Winter For Children

Big as a mountain and stronger than a grizzly bear, Paul Bunyan was the greatest lumberjack ever to swagger through the North American forests. All the larger-than-life characters in Paul's supporting cast are here, including Babe the Blue Ox, eating her ton of grain a day, and Hotbiscuit Sally, with her acre-and-a-half griddle. The outrageous adventures of this quintessential American hero represent the very best in the proud tradition of American storytelling.

William lives in Words of Wonder, a perfect book shop full of stories and delights. He has always lived there with his family, ever since he was a baby, and now he is 37 books tall. But times are hard, and the book shop is struggling, so William takes it upon himself to create the most beautiful Christmas window to draw people in—with a leaping reindeer, pulling a sleigh full of stories. And then one night, as Christmas draws near, the reindeer comes to life and all William’s wishes for his family and all the shops around come true.

Thirteen-year-old Dirk has been the man of the house since his papa disappeared while fighting against the Nazis with the Dutch Resistance. When the Gestapo arrests Dirk's older sister, who is also a Resistance fighter, Dirk fears that he and his little sister, Anna, might be next. With only pockets full of food and his sister asleep in his arms, Dirk runs away to find his father. As Dirk leads Anna across the war-torn Netherlands, from farmyards to work camps, he must rely on his wits and his father's teaching to find his way.

Saxso is 14 when the British attack his village. It’s 1759, and war is raging in the northeast between the British and the French, with the Abenaki people - Saxso’s people - by their side. Without enough warriors to defend their homes, Saxso’s village is burned to the ground. Many people are killed, but some, including Saxso’s mother and two sisters, are taken hostage. Now it’s up to Saxso, on his own, to track the raiders and bring his family back home...before it’s too late.

Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn’t missing much. However, his friends are determined to prove otherwise! Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun? This charming story will convince even the biggest winter grouch that winter can be magical if you have friends by your side.

Although my dog Scamp is the lead actor in this book, it is not a book about dogs. Children are the real focus, and the content is addressed to their grown-up handlers — the parents and teachers who guide them out of their blissful state of infant irresponsibility, through the challenges of childhood, and into their own unique, self-determined biographies. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, caregivers, or anyone working with children, I thought, might want to partake of lessons Scamp taught me.

Experience the Advent through the eyes of 10 children who witnessed the glorious arrival of the promised one. Join Isaac, Salome, Sarah, Yanzu, and others in their journeys as they share their own fictional eyewitness accounts of the prophecies and events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Some of the characters may be fictional, but the truth they tell is very real! This audiobook is for children ages 8 and up. It is a companion to Little Did We Know, a collection of short stories written for teens and adults.

Emergent learners will discover what animals do to get ready for winter.

Aliens land looking for their new home and offering world peace in exchange. There are some who question their motives, but 17-year-old Raylinn Marrow refuses to hide. She jumps at the chance to make first contact. Jace’el is nothing like she expected. One touch is all it took to turn Raylinn’s world upside down. He captures her heart and draws her into a forbidden love affair. But the secrets and mysteries that surround Jace’el could be their undoing.

You work 40 hours a week and hardly have time for sports activities or other experiences in nature? You are constantly under pressure and can actually only really switch off and do something on trips? But you want to change this and finally break out of your comfort zone? Then this guide is the ideal way to put your plan into practice. Most people these days are far too comfortable to go outside and experience something and are always inventing excuses instead of really daring to do something for once.

Oliver Winter has the January blues. His sister hates him, his parents are always at work, and his keen mind sees through every fairy tale he was ever told. But one night, a mysterious stranger taps at his bedroom window and blows his world apart. Recruited by Enzo, a top agent of the mysterious Order of St. Nicholas, Oliver solemnly promises to do good, all year round.

