Box For Children

The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy! But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing's gone right for the museum or its workers. Could the spooky sarcophagus be behind all the bad luck?

The Aldens are thrilled to be with their Aunt Jane and Uncle Andy in San Francisco. When they visit Fisherman's Wharf, their friend, Charlie, invites them aboard a fishing boat. But strange things are happening on the wharf, and it seems as if someone doesn't want Charlie to catch any fish. Can the Boxcar Children find out what's going on?

The Aldens discover there’s nothing more fun than a drive-in theater, where they can eat popcorn in the car and watch movies under the stars! But pranks and other odd things keep happening at the Diamond Drive-In, and late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty lot. Is the old theater really haunted?

The Aldens are helping Greenfield’s most popular band get ready for a music festival. A big-time music producer will be there to watch the show, and everyone in Greenfield is hoping the band will be famous soon. The day before the festival, the band’s instruments are stolen! Can the Aldens find the instruments—and the thief—before the big show?

The Aldens' neighbor, Lina, thinks there’s treasure hidden in her attic, and she wants the Aldens to help her find it. Of course, the children are eager to help search—but it appears they aren’t the only ones looking for the treasure. Can the Boxcar Children discover the treasure in the attic... before someone else finds it first?

A sight-impaired boy in a small town. A mischievous girl who won't stay in one place. A mysterious notebook belonging to a world-famous scientist. A fire. A stranger. A death. These are the ingredients within The Danger Box, an exciting new mystery.

To protect the throne, 17-year-old spy Kali must play a male guardsman trainee by day and royal lady by night. Orphaned and trained on a spymaster’s remote estate, Kali is a scout who works alone in the shadows. But when a terror group threatens the Dansil throne, the king forces Kali to accept a mission at the palace or forfeit her sister’s life. Suddenly thrust into the light, Kali must infiltrate high society as the royal Lady Lianna while penetrating the servant ranks as Kal, a male guardsman trainee.

4 Classic Children’s Stories features four engaging stories that will entice the imaginations of children of all ages! Includes the all-time classics Beauty and the Beast, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Wild Swans, and My Father’s Dragon, all magically brought to life by Noelle Dupuis.

Learn how to create and tell spellbinding oral stories for the special children in your life with The Storyteller's Kit Box. Children’s author and story weaver Judy Hubbard shows how easy it is to build magical stories using a simple four-step approach - character, setting, action, and resolution - and an armada of great story themes. The Storyteller’s Kit Box provides helpful tips on story delivery, instructions for creating props bags and story boxes...and sample stories to get you started.

NY Times and USA Today best-selling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings you a new crossover series! The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. Includes The Children, The Last Stand, and The Charity.

Four orphaned siblings, determined to stay together as a family, decide to inhabit an abandoned boxcar and turn it into their new home in the woods. When one of the siblings falls ill, the others go out to seek a doctor to save their sister. Meanwhile, their wealthy grandfather has offered a sizable reward to anyone who has information about his grandchildren, hoping that they can all be reunited once more. As the children continue to evade being found out, will they ever know peace?

Step into the heart of the North Dakota plains in A Boy, A Barn, and A Boxcar, a charming and nostalgic collection of true stories from author Cherry Carl. Inspired by her husband's vivid memories of growing up in a refrigerator boxcar-turned-home, this revised edition paints an authentic portrait of farm life in post-WWII America. From mischievous farm chores and sleigh rides through blizzards to hilarious encounters with baby skunks and playful goats, each story invites readers to a simpler time filled with warmth, wit, and the wonders of rural childhood.

There were so many toys in the nursery. On the top of the cabinet stood the penny bank, made of clay in the shape of a little pig. Of course, he had a slit in his back, which had been enlarged with a knife so that silver dollars also could be put in; and two such dollars had been slipped into the box, along with a great number of pennies. The Money Pig was stuffed so full he could no longer rattle, which is the highest honor a Money Pig can attain. There he stood, high up on the shelf, looking down on everything else in the room.

How to make the thorns in your marriage come up roses. The big and little annoyances in your marriage are actually opportunities to deepen your love for each other. Relationship experts and award-winning authors Les and Leslie Parrott believe that your personal quirks and differences--where you...

This is the story of Fennel, the Fox, who liked to think thoughts that were "outside the box"… A heart-warming tale of determination and staying true to yourself. In the tranquil woods where whispers of adventure rustle through fragrant leaves, Fennel the Fox finds himself at a crossroads. Fennel yearns for something more fulfilling-a life rooted in love for nature and authenticity.

Diese Hörbuchsammlung nimmt die Hörer mit auf eine abenteuerliche Reise durch die faszinierende Welt der Piraten Ritter und Wikinger. Im ersten Teil begegnet man berüchtigten Piraten wie Klaus Störtebeker und Blackbeard erlebt ihre Raubzüge und gefährlichen Abenteuer auf hoher See. Der zweite Teil erzählt von den glanzvollen Rittern des Mittelalters – von der Ausbildung eines Knappen bis zu legendären Figuren wie Parzival und Jeanne d'Arc. Abschließend entführt der dritte Teil in die Welt der Wikinger die als gefürchtete Krieger Seefahrer und Entdecker die Geschichte prägten.

Eine große Sammlung der schönsten Märchen und ruhiger, entspannender Musik erwartet die jungen Ohren. Weltberühmte Geschichten von Hans Christian Andersen und den Gebrüdern Grimm wechseln sich ab mit schönen Schlafliedern, Spieluhrmelodien und beruhigender Klaviermusik. Eine Phantasiereise ist ebenso mit dabei wie ein Hörspiel über Emma und Ben, die unterschiedlichen Zwillinge, die einen ganzen Tag in 12 kurzen Einschlafgeschichten erleben. Ebenfalls dabei: Die schönsten Tiergeschichten von Peter Hase und seinen Freunden! Beste Unterhaltung!

Sie sagen manches zehnmal und trotzdem kommt die Botschaft nicht an? Nach einer halben Stunde „Hausaufgaben" stehen gerade mal zwei Sätze auf dem Blatt? Zappeln, ablenken lassen und unaufmerksam sein stehen effizientem Lernen im Weg? Dann könnte Ihr Nachwuchs eine Portion Konzentrationsförderung gebrauchen und mit diesem Praxisratgeber erzielen Sie schnell Erfolge! Die Gedanken schweifen ab, Stillsitzen fällt schwer, nach fünf Minuten sind Inhalte schon wieder vergessen und dann kommen noch Flüchtigkeitsfehler hinzu: Klar, dass Lern- und Prüfungserfolge unter diesen Umständen schwierig werden.

Are you and your little one on the brink of embarking on the thrilling journey of preschool? As a parent, the prospect of this milestone can be both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. Fear not! Allow me to introduce the ultimate guide to infuse the preschool experience with joy and growth. Presenting Ready, Set, Preschool: A Parent-Child Guide for the Big Step Ahead.

A school election. A mysterious mailbox. And a letter from . . . Cleopatra? Middle school is so weird. Nina’s best friend Maya has her heart set on being elected class representative. The trouble is, she’s running against the super popular Kai Nakamura. Together, the girls come up with a...