The joy a child finds in making their own time capsule, filled with everyday objects, comes alive in this inviting book from the MacArthur "genius grant" recipient and award-winning author of Radioactive.
A set of dice. A grandmother's ring. The key to an old house. A child gathers keepsakes from everyday life, seals them in a jar, and buries them underground. A gift from the present day…to people of the future…that tells a story about the past. A time capsule.
The first book for children by renowned artist and writer Lauren Redniss will get readers thinking about the times they are living through and how their world will be remembered in ages to come. It will also spark creativity, inviting young people to envision the future and to make their own time capsules.
A section at the end include tips on making your own time capsule and facts about different kinds of time capsules in history.
Una historia sobre violencia y aquello que a veces se confunde con amor pero no lo es.
Elena se ha encerrado en su recámara sin cenar. Repasa con la mirada, una vez más, las cosas de Liza: las toca con cuidado, como si evitara perturbar su sueño. Una a una va sacando las prendas ya arrugadas, los tenis que tanto le gustaban a su hermana, un par de libros de ciencia ficción que seguramente habría leído infinidad de veces. Mientras coloca nuevamente los objetos en su lugar en una especie de ritual, de entre la ropa cae una hoja. Parece ser una carta...
Esta es la historia de Elena, quien, sumida en una profunda tristeza por la muerte de su hermana, emprende un viaje que le permite sanar y conocerse a sí misma. En medio de leyendas y trágicas historias de desamor, descubre en el diario de Liza un remolino de secretos# y la verdad sobre su repentina muerte.
"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek."It's the hilarious third book in the bestselling award-winning GEEK GIRL series!Harriet Manners knows more facts than most.She knows that New York is the most populous city in the United States.She knows that its official motto is 'Ever Upward'.She knows that one in thirty-eight people living in the US lives there.But she knows nothing whatsoever about modelling in the Big Apple and how her family will cope with life stateside. Or 'becoming a brand' as the models in New York say. And even more importantly, what to do when the big romantic gestures aren't coming your way from your boyfriend...Does geek girl go too far this time?The laugh out loud follow-up to award-winning debut GEEK GIRL and MODEL MISFIT will have you in stitches!
Author Ruth Sawyer, 1937 Newbery Medal recipient, penned her last book, Daddles, in 1964. Daddles delightfully captures the innocence of childhood as a brother and sister fall in love with a plain hound dog during their summer vacations in Maine. Though owned by the “meanest, dirtiest and most shiftless family in Haddock Harbor,” the young siblings “adopt” Daddles for two glorious summers. The intelligent, endearing hound dog wins the hearts of all as he joins in with capturing a thief, escaping a house fire, and dodging trouble at a local circus. All dog lovers will warmly embrace this book that rekindles the memories of the tenderness a child and dog can share.
Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma - victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.Michael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma - victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, but conscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware, even though his family and friends don't know this. Inside his head, we hear Robbie's thoughts; on his Mum and sister, why his parents are separated. His friends and family try desperately to reach him - even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can't 'wake up'. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?
The first of the Chrestomanci novels - full of magical adventure! Read by Tom Baker.Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at all.However, life with the great enchanter is not what either of them expects and sparks begin to fly!
Read by Ursula Jones, the third title in the stunning Chrestomanci series.
SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH
When the note, written in ordinary ballpoint, turns up in the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. For this is Larwood House, a school for witch-orphans, where witchcraft is utterly forbidden. And yet magic keeps breaking out all over the place - like measles!
The last thing they need is a visit from the Divisional Inquisitor. If only Chrestomanci could come and sort out all the trouble...
In this set of exciting, dramatized audio stories, you'll enjoy hearing the adventure of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the classic stories of the Golden Locket and Alone for Christmas, and other heart-warming stories of courage and character. Our stories that demonstrate honesty, forgiveness, obedience, and faith are great listening and entertainment for the whole family!
This collection of fully-dramatized, exciting audio stories brings to life a variety of character-building historical and contemporary episodes that continue our tradition of quality. You'll enjoy these portraits of God's protection, generosity, courage and determination in the face of adversity, and a very important story on internet safety. Great listening for the whole family!
These fully-dramatized, true-to-life, character-building adventures exemplify the high moral values necessary for successful living. Some of the life lessons included in this album are: honesty, concern for others, forgiveness, making friends, love and loyalty and God's watchful care. Exciting, educational, and entertaining!
After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother's death in Jesse Q Sutanto's magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit.
Theo Tan doesn't want a spirit companion. He just wants to be a normal American kid, playing video games, going to conventions, and using cirth pendants to cast his spells like everyone else. But, when his older brother dies, Theo ends up inheriting Jamie's fox spirit, Kai.
Kai isn't happy about this either. Theo is nothing like Jamie, and the two of them have never gotten along. But, when they realize the mysterious journal Jamie left Theo is filled with clues and secret codes, it's clear that something strange was going on with Jamie's internship at Reapling Corp.
But the only way onto the campus is the highly competitive 'Know Your Roots' summer camp program, a celebration of Chinese and Indian cultures designed to help connect students with their heritage. Theo and Kai will have to put aside their differences long enough to honor Jamie's last wishes, or the mystery he died for will remain unsolved forever...
Lift off in the hilarious edge-of-your-seat adventure series that is a home alone story with a difference! Written by the inimitable Larry Hayes and hilariously illustrated by Katie Abey, this is the perfect read for fans of David Solomons, Tom Gates and Back to the Future!
Fresh from saving their parents from the jaws of frenzied billionaire Mr Noah, ten-year-old Eliza and her genius little brother, Johnnie, are called upon once again. Their parents have disappeared into thin air and it's up to the kids to save the day, travelling back in time to 5000 BC Egypt!
Can they overcome friendly locals, a mysterious boy-god, snakes, a rainbow-coloured Sphinx and another plot to end the world? And - most importantly of all - will they survive TIME TRAVEL?
For more out-of-this-world adventure don't forget to read about Eliza and Johnnie's first adventure in How to Survive Without Grown-Ups. Out now!
