David Roberts

Eva Delgado está llena de preocupaciones. Hasta las situaciones más pequeñas la inundan de temores: ¿Y si hace una tontería? ¿Y si todo sale mal? Después de que su familia decidió hacer un gran cambio y mudarse a una nueva ciudad, sus preguntas se han multiplicado: ¿Y si no le cae bien a los niños de la escuela? En su nuevo hogar, todo parece extraño y se siente sola e invisible. Pero una persona la entiende: su maestra de segundo grado....

Indonesia is among Australia's closest neighbours and one of the world's most populous countries. Over 80 percent of its people are Muslim. The military plays a significant role in politics in Indonesia and at the time of filming, the government was headed by President Suharto, an army general. This series looks at the lives of seven very different people, all Indonesian. Through these individuals, we gain contrasting perspectives on Indonesia which...

Ming Da is only nine years old when he becomes the emperor of China, and his three advisors take advantage of him by stealing his stores of rice, gold, and precious stones. But Ming Da has a plan. With the help of his honest tailors, he comes up with a clever idea to outsmart his devious advisors: He asks his tailors to make "magical" new clothes for him. Anyone who is honest, the young emperor explains, will see the clothes' true splendor, but anyone...

Blue River Creek tiene un problema: �hay un ladr�on de mascotas suelto! O al menos, Sof�ia e Iggy est�an convencidas de que lo hay, cuando sus mascotas desaparecen. Pero como cient�ifica, Ada sabe que es importante no sacar conclusiones precipitadas y en vez, tomar en cuenta los hechos reales. �C�omo descubrir�an lo que realmente sucedi�o con las mascotas del pueblo? �Usando el m�etodo cient�ifico, por supuesto! �Formando...

A hungry but finicky king wants Wobbly Bob as his new cook, but must pitch in to do everything the cook is afraid to do, from fishing to frying.

A feline advice columnist assists other animals with their problems, such as a parrot whose owners complain that he talks too much, a groundhog who feels the pressure of predicting the weather, and a cat who objects to being pampered.

The Bolds, a family of hyenas masquerading as humans, have problems during a camping vacation at the beach, including stopping a dognapper.

Along the way, Ada Twist will help her fellow young scientists solve mysteries big and small and show how the powerful impact of scientific research is felt all around us. Do you ask questions? Is why your favorite word? Do you like to search for answers and conduct experiments? Then you're a scientist, just like Ada Twist, and this book is for you! Here young scientists have the opportunity to explore all of Ada's favorite sciences—from botany...

An inspiring, hands-on book about art, creativity, and how we see the world—featuring the newest Questioneer, Aaron Slater!
Make art of all sorts in this project book from the team behind the bestselling Questioneers series. Aaron Slater shows readers how art is everywhere in our world—from the famous paintings and photographs that we know so well to places you may not think as much about, like on stamps or coins—and

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Five classic plays by the great German dramatist, along with two critical essays by Schiller scholars. The robbers: The story of a noble outlaw, Karl Moor, who rejects his father's values after being betrayed by his evil brother Franz. Passion and politics: A young couple's love reaches across class divides, but is thwarted by an amoral court system. Don Carlos: A young Spanish prince is frustrated by the machinations of the despotic Philip II. Mary...