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Little Bot and the Story Box teaches children how to be polite and ask for what they want in the proper way! As Little Bot learns social skills through his adventures in Dr. Robo's Bot Shop, so do your children!

Will Rollins, a greenhorn - cheechako - (chee-chock-oh) is miserable in his new Alaska life. In addition to the bully after him, he can't seem to make any friends in school and doesn't know a thing about dogsleds, riverboats, hunting, or surviving at 40 degrees below zero. When Will darts out alone onto rampaging river ice to rescue a stranded dog, his bravery wins him a valuable, trained sled dog, Blackie, and a new human friend as well, an Alaskan Indian boy named Elias. It's Elias who challenges and inspires the cheechako to become a rugged outdoorsman and a real Alaskan.

RDex is a runaway, but not your typical runaway. He's a young robot alien who has stolen a rocket in order to rescue his teacher, who he thinks is being held as a prisoner on earth. After crashing on earth, RDex is befriended by two middle graders, Tommy and Hawk. RDex lives in a shed in Hawk's backyard, where he watches old cowboy movies for entertainment and drinks cans of oil to quench his thirst. When Tommy and Hawk disguise RDex as a human and bring him to class, that's when the fun begins!

Focussing on three of the best-known Republican presidents of the 20th century, Jonathan Myerson’s riveting drama series looks at how their triumphs and disasters drove the party's electoral fortunes. Closely based on accounts by those who were there, this political trilogy reimagines the pivotal moments that changed history, and the part played by these famous and controversial leaders.

Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come. On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerrilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone.

Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come. On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerrilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone.

Labor organizer Padma Mehta is on the edge of space and the edge of burnout. All she wants is to buy out a little rum distillery and retire, but she's supposed to recruit 500 people to the Union before she can. She's only 33 short. So when a small-time con artist tells her about 40 people ready to tumble down the space elevator to break free from her old bosses, she checks it out - against her better judgment. It turns out, of course, it was all lies.

While most folks are busy preparing for Christmas, the tightknit Jensen clan can only hope they’ll make it home. Luke Jensen is in San Antonio tracking down a dangerous outlaw. But when he finds the man leading a wholesome life — as a charity-working Hill Country pastor — Luke agrees to wait until after Christmas to bring him to justice.

Your story. Your narratives. Your experiences. All of them can provide insight and direction that you never knew existed by activating your Internal Observer. Without it, we are doomed to repeat the same patterns of behavior that reinforce tired preconceptions.

Entdecker, Erfinder und Visionäre zum Hören greifbar - die spannende und unterhaltsame Wissensreihe Abenteuer & Wissen. Vom Schuhputzer zum Fußballstar - Im Jahr 1940 kommt in Brasilien ein Junge zur Welt, der als Fußballer eine großartige Karriere einschlägt: Als Kind in armen Verhältnissen aufgewachsen, muss Pelé schon früh Geld für die Familie mitverdienen. Seine Leidenschaft für das Fußballspiel jedoch und sein einzigartiges Talent bringen ihn bald in einen bekannten Fußballverein und schließlich in die brasilianische Nationalmannschaft. Mit ihr nimmt er an vier Fußball-Weltmeisterschaften teil und gelangt weltweit zu Ruhm.

When Charlie loses Ozzie, his best and only friend, the last thing he expects is to find Emmy. A lonely misfit like Charlie and Ozzie, she’s never had a friend and has no clue about finding one. And like the boys and their island, she has a secret. The course of these rough-edged kids building a raft together, will never be smooth. But slowly discovering clues to the mystery of Ozzie’s death — why was he out there alone? They may just discover themselves.

An Alaskan mission priest gets involved in a tale of revenge and the search for a shipment of gold bars stolen off a historic paddlewheel steamboat, the Nenana. Fr. Hardy and his friends, Evie, Andy and William, board the Nenana on her last voyage down the Tanana and Yukon rivers. There's already been one unsolved murder, death by paddlewheel. Can they get to the bottom of it all before there's another?

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe.

Charles Dickens: The Travel Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published travelogues. Journeying through Italy, America, France, and London, we get a glimpse into nineteenth century European and American culture, as well as a deeper insight into Dickens and his life. Also included here are 12 stories from Sketches by Boz which detail London life during Dickens' life, showcasing his uncanny ability to capture the best and worst of life, and giving us an unparalleled insight into mid-century London.