Ocean Child

It's the most important rule of scuba diving: If you don't feel right, don't go down. So after her father falls ill, 12-year-old Julie Sims must take over and lead two of his clients on a dive miles off the coast of Alabama while her father stays behind in the boat. When the clients, a reckless boy Julie's age and his equally foolhardy father, disregard Julie's instructions during the dive, she quickly realizes she's in over her head. And once she surfaces, things only get worse: One of the clients is in serious condition, and their dive boat has vanished.

Welche Mutter und welcher Vater kennt sie nicht, die vielen Fragen neugieriger Kinder: «Warum? Wieso? Wie funktioniert das? Was ist das?»Natürlich sind die Tiere der Unterwasserwelt der Meere nicht so einfach in ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum zu beobachten wie die Wassertiere in unseren Flüssen, aber es sind wunderbare Tiere mit schillernden Farben, spannenden Eigenschaften und kleinen Geheimnissen. In diesem Buch werden zehn dieser Tiere vorgestellt.

Give your children an unforgettable educational adventure with "100 Amazing Facts About Orcas", and watch them marvel at the secrets of these fascinating ocean dwellers.

Ein grausiger Anblick erwartet eines Morgens die Gäste auf einer exklusiven Ferieninsel vor der Golfküste Floridas: Am Strand des tropischen Urlaubsparadieses werden über hundert identische blaue Sneaker angeschwemmt - und in jedem Schuh steckt ein menschlicher Fuß! Special Agent Pendergast ist sich sicher, dass die Gliedmaßen nicht von den Insassen eines kubanischen Gefängnisses stammen, wie die Küstenwache vermutet. Auf eigene Faust lässt er von der Ozeanografin Pamela Gladstone ein Strömungsprofil erstellen, das in eine ebenso unvermutete wie tödliche Richtung weist.

What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink? Water is essential for life on this planet, but not every community has the safe, clean water it needs. In When the World Runs Dry, award-winning science writer Nancy Castaldo takes listeners from Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, to Iran and Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the various ways in which water around the world is in danger, why we must act now, and why you’re never too young to make a difference.

Will your child believe how many people have been into space compared to deep sea or how many things are called fish that aren't actually fish? In 67 Amazing Facts About the Ocean for Kids and 147 Facts About Ocean Life for Kids, they’ll discover some unbelievable facts about the ocean and marine life.

Does your child realise just how amazing the ocean is? Help them understand with these 67 mind-blowing facts about the water that takes up over 70 percent of our planet! Will your child believe how many people have been into space compared to deep sea? In 67 Amazing Facts About the Brain for Kids, they’ll discover some unbelievable facts about the ocean and just how special it is.

Eric, Julie, and Neal are sailing with Princess Keeah. Suddenly, they are caught in the middle of a magical ocean storm. They are shipwrecked in an island that belongs to one of Lord Sparr's witches. Now Eric, Julie, Neal, and Princess Keeah have to get off the island before Lord Sparr gets them!

Ocean and his little brother, Kingston, explore the beautiful island of Maui in search of a sunrise shell for their mom’s birthday gift. But with a rumbling volcano and so much to unearth, will the boys ever find the special shell? Celebrity couple Carlos and Alexa PenaVega, known for their starring roles in Big Time Rush and Spy Kids, respectively, debut their first children’s book, inspired by their firstborn son, Ocean, and their home in Hawaii.

By 2015 the streets of Los Angeles have transformed from a thriving metropolis into a hostile world ravaged by demons bent on assimilating the human race. Standing between this total apocalypse of humanity and their chance for survival is the last of the United States military. Hidden within a top secret bunker, and lead by Admiral Gary Martin and his three children, this remnant wages war against the demonic regime.

