ilość książek w kategorii: 823
Wonderful Willie!: What He and Tommy Did to Spain
ISBN: 9781429098069 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in Cooperation with The New-York Historical Society
Published in Cooperation with The New-York Historical Society
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158,14 zł |
The Dust-Covered Days of Dorie Archer
ISBN: 9780988417441 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dorie Archer's carefree childhood days became filled with darkness-no fresh air, no sunshine, no rain, no work for the farmers, and no money. Dorie's gripping story brings to life the everyday activities of a Nebraska girl and her family during the Dust Bowl as they struggled to survive the enormous challenges of one of the most trying times in Nebraska history. Excerpt: The wind began to swirl around them and pick up in intensity. The cloud cast a veil over them as thick as pea soup. Soon the sun was completely blotted out by its murkiness. The light had turned into total darkness that...
Dorie Archer's carefree childhood days became filled with darkness-no fresh air, no sunshine, no rain, no work for the farmers, and no money. Dorie's ...
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54,55 zł |
Sixteen Sails
ISBN: 9780989154208 / Angielski / Twarda / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historical fiction: Go along with ten-year-old George as he visits his sea captain grandfather on Mount Desert island, Maine in 1908. Even with his tendency to exaggerate he couldn't have imagined what amazing stories and adventures he would find, and what he would discover about himself. An engaging chapter book enjoyed by young listeners or independent readers - and grownups too.
Historical fiction: Go along with ten-year-old George as he visits his sea captain grandfather on Mount Desert island, Maine in 1908. Even with his te...
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92,26 zł |
Saving Saltaire: The Hurricane of 1938
ISBN: 9781482368123 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Leave old Saltaire with a cheer, we'll all come back next year..". or would they? Join twelve-year-old Dottie Schmitt and her family as they face this unexpected hurricane in September 1938. This monster storm directly hits Saltaire, the tiny beach village on Fire Island, where Dottie spends her summer each year. What happens to Dottie and can Saltaire survive after such a devasting natural disaster? Saving Saltaire will take you back to this fateful day and the aftermath of the 1938 Hurricane.
"Leave old Saltaire with a cheer, we'll all come back next year..". or would they? Join twelve-year-old Dottie Schmitt and her family as they face thi...
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41,03 zł |
El Lector
ISBN: 9781561646784 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper, and union news to workers as they roll the cigars. Being a lector is an important role in their immigrant community. But the hard times of the Depression mean that Bella must go to work in the factory; her hope of getting the education a lector needs seems impossible. Meanwhile, the factory workers and owners clash. People lose jobs, innocent workers are arrested, and the Ku Klux Klan prowls the area. And then there are those amazing...
Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the...
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76,17 zł |
American Crown: The Misadventures of Prince Johnny Washington-Bourbon
ISBN: 9780595342495 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What if, at the dawn of the American nation, Army officers plotted successfully to overthrow Congress and enthrone George Washington as King of the United States?
Time has passed, and the year is 1925. Ravaged by more than a century of revolutions, the Union is falling apart. American King Augustine grovels at the feet of the British Empire, begging aid for his bankrupt kingdom. His war against the Republic of Louisiana is a resounding disaster. Repeatedly smashed by the enemy, the starved U.S. Army is fleeing the battlefield. An evil cult on the loose in the nation's capital of... What if, at the dawn of the American nation, Army officers plotted successfully to overthrow Congress and enthrone George Washington as King of the Un...
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78,03 zł |
Bo at Ballard Creek
ISBN: 9781250044259 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village. It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastical... |
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60,82 zł |
Navigating Early
ISBN: 9780307930651 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Just the sort of book that saves lives by igniting a passion for reading." --James Patterson "Reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn." --The Wall Street Journal
A Michael L. Printz Honor Winner From the author of Newbery Medal winner Moon Over Manifest comes the odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail. When Jack Baker's father sends him from his home in Kansas to attend a boys' boarding school in Maine, Jack doesn't know what to expect. Certainly not Early Auden, the strangest of boys. Early keeps to... "Just the sort of book that saves lives by igniting a passion for reading." --James Patterson "Reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn." --T...
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39,08 zł |
Don't Paint Me Red
ISBN: 9781517152437 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young boy's father is accused of being a Communist. The year is 1955 and idea of Communists taking over the United States of America terrifies people. This causes Jimmy, the young boy's family to relocate in hopes to start a new life.
