Author : Jo Ann Stover
Publisher : BJU Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 1990-08
Category : Etiquette for children and teenagers
ISBN : 9780890845462
This amusing tale makes an unforgettable case for good behavior.
Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,23 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN :
From the kidnapping of Einstein's brain to the horrifying end of Louis XIV's heart, the mysteries surrounding some of history's most famous body parts range from medical to macabre. Explores the misadventures of noteworthy body parts through history and uses them as springboards for exploring topics such as forensics, DNA testing, brain science, organ donation, cloning, and more.
Author : Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481417614
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn and their robot stepsiblings, Jackson and Ava, try to save humanity from killer robots.
Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 069118299X
I. Children's literature? -- 1. Sex and violence : the hard core of fairy tales -- 2. Fact and fantasy : the art of reading fairy tales -- 3. Victims and seekers : the family romance of fairy tales -- II. Heroes -- 4. Born yesterday : The spear side -- 5. Spinning tales : the distaff side -- III. Villains -- 6. From nags to witches : stepmothers and other ogres -- 7. Taming the beast : Bluebeard and other monsters -- Epilogue : getting even -- Appendixes -- A. Six fairy tales from the Nursery and household tales, with commentary -- B. Selected tales from the first edition of the Nursery and household tales -- C. Prefaces to the first and second editions of the Nursery and household tales -- D. English titles, tale numbers, and German titles of stories cited -- E. Bibliographical note.
Author : Martin Oliver
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 2011-11-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1780550499
Off With Their Heads! is the exciting history of Britain in easy to digest, bite-sized chunks, which is sure to inspire a love of history that will last a lifetime.
Author : Jeffrey Archer
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 22,99 MB
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250172519
Heads You Win is international #1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel, with a final twist that will shock even his most ardent of fans. Leningrad, Russia, 1968: From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin... In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow Alexander through triumph and defeat as he sets out on parallel lives as Alex in New York and Sasha in London. As this unique story unfolds, both come to realize that to find their destiny they must face the past they left behind as Alexander in Russia.
Author : Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481417606
From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes the first book in a “crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking” (Booklist, starred review) new series about twins who are on a quest to discover the secrets being kept by their new family. Nick and Eryn’s mom is getting remarried, and the twelve-year-old twins are skeptical when she tells them their lives won’t change much. Well, yes, they will have to move. And they will have a new stepfather, stepbrother, and stepsister. But Mom tells them not to worry. They won’t ever have to meet their stepsiblings. This news puzzles Nick and Eryn, so the twins set out on a mission to find out who these kids are—and why they’re being kept hidden.
Author : John Scalzi
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466830530
The third episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe's missions are fated to cross—and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Patricia Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,60 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199700095
Songs in Their Heads is a vivid and engaging book that bridges the disciplines of music education, ethnomusicology, and folklore. This revised and expanded edition includes additional case studies, updated illustrative material, and a new section exploring the relationship between children's musical practices and current technological advances. Designed as a text or supplemental text for a variety of music education methods courses, as well as a reference for music specialists and classroom teachers, this book can also help parents understand and enhance their own children's music making.
Author : William Sleator
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,27 MB
Release : 1998-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780140384413
When aliens abduct both Leo and his artist friend Tim, Leo tries to determine why these creatures from outer space want particularly to use his friend's talent.
