Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Maidlin (Magdalena) and Rosamund join the school. Maidlin has difficulty adjusting to life in England, but Joy is almost like a mother to her, and Maidlin adores her.
This collection of Christmas nursery rhymes, complete with book cover images, and accompanying opening/closing song and background music, is designed to be a comprehensive and immersive holiday experience for children and families. The primary purpose of these rhymes is to capture the magic, wonder, and diverse traditions of the Christmas season in a format that is both engaging and accessible to young minds, particularly those aged six to eight. The intent behind this collection is multifaceted. First, it seeks to provide a fresh and original source of festive storytelling that goes beyond the classic carols and rhymes. By introducing new characters, such as (in later collections) the Christmas starfish and the caroling mice, alongside beloved figures like Santa Claus and the Nutcracker, the collection aims to spark children's imaginations and create new holiday traditions. The rhymes are crafted to be easily readable and memorable, with rhythmic verses that support early literacy skills and a love for poetry. Furthermore, the collection is designed to be a versatile resource for parents and educators. These shorter rhymes are perfect for recitation and memorization and offer narratives for bedtime stories or classroom reading. The inclusion of opening and closing songs transforms the book into a potential musical or theatrical production, encouraging creative expression and performance.Show book
This novelty book for kids ages 0 to 3 celebrates the endearing Build-a-Bear heart ceremony––it's the perfect reminder that each cuddly companion carries a wish from their heart, given to them by you! Filled with love and warmth, this book includes your very own interactive heart to move from page to page, marking the beginning of a lifelong friendship and treasured memories ahead. Turn each page for a new sweet message about your bear's heart and how special it is. It's the perfect book for Valentine's Day or any day you want to spread some love."In a world full of wonder, your heart knows best. It’s making friends that matters, much more than the rest."Show book
Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier's Sisters in this "realistic, riveting" (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade tale of three warring sisters who find themselves lost in the wilderness and must learn to trust each other if they want to survive. Sisters Abby, Emma, and Ollie have gone from being best friends forever to mortal enemies. Thanks to their months-long feud, they are sent to Camp Unplugged, a girls' camp deep in the heart of the Idaho mountains where they will go "back to nature"—which means no cell phones, no internet, and no communicating with the outside world. For two whole weeks. During that time, they had better learn to get along again, their parents tell them. Or else. The sisters don't see any way they can ever forgive each other for what they've done, no matter how many hikes and campfire songs they're forced to participate in. But then disaster strikes, and they find themselves lost and alone in the wilderness. They will have to outrun a raging wildfire, make it through a turbulent river, escape bears and mountain lions and ticks. They don't have training, or food, or enough supplies. All they have is each other. And maybe, just maybe, it will be enough to survive.Show book
Parable of the Two Sons Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus put another parable to them and said, “A man had two sons and he went to the first and said, Go and cultivate grapes in my vineyard.” “And the first said, I will not go. But then he changed his mind and went to work in the vineyard.” “To the other, he said, Go and work in my vineyard, but the son came back and said he went but he didn’t.” “Which of them did their father’s will?” Jesus asked them. And they answered him, “The first son.” Jesus replied, “In truth, I tell you that the sinners and the prostitutes enter the kingdom of God before you do.”Show book
Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl living with her extraordinary family. She loves her Gran, but tries to avoid her brother, Tom, who is always trying to get her into trouble.Her life is quite boring until weird things begin to happen to her.Arabella enjoys her work at school and when she is learning about the history of the Greeks, she finds herself transported to Greece, at the time of the early Olympic Games. Unfortunately, her brother is taken with her and he is angry and blames Arabella.She doesn’t know how they got there or how to get them back home.Show book
Lost Sci-Fi Books 131 thru 135 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s 50s and 60sThe Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury - Mad, impossible world! Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night—and life condensed by radiation into eight days! Sim eyed the Ship—if he only dared reach it and escape! ... but it was more than half an hour distant—the limit of life itself!A Practical Man's Guide by Jack Vance - Ralph Banks, editor of Popular Crafts Monthly, was a short stocky man with a round pink face, a crisp crew-cut, an intensely energetic manner.Christmas on Ganymede by Isaac Asimov - Consider the problems of miners who work on Ganymede, moon of Jupiter, 390,000,000 miles from earth: isolated on a world so different from our own, surrounded by beings who know nothing of our traditions, how might these men teach their alien work-mates how we celebrate Christmas?A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke - Fear and misfortune stalk the strange byways of a lonely planetThe Repairman by Harry Harrison - Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn’t be so bad … if I could shoot the trouble!Show book
