Early Fiction

Learn Spanish for Kids & Beginners: Jungle Adventures to Practice the Numbers and Pronunciation is a great resource to introduce children and beginners to numbers in Spanish. They will share in Sonya and Sony’s adventure as they swing through the jungle, counting the fruit in the trees, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the water. How many bananas can you count? Do you see the piranhas? How many do you see?

Meester Jaap is een echte meester, maar af en toe een beetje gek... In de klas van meester Jaap wordt veel geleerd, maar dan wel op een originele manier. De kinderen en hij trekken lootjes voor surprises, en voor het kerstdiner staat er boerenkool op het menu. Maar meester Jaap zorgt er ook voor dat er niet gepest wordt en dat de kinderen respect hebben voor elkaars achtergrond. Als Fatima op een dag op school komt met een hoofddoekje en iedereen begint te lachen, zet meester Jaap een oude dameshoed op zijn hoofd, en mag iedereen iets uit de verkleedkist pakken.

Take your kids on a spring adventure! This audiobook will teach your child about the signs of spring and about the bears who leave their den during this season. In this story, Terry Treetop is about to play with a little bear that came into his backyard when the bear's mother calls him back to the woods. But something goes wrong and the little bear is in danger. Will Terry be able to save the little bear? Will they play together after all?

Attending high school in Steamboat Springs is Ida Bidson’s dream—it’s her next step toward becoming a teacher and her best shot at escaping a life of milking cows. It’s 1925, and from using telephones to attending movies, Ida is thrilled by her new experiences in Steamboat. She and her school friends even form a club, the Secret Sisters, to celebrate everything modern. But when they accidentally antagonize the strict, traditionalist principal, Ida’s high school career may be over before it even begins. It's up to the Secret Sisters find a way to save Ida’s dream!

"Memoirs of a Disguise" is a rich Literary Fiction book set prominently in New York City and various locations during the early 20th century. The tale commences with the introduction of Kerry Mackintosh, a man burdened by his failing music shop. This plight leads to the fateful encounter with Horatio Bottomfield - a compelling stranger seeking employment, marking the inception of an intense and complicated narrative. Join the JourneyFollowing his hiring, Bottomfield embarks on a dynamic journey through the harsh realities of life in the early 20th century, filled with intriguing characters,...

A Mystery Thriller Set in Post-War London During the Early 1920s Step into the shadowy corridors of post-war London, where secrets whisper through every alley, and danger lurks just beyond the gaslit streets. "Poison in the Shadows" is a masterfully crafted English murder mystery that weaves a tale of deception, high society scandals, and an unforgiving quest for the truth. When Dr. Billings, an earnest assistant to the famed poison specialist Sir Ernest Lambert, receives an urgent call in the chill of an early 1920s night, he is thrust into a labyrinthine mystery. A masked dancer has been ...

This book will have you laughing. It’ll have you crying. But most of all you will be fascinated by the events and the people you meet in this sixty-six year span of American history. Grow up with an extraordinary American family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Watch as automobiles increase in number, entertainment evolves, and electronic devices are invented. Experience the joys of the Pikestein family as it matures and prospers. Enjoy their triumphs and cope with their tragedies. This is the continuing saga of the “Legend of the Pikesville Cave” – Tom’s book that ...

Paris, France, is the fanciest city in the world. When Ms. Glass tells the class that the new student is from Paris, Nancy cannot believe her luck. Nancy brushes up on her fanciest French words. She is ready to make a new ami. (In French that means friend.) But Robert would rather talk about horses than the Eiffel Tower. Robert may not be as fancy as Nancy, but that doesn't mean they can't have fun!

In this adventure, Jamie and Tess encounter a herd of Triceratops and hitch a ride on the dinosaur's backs. But something goes wrong and the Triceratops begin to charge! Can Jamie and Tess hang on?

MURDER IN LA JOLLA (A Sadie Brown Mystery) by P. Austin Heaton finds a circa 1920s news reporter digging into suspicious activity when her husband is injured in a car accident and the driver shot in the head. Colorful descriptions of period landmarks and scenery add to the well-crafted storyline, bringing readers to a satisfying, yet unexpected, conclusion. — Review by "IndieReader" It’s 1921, and Sadie Brown, aviatrix, reporter, and sometimes crime investigator, has a serious problem on her hands. After an almost fatal auto accident, her husband's in a coma in the hospital — all due ...

Doggo is used to things being a certain way in his family. He likes routine. Cat says he’s become boring. That is, until Pupper shows up! Pupper is playful and messy, and turns the house upside down. Soon, the humans realize that Pupper needs some training, and off he goes to puppy school. When Pupper comes back, he’s well-behaved. He’s not playful. He’s not messy. But Doggo soon realizes that Pupper also isn’t happy. So Doggo steps in to help, and rediscovers what it means to have fun.

Almost everything about Valentine's Day is fancy... especially with Fancy Nancy! Mystery is in the air when Nancy receives a valentine from a secret someone. Join Nancy as she follows the clues to find out who it is—all in her trademark fabulous style, of course. Gorgeous stickers included!

A murder mystery book set in New York and New York City during the early 20th century. Step into the shadowy streets of early 20th century New York City, where the echoes of a masterful criminal's footsteps blend with the clinking of horse-drawn carriages. Nick Grossman, a seasoned detective known for his unyielding pursuit of justice, finds himself entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the enigmatic Brown Robin, a cunning blackmailer and elusive impersonator. Nick Grossman receives a taunting letter from the Brown Robin, a master of disguise who has evaded the police in Chicago,...

Mischievous and precocious, Becky Bexley causes havoc and hilarity. This child genius talks from birth, starts school at just one, embarrasses herteachers, plays tricks, writes naughty poems and even disrupts church services. You'll love Becky ... sometimes, laugh at her antics, and sympathise with her poor mum.

Rýdzo teoretické, ale i praktické poznatky zo sveta zrelých cucotiedok...

Ooh la la - Fancy Nancy is so lucky! She and her reading buddy, Violet, read together every Monday. But when a few Mondays go by without being able to meet, Nancy begins to miss her new friend. Will Violet and Nancy find a way to read together even if they're not at school?

Ottende bind i den verdenskendte og elskede serie om pigen Laura og hendes famile og deres hårde liv som nybyggere, der rejser fra sted til sted i USA´s store skove og på de endeløse prærier for mere end hundrede år siden. Laura og Almanzo skal etablere et liv sammen på prærien.

Desperate inhabitants kneel before Baelor, imprisoning themselves within a system of magic and sorcery. A remnant who choose Aleph find themselves scattered across the entire world, following the narrow path set before them.

This Level One I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. When Nancy discovers there's a whole list of what's lucky and what's not, her mind starts spinning. There are so many things to keep track of! Fans of Fancy Nancy will delight in Nancy's attempts to sort out what she really believes.

This is Carl Sandburg's fourth collection of poetry. His signature style, a rough-and-ready free verse that often transforms into poetic prose, is in full view. Like Whitman before him and like Masters and Frost in his own time, he puts his focus directly on life as he sees it around him, life in the rough-and-tumble Chicago of the early 20th century and life in the American West at a time when that wild country was finally succumbing to civilization