On the first night of Hanukkah, a weary traveler named Hershel of Ostropol eagerly approaches a village, where plenty of latkes and merriment should warm him. But when he arrives, not a single candle is lit. A band of frightful goblins has taken over the syna-gogue, and the villagers cannot celebrate at all! Hershel vows to help them. But can one man alone stand up to the goblins, save Hanukkah, and live to tell the tale? ...
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy's final sixth-grade assignment? A genealogy project. Well, she'll put it off-just like those wedding centerpieces she's supposed to be making. ...
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to ...
Examines how scientists study tornadoes. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides an exciting look at the science of disaster detection. ...
Das Space Shuttle «Globus» startet zu einem neuen Weltraumflug. Die Steuerung ubernimmt die Hauptkontrollsoftware KX7000, ein Programm, das uber kunstliche Intelligenz verfugt und von den Technikern liebevoll Plock genannt wird. Der Start ist erfolgreich und das Shuttle unterwegs ins All, als plotzlich samtliche Computer des Shuttles und der Bodenstation verrucktspielen. Das Shuttle droht zu explodieren! Schuld daran sind die GLITCHES, funf bosa ...
Was haben Huhner mit dem Glauben an Gott zu tun? Ziemlich viel, wie Sabine Kley in den letzten Jahren festgestellt hat. Seitdem sie auf einen Hahn und einige Huhner gekommen ist, hat die Autorin immer wieder himmlische Gru?e im Huhnerstall erhalten. Von ihren lustigen, aber manchmal auch nachdenklich stimmenden Erlebnissen berichtet sie in diesem mitrei?enden Horbuch. Dabei verbindet sie geschickt ihre eigenen Erfahrungen mit biblischen Aussage ...
When Lily Michaels-Ryan ditches her ADHD meds and lands in detention with Abelard, she's intrigued-he seems thirty seconds behind while she feels thirty seconds ahead. It doesn't hurt that he's brilliant and beautiful. When Abelard posts a quote from The Letters of Abelard and Heloise online, their mutual affinity for ancient love letters connects them. The two fall for each other. Hard. But is it enough to bridge their difference ...
Der rbb 88.8-OHRENBAR prasentiert: Julius und die Raufritter von Schroffenstein, gelesen von Bernhard Schutz. Kaum zu glauben: Julius' Mutter Gesine erbt eine Ritterburg! Julius freut sich. Auf Burg Schroffenstein, hofft er, wird ihn niemand mehr hanseln wie an seiner Schule, nur weil er mit Nachnamen «Schreck» hei?t, Julius Schreck. Doch auf Burg Schroffenstein leben auch die Schroffensteins. Sie sind ehemalige Raufritter mit zotteligen Ha ...
Examines how scientists study hurricanes. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides an exciting look at the science of disaster detection. ...