Ship Life

It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Fransisco's speakeasies. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day.

The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death consequences. Legendary explorers such as Shackleton, Mawson and Scott continue to inspire to this day, and their faithful ships, the...

Disruption is upon you. This is the way out. A thick fog of disruption has rolled into your life. Maybe your entire industry just went into freefall. Or your business is struggling mightily. Perhaps your career path has been upended. Whatever your situation, the world as you know it has changed. You may feel despair, fear, even anger. You have no idea what to do next. Is there a way through this?

In the aftermath of World War One, everyone in the small English town of Barton is trying to rebuild their lives. Ben is living alone in his father’s old narrowboat, the Sparrowhawk, avoiding the town constable, who is threatening to send him to the orphanage, and awaiting news of his older brother, Sam, who was injured in France and has been declared missing. Lotti’s horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away from her beloved home to boarding school - just when she has so successfully managed to get expelled from her last one.

The entertaining style and solid research of the Lives of…. series of biographies have made it a favorite with families and educators for twenty years. This new volume takes readers through the centuries and across the globe, profiling the men and women whose curiosity and courage have led them to discover our world.

Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm are back home in Lontown and finally settling in after their exhilarating—and secret—adventures in Erythea. Maudie’s sky-ak invention is a hit, and Harriet has just announced that she will share her sky-ship’s hydroelectric technology. But tensions are brewing. Pitch is becoming more and more difficult to mine, and the existence of super-sapient creatures on other continents threatens how the Explorers see themselves in the natural order of the world.

Cat brothers Cecil and Anton are as different in personality as they are in looks. Cecil, stocky and black with white patches, thirsts for seafaring adventure as he roams the docks of his harborside home, taking day trips on fishing boats when the chance comes along. Slim, gray Anton prefers listening to the sailors' shanties at the town saloon. But one day when Anton does venture to port, he's stolen off the dock, and the next thing he knows, he's at sea.

Jeff Dugan began his career in television as an ashtray holder for Forrest Tucker doing every possible job up to executive producer for the Discovery Channel. Dugan worked alongside some of the most powerful people in the world, from the pope to Oprah, and things rarely went smoothly. Ted Kennedy thought he was an assassin. And on the biggest series of his career, he almost killed his celebrity narrator on the first day of shooting. Ins & Outs is a humorous look behind the scenes of American television written by a guy who made it to the top despite the carnage he left behind.

In July 1882, the steamboat Red Cloud hit a snag near Fort Peck, Montana, and settled into the bed of the Missouri River with a full cargo. The Red Cloud was a symbol-and a source-of the trading company's success. Bought for $25,000 in 1877, it was one of three boats that I. G. Baker employed on the Missouri. A stern-wheeled, wooden-hulled packet boat, the Red Cloud carried both cargo and passengers on a floating palace.

Award-winning former investigative reporter Basil Hero chronicles the life lessons humanity can learn from the twelve remaining Apollo astronauts who went to the Moon. In rare in-depth interviews, the twelve remaining lunar explorers, for the first time, talk at length about the real right stuff...

Hai-Alarm vor der Küste! Die Urlauber auf der paradiesischen Insel im Südmeer haben panische Angst. Rick, Ava und Emilio glauben erst nicht so recht an die Gerüchte. Doch dann werden sie selbst von Haien und Kraken attackiert! Was hat die Tiere so aufgebracht? Oder steckt mehr hinter den Angriffen? Die drei Freunde begeben sich auf eine gefährliche Mission. Teil 7 der spannenden Reihe von Bestsellerautor Ulf Blanck ("Die drei ??? Kids") für Abenteurer, Wasserratten und Leichtmatrosen – ungekürzt gelesen von Oliver Rohrbeck.

Rick, Ava und Emilio entdecken sonderbare Wrackteile auf dem Wasser. Was hat es damit auf sich? Ohne zu zögern, gehen die Freunde mit der Nautilus auf Tauchfahrt. Am Meeresgrund stoßen sie auf ein schillerndes Objekt: Es ist ein Ufo! Und die außerirdischen Wesen darin brauchen dringend Hilfe. Klar, dass die drei Abenteurer sofort loslegen. Doch dabei geraten sie selbst in Gefahr... Teil 5 der spannenden Reihe von Bestsellerautor Ulf Blanck ("Die drei ??? Kids") für Abenteurer, Wasserratten und Leichtmatrosen - ungekürzt gelesen von Oliver Rohrbeck.

Geschickt steuern Rick, Ava und Emilio die Nautilus durch das Meer. Da entdecken sie plötzlich einen sonderbaren Schatten im Wasser. Beherzt folgen sie ihm in die Tiefe. Doch das Wesen ist alles andere als harmlos: Es handelt sich um einen riesigen Wasserdrachen! Und das ist nicht die einzige Gefahr, die dort unten lauert. Weitere dunkle Schatten warten auf die drei Freunde.

Rick, Ava und Emilio erkunden den Fluss einer tropischen Insel. Da treiben ihnen riesige Baumstämme entgegen, die mit sonderbaren Zeichen markiert sind. Ein finsterer Kerl bedroht sie, und geheimnisvolle Spuren führen sie in den tiefsten Dschungel hinein. Was geht hier vor sich? Plötzlich befinden sich die drei Freunde mitten in einem gefährlichen Abenteuer, bei dem sie nicht nur sich selbst retten müssen! Der neunte Teil der fesselnden Reihe von Bestsellerautor Ulf Blanck ("Die drei ??? Kids") für alle Abenteurer, Wasserratten und Leichtmatrosen – gelesen von Oliver Rohrbeck.

For so many of us, the first introduction to Black history begins with lessons about slavery. While slavery is a crucial part of African-American history, it is not the beginning. In fact, there is a rich history tied to the continent of Africa that deserves to be told and to be marveled at—which is exactly what Maisha Oso does in Before the Ships. With sparse yet moving text, Maisha takes us back in time to before the advent of the Transatlantic slave trade.

Rätselhafte Zeichen führen Rick, Ava und Emilio an Bord der Nautilus tief hinab ins Meer. Ob ein sagenhafter Piratenschatz auf sie wartet? Tatsächlich stoßen die drei Freunde auf ein uraltes Geisterschiff! Doch als sie es erkunden wollen, werden sie in einen gefährlichen Strudel gerissen. Und was sie dann entdecken, hätten sie nie für möglich gehalten!

Rick, Ava und Emilio jagen durchs Wasser - so schnell war die Nautilus noch nie! Plötzlich tauchen zwei völlig verängstigte Delfine auf und führen die Freunde zu einer geheimnisvollen Insel. Wovor habe die Tiere solche Angst? Die drei Abenteurer begeben sich im Landesinneren auf Erkundungstour.

Albert is listening carefully as his teacher, Miss Dixie, talks about friendship. Albert knows he has friends, but he does not have a ship! The story helps children understand about friendship and, like Albert, realize that they each have a Friend Ship in their heart.

Yoga poses for kids that are out of this world. Watch your child blast off as they join popular children and family recording artist and globally recognized kids’ yoga educator Bari Koral on a cosmic yoga for kids adventure. Based on her hit Bari Koral yoga YouTube channel, Rocket Ship Yoga is filled with her "Rocket Ship" lyrics. Catchy lyrics will have them engaged with their bodies and minds. This helps boost their balance, coordination and mindfulness in ways only yoga can.

After Benson, O'Malley, and I returned from our trip to the Granada Relocation Center, Dad started working on the solar-powered history machine to make it better than ever. It took us awhile to decide where our next adventure would take us, but finally my brothers and I settled on exploring some family history from way back in the 1600s!