The exciting and inspiring true story of Apollo 8, the first manned American spaceship to break free of the Earth's orbit and reach the moon, by the best-selling author of Apollo 13.
What's more exciting that spaceships and astronauts? How about a spaceship carrying the first astronauts ever to see the moon first hand-on Christmas!
In 1968, with the American people still reeling from the explosion of Apollo 1 a year earlier, and amid rumors that the Russian cosmonauts were getting ready to circumnavigate the moon, NASA decided to take a bold step. They wanted to win the space race against Russia and hold true to President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. So they took a risk and, a few days before Christmas, sent Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders to the moon! TO THE MOON tells the story of these three brave men, the frantic rush to get their rocket ready, and the journey that gave the American people-and the world-a new look at the planet we live on and the corner of space we inhabit.
Filled with the science and training required to put a person into space, and every detail of what it's like to live in a spaceship for days on end (including what happens when astronauts need to use the bathroom), TO THE MOON! is sure to leave kids clamoring for a spot on the next mission to outerspace.
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When most of us go for a walk, a single sense-sight- tends to dominate our experience. But when New York Times-bestselling author and expert navigator Tristan Gooley goes for a walk, he uses all five senses to read everything nature has to offer. A single lowly weed can serve as his compass, calendar, clock, and even pharmacist. In How to Read Nature, Gooley introduces readers to his world- where the sky, sea, and land teem with marvels. Plus, he shares 15 exercises to sharpen all of your senses. Soon you'll be making your own discoveries, every time you step outside!
Born in the Carolina backwoods, Andrew Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Afterwards, Jackson ran for president as a political outsider, championing the interest of common farmers and frontiersmen. Determined to take down the wealthy, well-educated East Coast elites, he pledged to destroy the national bank, which he believed was an engine of corruption serving the interest of bankers and industrialists. A staunch nationalist, he sought to secure and expand the nation's borders. Believing that we the people included white men only, he protected the practice of slavery and opened new lands for white settlers by pushing the Native people westward. A polarizing figure in his era, Jackson ignited a populist movement that remains a powerful force in our national politics.
Can you walk and talk at the same time?
What about Jabberwalk?
Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time?
United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera can, and he's here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, Jabberwalking poet!
Jabber Walkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them-to Jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move! And there's no stopping once you're a Jabber Walker, writing fast, fast, fast, scribble-poems-on-the-run.
Scribble what you see
Scribble what you hear
It's all out there - let's go!
¡Vámonos!
How often does a snake shed its skin? What is the world's most venomous species? What incredible ability are rattlesnakes currently evolving? And why are scientists studying the venom of the black mamba? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Jason Zenobia answers all these questions and more as he talks us through over one hundred amazing facts about snakes. So if you want to know why you should still handle a dead rattlesnake with care, or which place on earth contains the highest number of deadly snakes per square metre, then this is the perfect audiobook for you!
How good is a shark's sense of hearing? What is the word that means 'fear of sharks'? How can you tell when a shark is about to attack? And how dangerous are sharks compared to coconuts? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Jason Zenobia answers all these questions and more as he talks us through over one hundred facts about sharks. Covering subjects such as shark attacks, conservation, myths, record breakers and much more, this is the perfect audiobook for everyone, shark fan or not!
How much do you know about Australia? Whether you have lived there all your life, or have simply thought about visiting one day, you'll be fascinated to learn all about the land where Christmas means baking hot sun and a barbeque on the beach! In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King takes us on a journey 'Down Under', revealing over one hundred amazing facts about Australia, from interesting information about the country's history, landmarks and wildlife to its best-known citizens and much more.
