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Das ist die Erzählung eines Jungen, der 1947 in Leipzig geboren wird, in der SBZ und später in der DDR aufwächst. Was macht eine glückliche Kindheit und Jugend aus? Wie lebt man zwischen einem behüteten bürgerlichen Elternhaus, Erzählungen von Vertreibung, der Zeit im Thomanerchor, den vielen gesellschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen in der DDR, den weltpolitischen Auseinandersetzungen in der DDR und den weltpolitischen Ereignissen der 1950er und 1960er Jahre?

Çocuk yazınının en önemli yazarlarından olan Mavisel Yener'den 49 yaş aralığındaki miniklere yönelik rengârenk, cıvıl cıvıl, bilgi dolu kitaplardan biri; Tırtıl Teyze.

Este audiolivro apresenta um belo projeto capitaneado, em Salvador, pela professora Cláudia Mattos, também rainha do Grupo Muzenza e bailarina de intérpretes conhecidos da MPB. Nessa aventura, Sara conhece o projeto Rei e Rainha Azeviche, realizado por Tia Cláudia em sua escola. Um livro sobre a importância da cultura africana no Brasil.

Sara é uma criança como são as crianças felizes: irrequieta, tagarela, curiosa. Ela está sempre buscando novas aventuras e conhecendo pessoas interessantes. Nesta história, Sara e sua vizinha, a cantora Dhi Ribeiro, para ela Tia Dhi, conversam sobre a tradição de preparar e servir caruru no dia da comemoração de Cosme e Damião. Um livro sobre a importância da cultura africana no Brasil.

Based on the author's own family history, here is a moving story about a young girl from two different backgrounds. The girl’s mother tells her stories about her mother, a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment and sewed wedding dresses shimmering in satin and lace. Her father tells stories of his mother, the girl’s other grandmother, who liked to cook bubbling dal on a coal stove in Pakistan. They tell stories about how both sides came to America, and how, eventually, her parents met on a warm summer evening in Poughkeepsie.

A big event has Isabella ready to leave home at the crack of dawn. But that's a motion her parents aren't likely to pass. After a two-to-one vote, it's decided that some things need to happen before Isabella can leave the house - like eating breakfast and brushing her teeth! If her house is going to work like a democracy, Isabella knows what she has to do; call an assembly and campaign her way out the door!

After working as spies to aid the Colonies and delivering a message to General George Washington himself, twins Ambrose and John Clark find themselves volunteering for another mission to help the newly forming United States. This time, the boys step up to help transport much-needed gunpowder to the patriots, and end up in an even more dangerous situation—trying to man one of the first submarines. But the biggest challenge may be finding a way to free their imprisoned older brother.

Listen to this fantastic coming-of-age graphic novel, "Words Tangled," which delves into the life of Sophie, a young girl dealing with the complexity of dyslexia and bilingualism. The story will carry you from the wymsical world of Germany to the incredible landscapes of America. Here, the desperate battle with words that turn Sophie to her love of numbers and patterns, and art creating a feeling of safety and control.