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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The beloved children's classic with more than more than 10 million copies sold. From Newbery Honor and E. B. White Award-winning author Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a spellbinding modern-day masterpiece about immortality, friendship, and growing up that's sure to be an all-time favorite for every generation.What if you could live forever In this timeless story young Winnie Foster learns of a hidden spring in a nearby wood and meets the Tuck family, whose members reveal their astonishing discovery of the spring's life-changing power. Now Winnie must decide what to do with her newfound knowledge-and the Tucks must decide what to do with her. But it's not just the curious girl who is interested in their remarkable tale. A suspicious stranger is also searching for the Tucks, and he will stop at nothing until he finds them and uncovers their secret.A staple on home bookshelves and in classrooms and libraries, Tuck Everlasting has captivated readers of all ages for half a century. Praise for Tuck Everlasting:'Probably the best work of our best children's novelist.' -Harper's'Exciting and excellently written.' -The New York Times Book Review'A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten.' -The New Yorker'[A] wondrous story . . . People don't just read Tuck Everlasting, they keep the book to read again and again.' -The Washington Post.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this reverentially funny tale from Deborah Chandra written in verse and based on Washington's letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete tooflessness. From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists, the Father of His Country suffered all his life with tooth problems. Yet, contrary to popular belief, he never had a set of wooden teeth. Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left!Illustrated in watercolors with subtle humor by Brock Cole, George Washington's Teeth is followed by a four-page time line featuring reproduced period portraits of Washington. Cole, Brock (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An inspiring account of an event that shaped American historyShe had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask 'Auntie, are you going to move ' all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, 'No.'Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.Rosa is a Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Collier, Bryan (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Early one morning at the Denver Zoo, a polar bear gives birth to two tiny babies, then abandons them. The zoo staff must raise the babies, but there are many things they don't know. What foods are best How much should the cubs eat Once they figure out the answers, the cubs quickly become healthy, happy young bears. Young readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, and along the way they'll learn about fractions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As she teaches her granddaughter to sew a traditional sweetgrass basket, a grandmother weaves a story, going back generations to her grandfather's village in faraway Africa. There, as a boy, he learned to make baskets so tightly woven they could hold the rain. Even after being stolen away to a slave ship bound for America, he remembers what he learned and passes these memories on to his children - as they do theirs. Lewis, E. B. (illustrator). …