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Are your curious kids always quizzing you about the solar system and our neighboring planets? This fun and exciting adventure will give your child an easy-to-understand introduction to our planetary neighbors and our solar system and help you avoid the dreaded barrage of "why?" We call them 21st-century fairy tales/science-based fairy tales.

There's more than one way to count! Skip counting shows you a shortcut by counting in sets of 2 or more. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 - you just got to 10 in half the time!

Among these biographies, listeners will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.

A travel-book with a difference Is there really a stowaway in the lifeboats? And what’s the truth about Germans and deckchairs? On a cruise ship full of passengers from different countries there’s got to be plenty of fun. This cruise book follows a voyage through 10 countries, 15 ports, across 17 seas, for 46 days. Seventeen Seas is a travel-book with a difference. Call it fiction or creative non-fiction, it’s a travel diary, travel memoir, and a cruise journal all in one – a book about a particular world cruise but more generally about cruise ships, cruise passengers, and the ...

Happy Halloween! Do you think you have what it takes to listen to this entire Halloween audiobook full of spooky stories!? This is an excellent Halloween audiobook for kids who love to be spooked. Be prepared for some eerie ghost stories and spooky Halloween tales! These campfire tales are excellent for listening aloud with friends and family.

Store employee Mark gives a guided tour of a supermarket, where he explains such things as which are the most popular foods, why some foods must be kept frozen, and how groceries should be packed in bags.

All of us enjoy a story of battle and adventure. Some of us delight in the anxiety and excitement with which we watch the various strange predicaments, hairbreadth escapes, and ingenious contrivances that are presented to us; and the mere imaginary dread of the dangers thus depicted, stirs our feelings and makes us feel eager and full of suspense. A Golden Deed must be something more than mere display of fearlessness. Grave and resolute fulfillment of duty is required to give it the true weight.

This is a companion audiobook to Mary Alice Monroe's novel Swimming Lessons, the sequel to The Beach House. In the novel, the listeners witness a young mother, Toy, writing a journal for her daughter, Little Lovie. This is the journal Toy is writing. This journal explains the nesting cycle of sea turtles and the natural life along the Southeastern coast, including local shore birds, shells, and the sea turtle hospital. Adults and children will enjoy the information and the journal with or without the novel.

A los niños les gustará aprender acerca del mundo de los insectos en ¡A volar con la multiplicación! Siguiendo los pasos de ¿Qué hay de nuevo en el Zoológico? (sumas) y ¿Cuál es la diferencia? (restas), este libro en rima enseña la multiplicación de tal manera que hará que los niños "te enchinchen" para que les des más.

Little ones will enjoy this perfect first introduction to the story of Jonah and the Whale. Through simple sentences, young hearts will learn this classic Bible story on why it’s important to listen to God. Jonah learns this important lesson and God is faithful and forgives the people of Nineveh.

Entérate de qué y cómo han aprendido los científicos acerca de los dinosaurios: qué comían, cómo se ocupaban de sus crías, cómo dormían, cómo peleaban e incluso, si alguna vez se enfermaban.

Continue the journey of discovery with Smarty, Volume 5, by iMindsJNR. A compilation of six diverse topics across our six junior categories, in this volume you will learn about the history of hieroglyphs, the life of dinosaurs, the art of Impressionism, the history and times of Julius Caesar, the importance of the printing press, and the facts about whales.

Das Alte und Neue Testament in 100 kurzen Geschichten, kindgerecht erzählt. Altes Testament: Die Erschaffung der Welt, Der Garten Eden, Der Verlust des Paradieses, Kain und Abel, Die Sintflut, Der Turmbau zu Babel, Die Berufung Abrahams und der Auszug nach Kanaan, Abraham und Sara in Ägypten, Abraham und Lot, Gottes Bund mit Abraham, Eine gute Nachricht, Isaaks Geburt und Abrahams Prüfung, Eine Frau für Isaak, Esau und Jakob, u. v. m. Neues Testament: Eine gute Nachricht für Zacharias, Maria und der Engel, Marias Besuch bei Elisabet, Die Geburt von Johannes dem Täufer, Die Geburt Jesu, Die drei Weisen aus dem Morgenland, Flucht nach Ägypten, Jesus im Tempel, Die Taufe, Eine große Versuchung, u. v. m.

In a book that begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies, Eula Biss explores race in America. Her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays - teaching in a Harlem school on the morning of 9/11, reporting for an African American newspaper in San Diego, watching the aftermath of Katrina from a college town in Iowa, and settling in Chicago’s most diverse neighborhood.

The Gruffalo's Child returns with her very own song to introduce a truly monster musical session! As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. This volume contains nine of her best-loved songs, including The Gruffalo's Child, Nut Tree and The World inside a Book, as well as a number of other fun-filled action songs.

Make Christmas Morning Magical with Giggles Galore—The Perfect Stocking/device Stuffer for Kids & Children & Children-like Adults & Bad Dad Joke Lovers - "Cuz that's the way eye roll"! If Your Holidays Need More Laughter, This Joke Book is the Gift That Keeps Giving - Groans, Moans, & Face Plants! Why Just Wrap Presents When You Can Wrap Up Laughs? A Holiday Must-Have! Fill Their Stockings - or Phones & Tablets - Without Breaking the Bank—Jokes, Puns & Smiles Await! Santa-Approved Fun: Keep Kids Entertained All Winter Break with This Book! Myths "Kids don’t need more video-free ...

Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50 and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.

Each food has its own special flavor. Why is it so easy for you to tell so many foods apart?

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule - until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.

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