A young boy's father is accused of being a Communist. The year is 1955 and idea of Communists taking over the United States of America terrifies peopl...
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36,29 zł |
110° In the Shade: A Young Ralph McMystery
ISBN: 9781530461394 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,03 zł |
First Mountain: A Young Ralph McMystery
ISBN: 9781530397990 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,03 zł |
My Dog Snow: A Young Ralph McMystery
ISBN: 9781530397983 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,03 zł |
Princess Waconda: A Young Ralph McMystery
ISBN: 9781530397891 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,03 zł |
Imagining Katherine
ISBN: 9780692486481 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2016 SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES A realistic, tender coming-of-age novel set in the segregated Baltimore suburbs during the 1960s. As Katherine Weinstein searches for acceptance and courage, she imagines greatness and romance in her life. But her imagination doesn't prepare her for the arrival of Charlotte, the first black student in her school, or the dramatic changes that follow. "IMAGINING KATHERINE, a lyrical and provocative YA novel of the sixties, offers much to remind older readers of just how enduring is the battle against racism and stereotyping, a...
2016 SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES A realistic, tender coming-of-age novel set in the segregated Baltimore suburbs during...
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45,60 zł |
Dream a Pony, Wake a Spirit: The Story of Buster, a Choctaw Pony Survivor
ISBN: 9781937303570 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, in the year 1900, friendships between children of white "intruders" and their Choctaw and Chickasaw schoolmates had to cross a deep cultural divide. It was also a time when public ignorance could make a mockery of the ambitions of a boy with dwarfism and a place where children had to grow up fast. Trouble begins when a beautiful wild stallion, a supposed man killer, is rescued by two adventurous young brothers. When the stallion is identified as a rare Choctaw horse, the question of who should own him threatens to destroy cherished friendships. Then a...
In the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, in the year 1900, friendships between children of white "intruders" and their Choctaw and Chickasaw schoolmat...
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49,98 zł |
Innocent Outlaws: A Prohibition Story
ISBN: 9781481182171 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prohibition began at the dawn of 1920 and ended thirteen years later with the widespread belief that it had been a dismal failure, and was better left unmentioned: a bit of embarrassing American history, as it were. During the roaring 20's American society embraced cars, easy money, illicit booze, and fun. Cinema and radio emerged and promoted the social changes, and the gangster who seized the opportunity to get rich quickly carved out a lucrative niche in the American Dream with moonshine, moxie and guns. This story about innocents, outlaws and lawmen explains some of the complexities that...
Prohibition began at the dawn of 1920 and ended thirteen years later with the widespread belief that it had been a dismal failure, and was better left...
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63,90 zł |
No Vacancy
ISBN: 9781491028667 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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50,21 zł |
More All-Of-A-Kind Family
ISBN: 9781939601155 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,64 zł |
All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown
ISBN: 9781939601179 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Your favorite All-of-a-Kind Family has a new home in the Bronx, new friends and neighbors, and best all, new adventures. In the third book in the beloved series about a Jewish family growing up in early twentieth century New York, Ella misses her boyfriend Jules, who has joined the Army to fight in World War I, Henny spills tea on a dress she borrowed without asking, Sarah works to win a prize at school, Charlotte takes the elevated train without paying her fare, Gertie makes a pancake, and little Charlie is terrified when he meets Santa Claus. In true All-Of-A-Kind Family spirit, everyone...
Your favorite All-of-a-Kind Family has a new home in the Bronx, new friends and neighbors, and best all, new adventures. In the third book in the belo...
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56,29 zł |
Spaghetti Rain
ISBN: 9781491705148 / Angielski / Twarda / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1949, Ruthie is a skinny, flat-chested, twelve-year-old tomboy with a metal front tooth living in the Washington Heights section of New York City. It's the most important year of her life; she's about to turn thirteen and move from her sheltered elementary school to a large metropolitan high school. She is frightened about leaving her tomboy life and frightened about confronting the world outside of the only places and friends she has ever known. Ruthie decides to start a diary that covers one year of her life and shares her innermost thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams. With humor... In 1949, Ruthie is a skinny, flat-chested, twelve-year-old tomboy with a metal front tooth living in the Washington Heights section of New York Cit... |
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95,41 zł |