Chapter House

Why is the cow useful to everyone? How are the earth and the cow similar? Why is Gauri another name for a cow? Little girl Gauri thinks milk comes from packets, till she meets Sweety the talking cow. Sweety tells Gauri about the first cow on earth, Surabhi, and how she provided so many useful things to man fuel, manure, medicine and shelter. Sweety narrates stories about a king who found good luck because he gifted cows to many people, and how another king was turned into a lizard because he was not careful about who he gave his cows to!

La vida era mejor en los viejos tiempos. ¿O no? Eso se pregunta Greg Heffley cuando su ciudad se suma voluntariamente a una campaña para apagar todos los aparatos electrónicos. Pero la vida moderna tiene sus comodidades...y Greg no está hecho para vivir en otra época. La tensión sube dentro y fuera del hogar de los Heffley.... ¿Podrá soportarlo Greg? ¿O el estilo de la vieja escuela es demasiado para un pringao como él?

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to the eve of the first Thanksgiving. There, they meet the Pilgrims as well as Squanto, a Native American who helped them. The story offers an age-appropriate, in-depth picture of what life was really like for early settlers, as well as the usual Magic Tree House adventure and excitement.

Holly Hanlon was having a sea change. Leaving the city for a new life in a seaside village was just what she needed to find her feet after a nasty breakup. Holly found things–or rather they found her–so nobody was surprised when she opened her small business: Missing Me–Lost, Found, and Broken. But finding love and finding "the one" was a whole different matter. Unbeknownst to Holly, her new abode in Findlater Lane came with a housemate–Sergeant Alexander Austen–a handsome ghost who thought he knows best.

Jackson Traynor worked deep undercover as a senior trusted member of the Australian arm of an illegal drug syndicate, overseeing the distribution of tons of illegal drugs imported into the country from Mexico. Now, Traynor has enough evidence to send a lot of people to prison for a very long time. But betraying Australia’s most infamous crime family while hiding your true identity was always going to have consequences.

When several young prostitutes are found murdered in Liverpool, DI Leigh Moss knows there is only one person she can turn to for help with the case. Gangland queen Grace Carter knows the streets of Liverpool better than anyone and can ask questions Leigh can’t...but will Grace help? Grace doesn’t trust easily, but when she discovers that her family might be linked with the gruesome murders, she decides to give Leigh a chance. But helping Leigh is risky, and as Grace is dragged deeper into the murky world of vice, her own life is put in danger.

Adam Long is an award-winning journalist, trying to come to terms with the professional consequences of quashing a controversial news story that has ruined his reputation. His life changes after he and his wife Ava move to a colonial mansion. Adam seems obsessed with the building, which has a long, dark history of madness and murder. Digging deeper, Ava realizes that the horror in the old mansion is much darker than they could have ever expected.

The family and servants must face their fears amid love and jealousy, grief and moving forward, and the threat of imminent war with the world. The restructure of an upper-class family affects all who live on the Pennsylvania estate. Twenty-two-year-old Mary Davenport stays occupied with modernizing the house, but insecurities arise when she develops romantic feelings for the first time. Tensions rise as Davenport House enters a new chapter with more challenges than anyone is prepared for.

Devora's perfect future shatters. Instead of attending Vlacklear Academy, she is sent to the Fortress: a prison holding murderers and thieves that make up the soldiers in His Majesty's Army. She fears it is the end of her.

Durch ein Unglück strandet die 10-jährige Paula auf der Insel der Zeit, Chronossos. Außerhalb von Raum und Zeit herrschen hier ganz eigene wundersame Gesetze. Paula möchte nur eins: zurück zu ihren Eltern. Ein fast unmögliches Unterfangen. Zum Glück wird sie von drei wundervollen neuen Freunden unterstützt: der liebevoll-verrückten Urwald-Oma, der lebenslustigen Sau Anna Bella und dem gütigen Gorilla Baddabamba. Nur gemeinsam können sie das Abenteuer bestehen.