A travel journal is a terrific way to capture travel memories and keep them forever. Our ability to recall these special times is so unreliable that, naturally, we want to record them so we can revisit them, over and over. What about other memories-the ones we make when we visit family or old friends? Or the old forgotten stories that our relatives tell us? Those nuggets that we don't think we will ever forget but, sadly, we do? What about securing a place for them by recording them in your travel journal? Imagine you are taking your children or spouse to visit relatives that they have not met before, perhaps to see a cousin or an elderly aunt. Before you leave home, you take out an old photo album and look at pictures of you and your relatives when you were little. There you are, standing near your parents, aunts, uncles, or cousins. Your kids want to know about these people, and you tell them the stories that spring to mind. Today's story is tomorrow's memory-if we can remember it. Travel journals ensure that we will. Our stories are part of what makes a family or a community. If we don't preserve them, they die when the storytellers die. If we want to keep telling our stories, then we need to be able to remember them. The best way to remember them is to record them. Your travel journal is both a bridge to the past and the key to the future.
One minute you can't live without them . . . the next minute you don't want them breathing your air! Siblings everywhere will relate to this humorous look at famous brothers and sisters whose important bonds have shaped their accomplishments . . . (mostly) for the better.
They blame you when they get in trouble. They seem like your parents' favorite. They are the only enemy you can't live without. Almost everyone has a juicy story about their siblings-even famous people. Meet those who got along, those who didn't, and everyone in between!
* Demi Lovato and her sister
* Tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams
* Walt and Roy Disney
* Princes William and Harry
* Stephen Colbert and his eleven older siblings
* Quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning
* The Jacksons (Michael, Janet, and family)
* Reality TV sensations, the Gosselins
* Queen Elizabeth I and the queen who history remembers as Bloody Mary
* Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker
* John Wilkes Booth (the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln) and his brother Edwin
* Vincent and Theo van Gogh
* Airplane inventors, the Wright brothers
* The Romanovs
* The Kennedys
Oh, brother! This could get ugly. . . .
The world of extreme sports is evolving every day. Many of us are reinventing the parameters of tradition and creating new ways to do things. In 2016, skateboarding was among several new sports added to the 2020 Olympic Games, which is quite impressive if you think about the startup days of skateboarding. In the late '40s, surfers wanted a way to 'ride the waves' when there weren't any. Now, it is a new Olympic sport. Extreme ironists all around the world have the same aspiration for their sport.
Extreme Ironing 101: A Quick Guide on How to Extreme Iron Step by Step from A to Z delves into what extreme ironing really is and the history behind this up-and-coming sport. The sport has already created quite a following, with thousands of extreme ironists worldwide. Ironists all over the world continue to invent new purposes for this extreme sport. Some are searching for exhilarating connections with the forces of nature, while some want to send a message that they know how to iron. Other extreme ironists are examining and altering the framework of convention. And there are those that have made it their mission to get more people involved and make this the next Olympic sport.
What makes extreme ironing so unique is that it has become a limitless extreme sport. It is about taking ironing outside the traditional setting of indoors, and there are no rules. The rules of engagement are not defined, and this is exactly how ironists want it. Ironists continue to push the limit with this sport by learning from each other and consistently challenging each other to conquer life outside of the existing parameters. The list has no end! You can take part in extreme ironing on your surfboard while catching some waves, on a motorcycle, cycling, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, skiing, scuba diving, parasailing, skiing, snowboarding...
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Un fantástico audiolibro para introducir a los niños en la historia universal con veinticinco relatos cortos y divertidos, presentando las etapas más significativas, los acontecimientos más relevantes y los personajes decisivos desde el Paleolítico hasta la Edad Contemporánea.
Grabado en español ibérico (España).
Die WissensProfis Jette, Lilli, Finn und Ben sind gute Freunde und doch ganz verschieden. Lilli läuft schnell wie der Blitz. Ben verdrückt zwei Mittagessen, ohne dick zu werden. Finn kann ohne Brille die Hand vor Augen nicht sehen. Und seit der neue Mitschüler Carlos da ist, verhält sich Jette irgendwie seltsam... Zusammen mit einer Ernährungsberaterin, dem Schularzt und einem Paralympics-Leichtathleten gehen sie dem menschlichen Körper auf den Grund - und oft sogar am eigenen Leib!
Umfassendes Sachwissen, authentische Geräusche, viel Musik und das Eröffnungslied 'Was wollt ihr wissen?' sorgen für ein spannendes HörErlebnis.
Das Hörspiel basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Buch von Andrea Schwendemann und Rolf Bunse aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag.