Ein grausiger Anblick erwartet eines Morgens die Gäste auf einer exklusiven Ferieninsel vor der Golfküste Floridas: Am Strand des tropischen Urlaubsparadieses werden über hundert identische blaue Sneaker angeschwemmt - und in jedem Schuh steckt ein menschlicher Fuß! Special Agent Pendergast ist sich sicher, dass die Gliedmaßen nicht von den Insassen eines kubanischen Gefängnisses stammen, wie die Küstenwache vermutet. Auf eigene Faust lässt er von der Ozeanografin Pamela Gladstone ein Strömungsprofil erstellen, das in eine ebenso unvermutete wie tödliche Richtung weist.

Oona is on a mission! A baby beluga whale has lost her way from her family and needs help getting back to her icy arctic home! But Oona and her best friend Otto have never traveled from their warm ocean waters before. Will old ship maps and a compass be enough to lead them through the dangerous storms ahead?

Es ist Spätsommer, als der Seehund Minik sich auf den Weg macht: hinaus in die Ostsee, einem geheimnisvollen Klang folgend. Aber die See ist nicht nur voll verborgener Schönheit, dort lauern auch viele Gefahren – Gefahren, die oft von den Menschen ausgehen. Da lernt Minik den Buckelwal Lottazwei kennen, der ihm mehr als einmal das Leben rettet. Lottazwei möchte die Ostsee verlassen und Minik schließt sich seinem neuen Freund an. Gemeinsam brechen sie auf.

Long-Awaited Child is the true story of Kellie Harriden, an Australian woman who travelled across continents to beat the odds in order to fulfil her quest to be a mother. As Kellie and her partner, Ian, excitedly prepared to start a family, they battled one obstacle after another, determined to become the proud parents of their long-awaited child.

You may know that humpback whales use whale song to communicate with each other, but there’s so much more to discover about these giants of the sea! In this book, acclaimed marine biologist Dr. Asha de Vos explains how humpbacks use special bubble nets to catch fish, and why their poo is so important! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how hunting made humpback whales an endangered species—and how conservation efforts have seen their numbers increase again.

Eleven-year-old Roya is the superintendent’s kid in her regal Brooklyn apartment building, so she knows pretty much everything there is to know about its residents. An aspiring reporter, she even hosts a secret podcast about the lives of the building’s tenants. It’s a good distraction from the problems in her own life. But when Katya Petrov, one of her favorite tenants, goes missing, Roya discovers an eerie connection to Grandmother’s Predictions, an antique fortune-telling machine at Coney Island.

Plasticus Maritimus is a valuable, middle-grade resource to help kids learn about the effects of waterborne plastics and how they are affecting our world’s oceans and the planet itself. Ana Pêgo’s approach is positive and practical, inspiring listeners to not only learn about the problem, but to also become part of the solution. A fun “field guide” shares how to identify plastics as an invasive species: how to categorize it, collect it, and safely move it elsewhere.

Woher kommt der Regen? Wohin fließt das Wasser aus dem Klo? Warum muss ein Kamel nur selten trinken? Milla und Max begleiten zwei magische Regentropfen auf ihrem spannenden Wettlauf durch den Wasserkreislauf. Dabei düsen sie durch Fluss und Kanalisation, werden im Wasserwerk und in der Kläranlage durchgeschüttelt, fliegen als Wolken durch den Himmel, werden zu Schneeflocken und landen sogar in der Wüste. Auf ihrer Reise begegnen Ihnen ganz besondere Tiere und sogar eine echte Eisprinzessin. Ein spritziges Hörabenteuer voller Inspiration und Anregungen für Wasserratten und Landeier.

A água é fonte permanente da vida e da sobrevivência de todos os seres vivos neste nosso planeta azul. Este livro explora não só a importância da água para o bom funcionamento de todo o ecossistema da Terra, mas também vai além, nos mostrando a importância de cuidarmos desse recurso tão precioso e finito. Uma reflexão pratica sobre a água e nosso papal em sua preservação, agora em nova edição.

As we know, Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims. We fast from sunrise to sunset and spend the day performing as many good deeds, voluntary prayers and Qur'an reading as possible. The evenings are busy with breaking our fasts and rushing back to the mosques in order to pray some more. We then end this special month with a joyful celebration called Eid al-Fitr.