Family Nonfiction

They blame you when they get in trouble. They seem like your parents' favorite. They are the only enemy you can't live without. Almost everyone has a juicy story about their siblings - even famous people. Meet those who got along, those who didn't, and everyone in between!

Listeners will explore cultural topics like food and language to learn how their lives are alike or different from the lives of their friends and neighbors.

Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author's grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed "perhaps the 20th century's most discriminating publisher" by the New York Times Book Review, and his son Niko, who fought in the Wehrmacht during World War II before coming to America.

Do you think women are courageous? Clever? Ambitious? Revolutionary? Innovative? Women can be all these things and more.... This audiobook covers the stories of 55 extraordinary women who impacted and shaped our world. From world leaders to activists, business leaders, scientists, inventors, educators, sports figures, poets, novelists, entertainers, and more. These women come from all walks of life; some were born in palaces, and others were born in poverty. However, all of them did remarkable things.

Do you want to have your kids learn math in a fun way? Guaranteed to enrich a child’s arithmetic and analytical thinking, this book is simple and fun for kids to discover different ways of learning math as they solve each question. This is an excellent resource for kids who are 6-12 years old. Let your child impress teachers and classmates with sharpened math skills.

The Big Hug Collection comprises of ten enlightening tales that offer gentle explanations of emotions and relationships through analogies children can relate to. Each story in the collection has grown from psychological sessions with children (and sometimes with grown ups) to help them understand and talk about complex emotional situations in simple, approachable ways. The Big Hug Collection acknowledges that some moments in life are tricky and encourages acceptance, problem solving and help-seeking as needed.

Zu jeder Geschichte wartet ein besonderer Inhalt, der zum Nachdenken anregt und die Entwicklung fördert. 6 wahre Kindheitsgeschichten, erzählt von Elli, Frederike, Vara, Hanna, Meike und Lara. 6 wundervolle Geschichten, mit folgenden Botschaften. Positive Psychologie und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung für Mädchen.

Fun Halloween Jokes and Riddles for Kids and Family is a collection of spooky jokes and fun riddles and brain teasers of easy to hard difficulty! It’s perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These jokes and brain teasers are suitable for children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: Don’t be surprised if your kid giggles or laughs too much!

In this fun-filled trivia book for kids, navigate through 10 different quizzes and 260 different questions that cover an array of interesting topics. The kids will love this entertaining trivia game while also learning lots of interesting facts.

"Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway." So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete's moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home from work one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together.

The Cat Who Lost His Meow is based on a true story that includes the love and loss of a beloved pet who had a profound effect on his family. Over 21 1/2 years, a little gray cat named Perry showed unconditional love to his human, even while that human married, added a cat-brother named Figaro, and adopted blond-haired Amelia. Even as he grew old and lost his meow, Perry was integral to his family until the very end an honest lesson in life for children and adults alike.

The Art of Early Learning series offers you a fun way to familiarize yourself with age-related developmental milestones in the life of your child. Consisting of a milestone and activity list at the end of each audiobook, this series follows Supertot Smart Art, as he navigates his first three years of life. In the Art of Early Learning series, we bring you an effective way to nurture pre-literacy skills, growth, development, and fun!

A Message in the Moon was inspired by Downey’s own story of losing her mother when she was just ten years old and the comfort her father brought her. Years later, when Downey left home for college, her father pointed to the full moon and told her, "Whenever you feel alone, always look into the night sky, and you’ll be reminded of how much I love you. I’ll leave a message for you in the moon.” That simple comfort remains with Downey today, and now she is passing it on to parents and children alike.

Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary isn’t a book of theory. It’s an action plan to help you relate the message of Christ to the people you work around, live with, and call your friends. Using personal experiences, humor, compelling stories, biblical illustrations, and the latest research, Lee Strobel helps you to understand non-Christians and what motivates them.

Enjoy over 180 mind-blowing fun facts and 200 trivia questions about animals! Both kids and adults will be entertained for hours. We have discovered over two million species of animals on Earth! Each and every animal plays a crucial part in taking care of our planet. From the spiders in our homes to the blue whales in the ocean, every species is like a puzzle piece that fits together to create our home, planet Earth. Our trivia and fun facts will teach you everything you need to know. We share our planet with so many incredible creatures, and we still have so much more to discover!

Big Brother is a children's book that helps guide children with the feelings that they develop into becoming an older sibling. Big Brother helps kids realize that change is okay, change doesn't mean you are loved less. Big Brother is a guide to get through the hardships of being an older sibling. Being an older sibling has many challenges such as Who do you guys love more? Do you still love me? Mommy and Daddy I feel like youve been distant. Among other things.

Children hear what we say and may question their value and worth based on who is older, or who is taller, for example. Comparisons between siblings can be detrimental. This silly rhyme teaches us that birth order and size don't matter in a family that loves one another.

Are your children difficult to control? Are you starting to worry that their constant temper tantrums and explosive anger are getting out of hand? You’re not alone. It is a fact that many children experience difficulties in managing their emotions, and can express anger in a damaging way that causes problems for them, and others around them. Which is where Cool That Volcano comes in.

Eleven-year-old Rosey Sachs is worried about her school writing assignment. How can she write anything interesting about her ordinary life in Brooklyn? A poem might have made her neighborhood sound a little more exciting, but to Rosey's dismay, she quickly discovers that Brooklyn doesn't rhyme with anything.

In a small village called Yellow Stone, below the mountains of southeastern China, Sisi is a model sister, daughter, and student. She brews tea for her grandfather in the morning, leads recitations at school as class monitor, and helps care for her youngest brother, Da. But when students are selected during a school ceremony to join the prestigious Red Guard, Sisi is passed over. Worse, she is shamed for her family’s past - they are former landowners who have no place in the new Communist order.