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Zookeeper Fred loves snakes, but his favorite is a tiny green snake named Vern. Vern is sneaky and constantly tries to hide in Fred’s lunch. When Vern gets loose in the zoo and lands atop a boy’s head, it’s trouble! A few citizens demand that all the snakes must go, and the Mayor closes the zoo until City Council decides what to do. Is Vern a menace? Are the snakes a danger to society, or are they a valuable resource for everyone? And who gets to decide? The Questioneers need all their talents to help Zookeeper Fred, but in the end, it’s Aaron’s art that leads the way.

Als im Vergnügungspark Ruby Pier eine fehlerhafte Attraktion geräumt werden muss, stirbt der 83-jährige Eddie bei dem Versuch, ein kleines Mädchen zu retten. Doch damit fängt die Geschichte gerade erst an. Durch fünf geheimnisvolle Himmel wird Eddie nach seinem Tod gehen und dabei auf Menschen treffen, deren Leben untrennbar mit seinem verbunden sind. Mit tiefer Einfühlsamkeit entfaltet Albom das bunte Bild eines scheinbar gewöhnlichen Lebens und demonstriert dabei, wie unser aller Schicksal auch immer in den Händen anderer Menschen liegt.

Four influential women we thought we knew well—Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters—and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movement This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women—linked not by...

Haben Sie es gewusst? In Schreibkursen und auf Poetry-Slams zeigen Schreibende auch heute noch gern, was ihre Fantasie mit Sprache machen kann. Und dass Literatur wirklich lebt! Im Quiz stehen dann die Klassiker im Zentrum. Testen auch Sie Ihre Kenntnisse zur deutschsprachigen Literatur! Die Hörserie bringt Sie auf den nächsten Poetry-Slam. Zu jedem Dialog gibt es eine Übung. Haben Sie das nötige Hörverständnis? Und Buchautor Silas Matthes zeigt Ihnen die Disziplin des kreativen Schreibens. Im Hörkurs bekommen Sie Schreibtipps, Übungen und Ideen für Ihre nächsten Texte.

Blue River Creek has a problem: there's a pet thief on the loose! Or at least, Sofia and Iggy are convinced that there is, once their pets go missing. But as a scientist, Ada knows it's important not to jump to conclusions and to follow the facts. How will they find out what really happened to the town's pets? By using the Scientific Method, of course! Through making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimentation, the Questioneers must find the missing animals before even more pets disappear!

Sonja hat ein neues E-Auto. Aber was sind eigentlich die Unterschiede zum Auto mit Verbrennungsmotor? In einer Autofabrik erfahren Sonja und die Kinder Jette und Anton das ganz genau. Dort erleben sie Schritt für Schritt mit, wie ein Auto gebaut wird. Eine Ausstellung führt die drei anschließend durch die Geschichte des Autos - vom Dampfkraftwagen zum modernen E-Auto. Und gemeinsam überlegen sie, wie wohl die Autos der Zukunft sein werden und was davon noch Vision oder schon Wirklichkeit ist.

Esta vez se embarca con los argonautas en busca del legendario vellocino de oro. Jasón es solo un niño inexperto cuando zarpa en el Argo y, tras sortear los miedos, tentaciones y trampas que la larga navegación entraña, regresa como un héroe victorioso acompañado de su amada Medea.

Ada Twist is full of questions. A scientist to her very core, she asks why again and again. One question always leads to another until she’s off on a journey of discovery! When Rosie Revere’s Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it’s up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what’s the best plan for getting him down?

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners.

Miss Lila Greer announces it’s time for Grade Two to get a class pet, and she wants the kids to participate in choosing which one. After all, they will all have to share the responsibility of caring for it. The class narrows it down to two options: Team Turtle and Team Bird. Sofia is named Election Commissioner, in charge of overseeing a fair and honest election between the two teams. There’s a class-wide campaign, complete with posters, articles, and speeches. Then it’s time for the election! But when the votes are counted, there’s a tie, and one vote is missing.

Muitos conflitos poderiam ser evitados se percebêssemos que os problemas de comunicação não se concentram somente nas palavras que dizemos, mas na forma como falamos e escutamos. Se você acredita que a comunicação é uma competência a ser aprimorada constantemente e que desenvolvê-la de forma assertiva o deixará mais confiante e possibilitará construir relacionamentos pessoais e profissionais mais saudáveis e equilibrados, ouça este audiolivro!

How well do you know people? How well do they know you? Six award-winning, bestselling authors of suspense explore the lingering threat of secrets and the inescapable fear that they can’t stay buried forever. No matter how dark the hiding place, the consequences of revealing the truth can bring out the worst in lovers, friends, family, and strangers.

Lila Greer has always loved mysteries, even when they scare her. When a spooky storm blows into Blue River Creek and Lila is startled awake by a strange shrieking shadow, she knows something is afoot. Stranger still, Lila and the Questioneers discover that on the night of the storm, someone broke into Iggy’s parents’ art gallery and stole all the paintings for the new exhibit. Could the mysterious shrieking shadow have something to do with the missing artwork?

While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged—and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life.

Si possono abbandonare il proprio padre e la propria madre? Si può sbattere la porta, scendere le scale e decidere che non li si vedrà più? Mettere in discussione l’origine, sfuggire alla sua stretta? Dopo dieci anni sottratti al logoramento di una violenza sottile e pervasiva tra le mura di casa, finalmente un figlio può voltarsi e narrare la sua disgraziata famiglia e il tabù di questa censura “con la forza brutale del romanzo”.

A modern topology of nonmonogamy’s many possibilities—and consequences.

Rita quiere escribir una novela. O quizá quiere dejar de mentir cuando dice que lo está haciendo. Han pasado ocho años desde que descubrió su vocación en Atlanta, rodeada de una familia peculiar, y desde entonces encadena trabajos precarios y bocadillos de fuet y vive con la sensación constante de no pertenecer a ninguna parte.

Frances lost her heart in the Crimea to Cormac Byrne, an Irish doctor. He disappeared during the melee following the last battle and she doubts she'll ever see him again. She's spent the last three years praying he's still alive. Imagine her shock when she accepts a teaching position at Florence Nightingale's new London hospital and finds herself face to face with him again.

Der Vorteil, wenn man im Strudel von Kleideranproben und Hochzeitsvorbereitungen gefangen ist: Charlotte Sloane hat kaum Zeit für irgendwelche Bedenken. Als bei einem Symposium in den Royal Botanic Gardens ein Botaniker zusammenbricht, haben Sloane und Wrexford jedoch ganz andere Sorgen. Denn die Spuren von weißem Pulver in der Nähe des Mundes offenbaren die dunkle Wahrheit – der Botaniker wurde ermordet. Sloane und Wrexford werden in die Ermittlungen hineingezogen und erfahren, dass das Opfer an einer bedeutenden medizinischen Entdeckung beteiligt war.

Als Lady Cordelia und ihr Bruder Lord Woodbridge plötzlich aus London verschwinden, versetzt das die ganze Gesellschaft in Aufruhr. Gerüchte machen die Runde, dass sie Teil einer geheimen Organisation sind, die an einem illegalen – und höchst lukrativen – Handelssystem arbeitet, das die gesamte britische Wirtschaft bedroht. Charlotte und Wrexford, die mit den Geschwistern befreundet sind, glauben an deren Unschuld. Sie beginnen mit der Suche nach der Wahrheit und müssen dabei ihre zunehmend komplexen Gefühle füreinander entwirren.