After a chaotic semester of Elementary Magic, Rose, Amethyst, and Lav have found themselves with new magical skills up their sleeves which will come in handy when they begin Middle Magic next year. But school is the last thing on their minds over winter break. Tensions are high between the Land Walkers and the Merfolk's mysterious leader Frost. Worse, Amethyst's mom has gone missing with an extremely illegal wand, and everyone—their classmates, Principal Ivy, the Committee—thinks she's somehow involved in the disappearance of Rose's cousin Heather.

We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back to the early AD 100s, Jack and Annie find themselves in a Roman camp. Their mission: Be like a warrior. That is easier said than done! The Roman soldiers are much scarier in person - and suspicious of strangers. Then, a mysterious man riding a black horse gives Jack and Annie some advice to help them on their mission.

Der Weihnachtsmann und sein Schnee-Einhorn sehnen sich nach einem richtigen Winter. Was wäre Weihnachten ohne Schnee? Aber dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Plötzlich befinden sich die beiden auf einer Rettungsmission am Nordpol. Unterwegs müssen sie feststellen, dass auch hier im hohen Norden die Umwelt in Gefahr ist. Ein großes Abenteuer liegt vor ihnen. Eine besondere Weihnachtsgeschichte für Jung und Alt.

Kaum hatten Aaron, Moe, Jules und Summer sich als Hüter der vier Elemente in Nimoron bewährt, müssen sie sich einer weiteren Herausforderung stellen. Kratos ist auf dem Vormarsch und bedroht nun nicht mehr nur Nimoron, sondern auch die Welt der Hüter. Sie dürfen keine Zeit verlieren, bei der Suche nach den fehlenden Elementensteinen. Wäre da nicht noch ein dunkles Geheimnis, das Nimoron einzuholen droht...Die Hüter Trilogie geht in die zweite Runde. Band 1 begeisterte bereits viele tausend Leser und entführte sie in die fantastische Welt von Nimoron.

Herzlich Willkommen im zauberhaften Silberwald! Stell dir vor, du trittst in eine Welt, in der der Schnee glitzert wie Millionen kleiner Diamanten und der Winter In einem stillen Wispern die Geschichten längst vergangener Zeiten erzählt.In diesem magischen Reich lebt die mutige Hexe Dori zusammen mit ihrem treuen Gefährten, dem gemütlichen Bären Wilfried, und der abenteuerlustigen Katze Fleck.

Max Fernsby seems like your typical ten-year-old kid, but when a red bag­ literally falls on his head from the sky, Max finds he suddenly has the power to produce any toy in the world! But what Max doesn’t realize is that the red bag only wound up in his hands because two of Santa’s most troublesome elves decided to take Santa’s sleigh for a joy ride. The bag fell out along the way, and if they don’t get it back to the North Pole soon, Christmas itself may be in jeopardy. Not to mention a greedy businessman has eyes on the bag and wants to steal it for himself!

For twelve-year-old Nox Winters, the town of Evergreen isn’t home—it’s a tourist trap in middle-of-nowhere Maine for amateur cryptozoologists hoping to spot its infamous legend, a batlike creature known as the Evergreen Devil. But his twin brother, Noah, has been wasting away from an illness that has left medical professionals stumped, and the doctors here in Evergreen are his last hope. And Nox goes where Noah goes.

The New Year celebrations in Chichester are going with a bang, but the city is about to be hit by floods and a terrible storm that wipes out communication with the outside world. Most of the creatures of Chichester are trapped indoors, but Doc and the other goldfish search the strange golden lake looking for answers. Can they help Jacob and his friends banish the blizzard before its too late?

Evie is so excited to spend her Christmas holiday in Lapland – they’re going to visit Santa, go on a reindeer sleigh ride and watch the Northern Lights. She’s even dreamed about seeing her favourite animal – the arctic fox. Evie’s parents say this is unlikely, though, as hunting has left the species endangered. But when she hears a strange whining noise in the middle of the night, she follows the sounds and discovers a little arctic fox caught in a trap. Can Evie rescue him in time?