Editorial: Aladdin
You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Ben Franklin's life, including: A cunning escape from a cruel brother.A shrewd plan to save the colonies.A treacherous spy game in Paris.A shocking battle with a vengeful aristocrat.And a last-minute triumph that bound American together. These days and five others shook Franklin's world - and yours.
Brothers Grimm were born in Giessen: Jacob - on January 4, 1785, Wilhelm - on February 24, 1786. Since 1804 brothers have became interested in fairy tales and folklore. "Clever Elsie" is a fairy tale by brothers Grimm. A man wanted to give his daughter who was called Clever Elsie in marriage. And a young man called Hans began to ask Elsie in marriage, but he set a condition that the girl were judicious. After that her parents and Hans had dinner and sent Elsie to the cellar to bring beer. In the cellar Elsie saw a pick-axe above her. She thought, that if she would get Hans, and they would have a child, and he would grow big, and they would send him to the cellar, then the pick-axe would fall on his head and kill him. She started to weep and forgot about beer. How did the fairy tale end? Read "Clever Elsie" to know it.Ver libro
Simple text and photographs present an overview of growing a garden.Ver libro
Emily Jenkins pens tales that spark the imagination of young readers. In this sequel to the wildly popular Toys Go Out, Lumphy, Stingray, and Plastic return for a whole new set of adventures. Their little girl is leaving for winter vacation, but she's forgotten to take them! In these rousing stories, the lovable toys spend their time alone surviving the perils of a blizzard, rescuing the toy mice from the vacuum, and, of course, having a rockin' dance party with the washing machine.Ver libro
Deer can run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour and can leap as high as 9 feet. In this introduction to deer, students will learn about the physical features of deer, where they live, and what they eat each season.Ver libro
Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world,little man.” But Tank left for the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world without him. Then he meets Posey, the brash new girlfrom next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who’s off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becomingbraver, and making friends—and maybe Walter can discover who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like. Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change and growing up from the acclaimed and bestselling author Barbara O’Connor.Ver libro
1950s Science Fiction 2 - 23 Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1950sBeyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. DickThe Last Plunge by S. J. SackettHuman Is by Philip K. DickThree Spacemen Left to Die! by Russ WinterbothamBeyond The Door by Philip K. DickWanderlust by Alan E. NourseThe Flight of the Eagle by Alfred CoppelBreeder Reaction by Winston MarksThe Addicts by William MorrisonStop, You're Killing Me! by Darius John GrangerShipping Clerk by William MorrisonThe Skull by Philip K. DickThe Old Martians by Rog PhillipsParadise Planet by Richard S. ShaverPlanet of Dreams by James McKimmey Jr.The Beachcomber by Damon KnightMeddler by Philip K. DickThe Inquisitor by Robert SilverbergGlow Worm by Harlan EllisonSlay-Ride by Winston MarksMadmen of Mars by Erik FennelSix Frightened Men by Robert SilverbergA Zloor For Your Trouble! by Mack ReynoldsVer libro
