Growing up in Ladora, Iowa, Mildred “Millie” Benson had ample time to develop her imagination and sense of adventure. While still a journalism graduate student at the University of Iowa, Millie began writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which published the phenomenally popular Hardy Boys series, among others. Soon, Millie was tapped for a new series starring amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, a young, independent woman not unlike Millie herself. Under ...
Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio. As a young girl, she played pickup games of sandlot baseball with neighborhood children; no one, however, would have suspected that at the age of seventeen she would become a star athlete at the national level. The outbreak of World War II and the ensuing draft of able-bodied young men severely depleted the ranks of professional baseball players. In 1943, Philip K. Wrigley, ...
Join Brad, Jeremy and Lucy on their first adventure as they travel into the forest of The Magical Oak Tree. On the way you will meet the forest’s mysterious creatures, let loose an array of misfit monsters, battle the crafty witch and in the final test, face an all powerful dragon. The Magical Oak Tree is the first collaboration between Gavin Macleod (Author) & Ryan Estrada (Illustrator). ...
Jeden Tag erwahlt der Kalif ein Madchen. Jeden Abend nimmt er sie zur Frau. Jeden Morgen lasst er sie hinrichten. Bis die eine auftaucht, die um jeden Preis uberleben will. Shahrzad hat ihre beste Freundin an den Kalifen verloren und nun will sie nur noch eins: ihre Freundin rachen. Und so meldet sie sich freiwillig, um den jungen Herrscher zu heiraten. Doch sie hat nicht vor zu sterben. Sie mochte uberleben und den Mann toten, der ihr die Freun ...
A wonderful account of the sense of hearing given to us by the creator, which can be explored endlessly with young children through everyday songs and sounds, encouraging us to give thanks to God. ...
A book that explains what this particular sense allows us to experienceThe book has a clear message: we should be thankful for the senses that open up the wonders of the world to us. It also mentions the heart, which enables us to love GodPopular idea for parents of faith, who have been raised to be thankful to God, and wish to endear children to similar feelingsWritten in simple rhyming language and accompanied with traditional watercolor illus ...
Anna und Sebastiano sollten eigentlich nur einen Ingenieur nach London in das Jahr 1813 begleiten. Doch dort angekommen, erwartet sie eine weitaus gefahrlichere Mission: Jemand versucht, samtliche Zeitreise-Tore zu zerstoren, und nur Anna und Sebastiano konnen es verhindern. Getarnt als Geschwister tauchen sie in die High Society des Londoner Adels ein. Auf Kutschfahrten und Tanzfesten mussen sie sich nicht nur gegen aufdringliche Verehrer wehre ...
Salam, my dear friends,I hope you're all well.If you've time to listenI've something to tell About the first mosque,A beautiful sight,Which we face when we pray,Where the nur shines bright Discover the joys of 'Umrah when a brother and sister travel with their parents to the city of Mecca and perform this sacred ritual for the very first time. Includes a poster and paper dolls to enact performing 'Umrah! ...
"It’s easy to feel a sense of peace after completing Fawzia Gilani’s Cinderella. This humble version of the classic fairy tale is a gentle reminder that victory comes as much from a peaceful soul as a beautiful dress and a dramatic confrontation." – Luxury ReadingCinderella is one of the oldest, best-known, and most loved stories worldwide, with hundreds of cultural variants and re-tellings from ancient Egypt and China t ...
