Visit the world of A Wrinkle in Time in this new standalone story!
This standalone chapter book gives young listeners the perfect entry into the world of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, and lifelong fans of the Time Quintet will recognize characters and settings from A Wind in the Door, the second book in the beloved series. Thoughtful, adventurous, and unique, Intergalactic P.S. 3 is a stunning story of the power of love to span the universe.
Charles Wallace Murry is old enough to start school, but his sister, Meg, and their friend Calvin know he isn't cut out for school on Earth-Meg worries that he'll be more misunderstood than ever. Luckily, with the help of the three celestial creatures Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which, there is another place where Charles Wallace can get his education: Intergalactic P.S. 3, a public school in a completely different galaxy. The three children travel through time and space to reach the school, but for them all to make it home safely, Meg must undergo a test that will challenge her inner strength, her perspective, and her ability to protect the ones she loves.
Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while Mark Buehner's roly-poly snowmen are bursting with personality and charm. From the highly successful team that created such winning titles as Fanny's Dream, Snowmen at Night is fabulous, frosty, and fun!
While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Cassie Logan and her brothers have been warned never to go to the Wallace store.
So they know to expect trouble there. What they don't expect is to hear Mr. Tom Bee, an elderly black man, daring to call the white storekeeper by his first name. The year is 1933, the place is Mississippi, and any child knows that some things just aren't done. Can a shared past between the two men make a difference?
Kinder entdecken berühmte Leute. Der Buchdruck mit bewegten Lettern im Jahre 1454 läutete ein neues Zeitalter ein. Endlich war es möglich, Neuigkeiten, Ideen und Worte und vor allem Wissen unter die Leute zu bringen eine Veränderung so bedeutend, wie 500 Jahre später die Erfindung des Computers und des Internets. Doch wie funktionierte der Buchdruck eigentlich? Die informativ und lebendig erzählte Geschichte, wie aus dem hitzköpfigen Handwerkersohn einer der bedeutendsten Erfinder der Weltgeschichte wurde, versetzt kleine und große Hörer ins turbulente Mittelalter.
Wer hat das Kätzchen Lulu? In Valleby findet ein großer Modewettbewerb statt. Wer trägt das beste Outfit? Um die Gewinner zu küren, reist der weltbekannte Modedesigner Jean-Pierre aus Paris an. Als jedoch Jean-Pierres Kätzchen Lulu verschwindet und ein Erpresserbrief auftaucht, droht die Modenschau zu platzen. Ein Fall für Lasse und Maja ...
