife, and storyteller, Laura Ingalls Wilder experienced one of the most exciting times in American history.