Resultados para "The Heathen" en Literatura y ficción

Welcome back to Bird Island, a peaceful happy bird community - thanks to Red, Bomb and Chuck, who saved all their feathered friends from an all-out war with King Leonard and the pigs! Well, the war's over - kind of. Now the birds and pigs are in a prank war - with lots of tricks played on both sides of the water. But when a new villain, an eagle named Zeta, threatens to destroy life on both Bird and Piggy islands, these sworn enemies must set aside their differences and join forces to fight a feathery foe.

When Tai Choi leaves her home in the Zhejiang province of China, she believes she’ll be visiting her grandmother. But in truth, despite her mother’s opposition, her father has sold her to pay his gambling debts. Alone and afraid, Tai Choi is put on a ship headed for San Francisco, known among the Chinese as Gold Mountain. When she arrives, she is forced to go by the new name listed on her paper documents: Tien Fu Wu. Her new life as a servant at a gambling den is hard. And if she is to survive, Tien Fu must persevere, and learn who to trust.

After working as a nanny for the power-hungry ShrubBaby (a deceivingly adorable baby shrub), DJ Funkyfoot - a chihuahua who dreams of being a butler - has finally landed his dream job. A real actual butler gig! He's been hired to buttle for President Horse on the day that the president needs to sign a peace treaty with the Queen of Wingland. But the president doesn't feel like it. All he wants to do is kick back, relax, and play some mini-golf.

Artie the Apatosaurus wants to be a secret agent, but at 40 feet tall he is not very secret! He is terrible at hiding, he can't disguise himself, and he is too slow to chase bad guys. In fact, being an Apatosaurus is exactly what makes Artie an awful spy! This hilarious audiobook from the Dinosaur Dreams series includes discussion questions, an interactive look-and-find fact section, and dinosaur facts.

How much water does it take to fill the fishbowl? How much milk do you need for your cereal? From cups to gallons, learn how measuring tools help you fill it up.

How tall will my sunflower grow? How long is Fido’s leash? Learn how rulers and odometers can take you from inches to miles.

There's more than one way to count! Skip counting shows you a shortcut by counting in sets of 2 or more. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 - you just got to 10 in half the time!

They’re furry and funny. They’re tracked and tricky. What are they? Animal mysteries, of course! Get ready to crack the cases and the real animal info wide open. You might need your camouflage for this one.

How many hours do you sleep? How many minutes does it take to eat your cereal? Learn how clocks and calendars help you tick off the seconds, hours, days, and years.

Want to split an apple? Half for each. That's a fraction! A fraction is a part of something. There are many other fractions, from big to small. Find out how we use fractions every day in fun and surprising ways!

How many caramels are in a pound? Who caught the biggest fish? Learn how balances and scales help you with the heavy lifting of measuring weight.

Estimating is a smart way of guessing the number of something. Discover tips and tricks to help you guess the number of jelly beans and other fun estimating challenges.

Likely or unlikely? Possible or impossible? Probability is how likely something is. Will it be rainy or sunny for the party? Where will the spinner land? Listen and find out!

Some folk stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that "sometimes common sense makes no sense at all." The six wonder tales on this audiobook are gems of the genre. They have a "long ago and far away" quality.

Your child does not want to brush his teeth? No problem! Beautiful nursery rhymes will help the child understand how important it is - to brush his teeth! You will save your time when you listen to this audiobook along with your growing kid! It's better to immerse yourself in a fascinating bedtime story that will show that brushing your teeth is good!

Sweet, little Dandelion lived all alone; her bed was a barrel, her companion, a bone. The soft green grass had been slowly replaced; leaving dirt behind in the path that she paced. Could a little boy be Dandelion’s hero? Find out in this lyrical rhyming story from author Heather Leughmyer, part of her Kindness to Animals series. Perfect for ages five and up. Excellent for humane education as well as library and family story time.

In a shelter Adele lingered in a cage made of glass, where she patiently waited as people walked past. With delicate ears she listened each day, to the mewing of kittens and puppies at play. Curiously twitching her pretty pink nose, she sat groomed to perfection from whiskers to toes. Her tiny eyes glistened like two glossy stones, yet still, sweet Adele would remain all alone. Dogs were adopted, people cooed over cats. Even hamsters found homes; why not a nice rat?

Can something small matter at all? Of course it can! In this book for young learners (who know a thing or two about being small), you can take a super close look at details too little to be seen with the human eye.

Making friends and fitting in don't always go together, especially in middle school. Enjoy this collection of stories about friendship. In "They Made Me Do It and...I'm Sorry", listen to story about how someone gets the silent treatment at CiCi's school every few weeks. But when everyone starts to ignore her friend Eric, what will she do?

Anna Smith Strong (1790-1812) was a fearless woman who acted as a spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Recruited by Washington’s spymaster, Major Benjamin Tallmadge, she joined the Culper Ring, a group of American spies. General Washington placed a huge amount of trust in his spies, and Anna helped pass him important messages at great risk to herself and her family. One of her cleverer devices was to hang laundry on the line in a planned fashion so that other spies could read the "message".