Western For Kids

Derek and Jolie Hope finally grow up as West Germany and East Germany reunite in this climax to their years of service as missionary kids in three distant foreign lands.

After three years in exile in Mexico, the Rio Kid slipped back into the United States, evading the clutches of a Texas Ranger, a crooked rancher, and a gang of desperadoes. Now he's ready to press on to Arizona to clear his name and find his fortune. There may be a $10,000 price on his head, but the Kid is unafraid - he has his gun, his horse, and his freedom. When a scream splits the black Texas night, the outlaw rides toward it. In a godforsaken cave, four men are beating a terrified young boy. The Kid draws two .45s and steps into the line of fire.

“Oh, I want to go back to the Rio Grande! The Rio! That’s where I long to be!” The words, sung in a soft and musical tenor, died away and changed to a plaintive whistle, leaving the scene more lonely than ever. For a few moments nothing was to be seen except the endless expanse of wilderness, and nothing was to be heard save the mournful warble of the singer. Then a horse and rider were suddenly framed where the sparse timber opened out upon the plain. Together, man and mount made a striking picture; yet it would have been hard to say which was the more picturesque—the rider or the horse.

When Butch Faro's gang of merciless killers threatens the sleepy Texas town of Sandy Creek, it will take the performers of Professor Phineas Proctor's traveling circus, their golden hued robot-gunfighter, and a brave Mexican blacksmith to thwart their plans and save the town.

This spare poetic story follows a group of kids as they move through all the different phases of the water cycle. From rain to fog to snow to mist, talented author Miranda Paul and the always remarkable Jason Chin (Redwoods, Coral Reefs, Island, Gravity) combine to create a beautiful and informative journey in this innovative nonfiction tale that will leave you thirsty for more.

Join the fun. Ride along with Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers as they share in the adventures of The Lone Jack Kid. This was wartime and men lived and died fighting their enemy...and sometimes they died fighting each other. Cole looked at the men, raised his hand, and said in a voice loud enough for everyone in the room to hear, “Don’t do it, boys. Sturman was a yellow cur, and a deserter, and you don’t have to die trying to avenge the likes of him."

If you come to Earth, there are a few things you need to know . . . We live in all kinds of places. In all kinds of homes. In all kinds of families. Each of us is different. But all of us are amazing. And, together, we share one beautiful planet.

In 1887, twelve-year-old Eliza Yates—disguised as a boy—sets out with her faithful dog Caesar to search for her missing father. Along the way, she falls in with gentleman outlaw Calvin Featherbone.

Wishes tells the powerful, honest story about one Vietnamese family's search for a new home on the other side of the world, and the long-lasting and powerful impact that makes on one of the youngest members of the family. Inspired by actual events in the author's life, this is a narrative that is both timely and timeless. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the story chronicles a family's difficult and powerful journey to pack up what they can carry and to leave their world behind, traveling to a new and unknown place in a crowded boat.

The story of Oklahoma and the invaders is a story of bravery against all odds. Oklahoma was a proud warrior woman from the Kingdom of Ba Sing Se. A land of peace and prosperity located in the heart of the great Japanese islands. This is the story of how she fought to protect her land.

New year, new beginning--new love? Kate Wood usually spends New Year's Eve with her daughter, but when a group of friends talks her into going to a party with Paul Bryant, she knows things will be different this year. She's just getting settled in small town Charles Town, West Virginia, and falling in love was not one of her resolutions, but Paul is starting to grow on her. Will she take a chance on love? Paul Bryant is struggling to raise his son after his wife's sudden passing. He's lost himself along the way. With the help of his brother and his friends, he just might manage to find ...

I was living the life of a normal ten-year-old until it all changed. The very moment it changed you ask? I would say it was the moment I escaped my bully Bull, but it could be the moment I ran through Binx. One moment I was just Rocky and the next I was the savior of humanity. Join us as we travel through time to collect all the pieces to lock up Mr. Moon the diabolical genus. If we fail life as we know it will be gone… Oh, and mystical creatures, Zombies, Giant Snakes, Pirates, and the Angel of Death is all a part of the journey.

Durante la década de 1960, el doctor en Psicología Walter Mischel llevó a cabo un experimento con niños que arrojó como resultado lo que se conoce como la gratificación instantánea, que no es otra cosa que la postergación de la satisfacción. Este test también demostró que el aplazamiento de la gratificación desarrolló unos adultos, tanto social como académicamente, más competentes. Aquí encontrará ideas que ayudarán a entrenar a los niños para que tengan un futuro próspero y prometedor.Esta capacidad es esencial para el éxito en todas las áreas de la vida.

Born into a village filled with hateful people, Zephyr grew up not knowing why he was so hated. With no friends and eventually no family, after the passing of his mother, Zephyr was forced to survive by himself as an outcast. Zephyr's only wish was to make his mother proud and force the village to recognize him - while surviving in a world filled with demons, paranormal abilities, love, hate, and undiscovered lands.

Allie Esiri’s anthology, A Poet for Every Day of the Year, is the perfect introduction to 366 of the world’s greatest ever verse writers. Perfect for listening and sharing with all the family, it is bursting at the seams with familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte sit alongside Roger McGough, Wendy Cope, Imtiaz Dharker, Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath and Ocean Vuong.

In 1865 a group of Quantrill's Raiders attempt to rob the Colby National Bank in central Texas, but their efforts are thwarted by a single undercover Texas Ranger who brings the gang to justice frontier style. The ranger, thought to be from Ft. Laramie, leaves town however before he can be properly thanked and without his true identity revealed. Speculation abounds. Who is the Laramie Kid? Is it Wilfred Alexander? Moses Sheridan? Sheriff Sweeney? The Lone Ranger? Judge Bastion?

This is the true story about a boy who started out without much more than his salesmanship and his grandpa teaching him how to be a man. Over the years, Derrick Reynolds grew into a man who found himself the single father of his two boys after his first wife fell into drug addiction and their marriage fell apart. Hear his story to find out how he went from a rough start as a kid being raised by his grandparents, through a failed marriage, to being happily married to the love of his life, and became a highly successful salesman and businessman while raising their four boys together.

When Jimmy Carter Slade duels Billy the Kid, it changes Slade's life forever.

The Wild West has made legends out of many men through the embellishment of their stories, such as crediting Billy the Kid and Wild Bill Hickok for killing far more people than they actually did. But it has also made icons out of outlaws like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid based on the mystery and uncertainty surrounding their crimes and deaths, allowing speculation and legend to fill in the gaps.

Kidd Mane is a lion cub without a home - that is, until he wanders into the western settlement of Tuckerville, which happens to be a town without a sheriff! He becomes the new sheriff of Tuckerville! Unfortunately, this puts Kidd at odds with the notorious town founder, Mr. Bucktooth Tucker! On a collision course with the town's old guard, it's up to Sheriff Kidd and his loyal deputy, Tibs, to stand strong and turn back Mr. Tucker's threat - or lose Tuckerville forever!