Resultados para "UP" en Geografía y culturas

Some stories are too important to be forgotten. During the Great Depression, families living deep in the Appalachian mountains had little access to books. But a group of determined women changed that. They rode horses and mules over steep mountain trails, carrying saddlebags full of stories to...

Audiobook 2 begins when Lindie Lou and her new friend Max's airplane lands in the Emerald City (Seattle) and a whole new adventure begins! Lindie Lou says goodbye to Max who describes where she can find him in the future. Kate & Bryan introduce her to life on a lake and the sites of Seattle. Follow Lindie Lou who learns to swim, visits Pike Place Market, meets new friends and learns life lessons along the way. The adventures continue when she discovers Rachel the Pig, sees flying fish, orca whales and discovers the famous gum wall.

Everyone eats, but few people know what dietitians do. “When I Grow Up, I Can Be a Dietitian!” presents a menu of possibilities in the profession of dietetics. Dietitians are food and nutrition experts who help people and communities eat better, reduce disease risk, manage health conditions...

This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome. It features over 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable - from surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change. There are tales of triumphing over illness and injury, and of overcoming bullying. Entries include Greta Thunberg, Boyan Slat and Phiona Mutesi, to name a few.

Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria's teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All-American Girls' League to start a girls' softball team at their school.

During WWII, when the Nazis hunt Jewish children, the kids’ only hope is help from the Dutch Resistance. But these brave volunteers are outgunned, outmanned, and all they have is each other. In this sequel to Hunger Winter, thirteen -year-old Dirk and his family move to a farm near Utrecht...

The author of My Name Is Maria Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes "Where the Flame Trees Bloom", "Under the Royal Palms", five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of the island of Cuba, where Alma Flor grew up.

In a small village called Yellow Stone, below the mountains of southeastern China, Sisi is a model sister, daughter, and student. She brews tea for her grandfather in the morning, leads recitations at school as class monitor, and helps care for her youngest brother, Da. But when students are selected during a school ceremony to join the prestigious Red Guard, Sisi is passed over. Worse, she is shamed for her family’s past - they are former landowners who have no place in the new Communist order.

Paco loved balloons. All kinds of balloons. But he especially loved hot air balloons. One day, Paco dreamed of going up in a hot air balloon, and when he finally got the chance, he vowed that he would make it possible for every child to have the same incredible feeling and experience that he did.

Bloomsbury presents The Unicorn Princess Collection: Sunbeam's Shine, Flash's Dash, and Bloom's Ball by Emily Bliss, read by Julie Rogers Welcome to the Rainbow Realm, an enchanted land ruled by unicorn princesses! Cressida Jenkins, a unicorn-obsessed girl who is sure that unicorns are real, is...

Princess Kindle is a girl with a volatile energy and bright mind. And what’s more, she absolutely loves playing with fire. You could say she is a pyromaniac. Her friend, Prince Flint, is her best buddy, although sometimes, he’s not the smartest kid on the block. With him, she experiences several adventures at home and in their search for a cave, until they find a fire dragon unicorn.

One of the most exciting things about being a baby is that you never know where you're going to be when you wake up from a nap. Follow along with Benjamin, as he wakes up in all kinds of fun places, as he travels around the world with his parents!

Read by the author. Tweens and teens will encounter much-needed hope, read inspiring true stories, and learn to love generously and why connection matters in this 90-day devotional from Carlos Whittaker, bestselling author, activist, and head of the "Instafamilia," a hope-minded online community...

What do you want to be? Will you have friends? Will you like working hard? Will your boss be nice? Listen to the book and find out!

Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali offers her personal account, discussing the many and varied questions she fielded from curious friends and schoolmates while growing up in Southern California—from diet, to dress, to prayer and holidays and everything in between. She also provides an academically...

A chapter book edition of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's bestselling story of courageously standing up for girls' education. Malala's powerful memoir of risking her life for the right to go to school is now abridged and adapted for chapter book readers. Raised in a changing Pakistan...

For all parents, caretakers, teachers and mentors of young black girls, Positive Affirmations for Young Melanated Queens, Volume 2 is a collection of 50 empowering and confidence-boosting statements for them to listen and repeat out loud or by writing them down. These emboldening statements give young black girls tools to take charge of their mindset and, through repetition, feel the truth in these words. Words that celebrate their skin, hair, potential, brilliance, compassion, and leadership.

Kids deal with racism and social justice issues every day; give them the tools to effectively fight injustices using Christian principles and practical tools. In this adaptation of How to Fight Racism, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jemar Tisby helps young readers ages 8-12 understand how...

Bloomsbury presents Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up by Melissa Cummings-Quarry and Natalie A Carter, read by Rachel Adedeji, Melissa Cummings-Quarry and Natalie A Carter. SHORTLISTED FOR CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2022 'Thank you for being...

Brought to you by Penguin. Poppy is really excited because she and Mum are working at Cousin Saffron's sewing shop for the day while Saffron minds Poppy's baby brother and sister, Angel and Archie. She is absolutely sure it is going to be the most brilliant day ever because the shop is so...