Existen numerosos motivos por los cuales una mujer desea, tiene o necesita dejar de dar la teta. A este acto se lo conoce como "destetar". Los procesos vitales que atravesamos las personas están influidos por un sinfín de situaciones que no tienen que ver necesariamente con nuestra decisión. Muchos no los podemos modificar, aunque tengamos el deseo de hacerlo; otros nos proponen un cambio de rumbo con muy poco tiempo para organizarnos, y están los que nos exigen de hoy para mañana que lo cotidiano se modifique sin importar el contexto, el calendario y nuestro estado emocional.

Join Emma Memma for a magical story time as she says hello to the world. Here she is! The wait is finally over, beloved children's entertainer Emma Watkins' next chapter has been unveiled as she makes a joyful transformation into Emma Memma. Sing, dance and sign with Emma Memma!

¿Soy astrológicamente compatible con mi crush? ¿Qué pasa si no me identifico con mi signo? ¿Mercurio retrógrado es TAN malo como dicen? ¿Cómo puedo sanar mi relación conmigo mismx? ¿Me puedo cortar el pelo en Luna llena? Si alguna vez te hiciste alguna de estas preguntas, si sientes que estás conectadx con algo más grande que tú y, sobre todo, si crees en la magia, ¡este libro es para ti!

For Zimmern, local cuisine - bizarre, gross or downright stomach turning as it may be to us - is not simply what's served at mealtime. It is a primary avenue to discovering what is most authentic - the bizarre truth - about cultures everywhere. In India, Zimmern almost eats himself to death during the 36 course meal.

Piper's dad - the Navy Chief - might be gone again, but Piper's got plenty to keep her busy at home: new neighbors, a spaceship beach house, a trip to New Orleans, and most important, the upcoming Gypsy Club pet show. Piper is determined to win, but teaching tricks to her dog seems nearly impossible. Bruna is simply unteachable! Or is she? Join Piper as she embarks on new and exciting adventures!

¿Por qué es la tierra tan importante para la familia de Cassie? Los acontecimientos de un año agitado—el año de los hombres de la noche y de los incendios, el año en que una muchacha blanca humilló a Cassie en público porque era negra—sirvieron para que Cassie se diera cuenta de que tener un lugar propio constituye el alma de la familia Logan. El valor y el orgullo de los Logan se los da la tierra, porque sin importar cuánto los puedan subestimar, los Logan poseen algo que nadie les puede quitar.

Home buying experienced through the eyes of a four year old child.

It's Halloween, and excitement is brewing in Braxton to carve jack-o'-lanterns, go on haunted hayrides, and race through the spooky corn maze at the Fall Festival. Despite the former occupant's warnings, Kellan renovates and moves into a mysterious old house. When a ruthless ghost promises retribution, our fearless professor turns to the eccentric town historian and an eerie psychic to communicate with the apparition.

In his early 20s now, Rusty finally leaves Dehra and books a passage to England, dreaming of writing and selling his novel abroad. First in Jersey, and then in in London, he works as a clerk by day and writes in the evenings. Eventually, the novel is finished, and Rusty even finds a publisher. But this, he discovers, does not mean his book will see the light of day soon. But London has many adventures in store for Rusty. Strolling down Baker Street, he runs into Sherlock Holmes, is accosted by Rudyard Kipling, and has an escapade in the Chinese quarter!

La situación se está poniendo terrible para los judíos en Polonia en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El padre de Esther ha huido a Cuba y ella es la primera en seguir sus pasos y reencontrarse con él en la isla. Vivir separada de su querida hermana es desgarrador, por lo que Esther promete escribirle cartas contándole todo lo que le suceda hasta el día en que se vuelvan a reunir. Y lo hace, manteniendo un registro tanto de lo bueno - la bondad del pueblo cubano y su descubrimiento de un valioso talento oculto - como de lo malo.