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「正しくりっぱな行動をする人は、不幸にもたえられるということを、わたしは明らかにしたいと願っている。」ベートーヴェン 一八一九年二月一日・ウィーン市庁にあてた手紙より

Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a...

本作は、ドイツ、ハンブルク生まれの児童文学者、新ロマン派の作家であるワルデマル・ボンゼルスが1912年に発表した『みつばちマーヤの冒険』（原題：Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer）が原作です。外の世界に飛び出した小さな蜜蜂のマーヤが、さまざまな虫たちと出会い、友情を育んだり、危険な目にあったり。

The unbelievable true story of pilot Douglas Corrigan, who took off from New York to fly to California, but landed in Ireland instead. On July 17, 1938, American pilot Douglas Corrigan took off from New York City’s Floyd Bennett Field for a long-haul trip. He had 320 gallons of gas in a...

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa.

In this heartfelt and inspiring story, a young girl is faced with the sudden loss of her beloved father. Struggling to make sense of her grief, she finds comfort in nightly prayers with her grandmother. One special evening, as she drifts into sleep, she has a divine encounter with Jesus. Through this gentle and powerful experience, He guides her with loving instructions on how to process her sorrow, honor her father's memory, and find healing. With faith as her compass, she learns to move forward with hope and peace in her heart.

On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs' passing by reflecting on his prolific life that greatly influenced the way technology is used.

Learn about Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani and what makes him one of the greatest players of all time! Shohei Ohtani, also known as "Shotime," is widely known for his skills in both pitching and hitting. At the 2016 Japan Series, Ohtani led his team, the Fighters, to victory. He later...

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.10では、華やかで目立つメロディーを担当することの多い金管楽器「トランペット」に注目！トランペットは、大きく輝かしい音色を響かせることができる一方で温かみがあって柔らかな音も出せる豊かな表現力をもった楽器。トランペットが奏でる印象的なファンファーレから始まるマーラー作曲の交響曲

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.7では、低い音域で渋く落ち着いた音色のほかユーモラスな表現もできる木管楽器「ファゴット」に注目！オーケストラと一緒にファゴットの独奏が活躍するモーツァルト「ファゴット協奏曲」、ディズニー映画でも使われたポール・デュカが作曲した曲、イタリアの作曲家ヴィヴァルディが作った「ファゴット協奏曲」など

青年同士の淡い恋と心の移り変わりを描いた堀辰雄の短編小説。堀自身も学生時代、寄宿舎で生活していた経験がある。

Read about the incredible life of Walt Disney in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series. Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and...

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating...

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga...

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.9では、木管楽器ならではの柔らかい音色が魅力的な「クラリネット」に注目！クラリネットは、モーツァルトが活躍した時代に使われ始めたばかりでクラシック音楽の長い歴史の中では比較的“新しい”ほうの楽器。生き生きとしたメロディーをクラリネットが奏でるモーツァルトの協奏曲

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun...

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.8では、ピカピカと光り輝く長い管がくるくると巻かれた丸い形の金管楽器「ホルン」に注目！冒頭から華やかなホルンの音が響くベートーヴェンの「ホルン・ソナタ」、ホルンの音色が雄大な自然の光景を表現した「アルプス交響曲」、オーケストラの中でホルンが主役となって歌うチャイコフスキーの交響曲など

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman...

A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?...

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on...