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You probably would agree that the four weeks leading up to Christmas are a special time of year. For Christians this is a period of preparation. Many Christians call these four weeks 'Advent' and they prepare themselves for the celebration of Jesus' birth. The word 'Advent' comes from the Latin 'adveneo', meaning 'to come to' and refers to Jesus' coming into the world at Christmas.

Learn about the story of the first Christmas with iMindsJNR audio-learning series for younger minds. The story of the first Christmas begins with a young lady called Mary who lived in a town called Nazareth. Mary was a devoutly religious young woman. And for Christians, she was one of the most special people in history.

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her...

In this latest laugh-out-loud adventure, Airi's pranks go global on a family trip to Japan--but is pranking really all it's cracked up to be? Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid! School is out for the summer, and Airi is off to Japan with her family to visit her...

Airi is back for another hilarious story of friendship and pranks, and this time, there's drama--literally! Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid! It's the spring semester, and Airi Sano is on top of the world! Her grades are up, she has real friends at her side, and she’s...

A hilarious story of new-school hijinks, filled with friendship, family, and plenty of pranks--perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she's excited to be settling down for the...

Prichudlivye, polnye intrig priklyucheniya geroev povestej Charskoj perepletayutsya s ih vysokimi, blagorodnymi chuvstvami i postupkami. V tom mire, kotoryj sozdala Lidiya Charskaya, negodyayam i merzavcam ne udaetsya vzyat' verh nad svetlymi, chestnymi, chistymi dushami. Ee geroi takie, kakimi v glavnom navernyaka hotelos' by stat' i tebe: chtoby, nesmotrya na prepyatstviya, vse udavalos', chtoby tebya lyubili horoshie lyudi, a tvoya dusha otzyvalas' na etu lyubov', beskorystno ipredanno.

Le général Dourakine retourne dans son pays, la Russie, accompagné de son intendant français et de sa famille. A la tête d'un immense domaine, le général attise les convoitises. Sa nièce, Mme Papofski et ses vauriens d'enfants accourent pour capter l'héritage. Mais le général ne l'entend pas de cette oreille et il se plaît à la tourmenter. Retrouvons le plus pittoresque personnage de la comtesse de Ségur dans mille et une aventures.

La famille Dérigny, avec leurs deux enfants Jacques et Paul ont quitté l'auberge de l'Ange Gardien pour accompagner Dourakine dans son pays, la Russie. La nièce du général et ses quatre garnements accourent pour capter l'héritage.

On ne présente plus la comtesse de Ségur, auteur des célèbres "Malheurs de Sophie" qui édifièrent des générations d'enfants. "Le Général Dourakine" est un roman pour enfants qu'elle fit publier sous forme de feuilleton en 1863 pour faire suite à "L'Auberge de l'Ange Gardien". Le roman relate les souvenirs qui ont profondément marqué la jeune Sophie, future Comtesse, notamment le servage en Russie et l'usage du knout du général envers ses serfs. Cet enregistrement original en présente les meilleurs extraits.

"So eine Unverschämtheit", poltert der große General Naeman. Gerade hat der Prophet ihm ausrichten lassen, er solle sieben Mal im Jordan untertauchen, um geheilt zu werden. So eine alberne Idee! Oder ob er es doch vielleicht probieren soll? Freddy und Eugen sind dabei, als ein großes Wunder geschieht.

The world's largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in 10 Cherub agents, and fight the best war game ever. Cherub agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that kids are spying on them.

Découvrez la version audio du premier tome issu de notre série "La Fabuleuse Maison Cerveau". Dans ce tome 1 "Alerte Générale", Louisa va découvrir pour la première fois cette mystérieuse maison et ses habitants et comprendre comment fonctionne son cerveau en état de stress. Cette version est issue de notre application accompagnant notre ouvrage, disponible dans toutes les librairies suisses et sur demande ! www.fabuleusemaisoncerveau.ch Nous vous souhaitons une bonne écoute ! Le livre complet sera mis en ligne à la toute fin de diffusion !

When North and South met in 1865 at Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War, the official terms of surrender weren’t written in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, or any white soldier. Instead, this momentous event was recorded by General Ely S. Parker, a member of the Seneca (Iroquois) tribe. At that time, Parker was not only the highest-ranking Native American in the Union Army but also the Grand Sachem, or chief representative, of the Haudenosaunee—the powerful Iroquois Confederacy.

From Stacy McAnulty, author of the funny STEM children's book Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years and Our Universe series, comes the beginning of an exciting new audiobook series focused on the science of the body. Brains. 78% water, 100% delicious. A zombie chef who has sworn off eating brains...