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Learn how a freight train is operated.

Learn about the job of a garbage collector and how a garbage truck works.

This is the true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who have been fighting for a new school since the late 1970s when a fuel leak contaminated their original school building.

All communities need leaders of some kind to help steer and shape them. Through their elected positions, jobs, or volunteer work, leaders are vital to a strong community.

No matter their size, all communities need rules to keep their members safe, healthy, and happy. A question-answer format show how both written rules (e.g., traffic laws) and unwritten rules (e.g., character values such as honesty) help communities grow and thrive.

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Describes some of the different kinds of shoes that workers wear.

Explore the life and achievements of Wallace Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies.

This audiobook provides an example of children getting their allowance, and how they decide to spend, save, and donate their earnings.

Who works in a theater? What is the green room? How do actors know where to stand on stage? Who controls the lights? Go on a guided tour of a theater to find out! Meet an actor and a director, see how the lighting works, hear the orchestra tune up, and watch as cast and crew get ready to perform.

The US Capitol houses both the Congress and Senate, but do you know its history? This building, which stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy, took more than 30 years to build. It has survived through wars, and has had many changes and additions. Join a tour guide and learn more about the US capitol.

In 1945, at the end of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, the head of operations for the Nazis' Final Solution, walked into the mountains of Germany and vanished from view. Sixteen years later, an elite team of spies captured him at a bus stop in Argentina and smuggled him to Israel, resulting in one of the century's most important trials--one that cemented the Holocaust in the public imagination. This is the thrilling and fascinating story of what happened between these two events.

Frankly, Agaton Sax should know better than to go on vacation. At least, this time, he’s managed to enjoy some rest and relaxation without stumbling into a criminal conspiracy. On the way home, however, it’s a different story...from a slow train through Brosnia to a castle in Edinburgh and onwards to a motorboat speeding across the North Sea, Agaton Sax is up against a criminal mastermind who is almost - but not quite - as clever as he is. And there’s garlic. Far too much garlic.

Les philo-fables, ce sont des fables simples et riches de sens tirées de la philosophie occidentale, de la mythologie et des sagesses d'Orient. 33 fables accompagnées de questions, de repères et de mots-clés... Voilà de quoi aider les enfants, dès 9 ans, à franchir la porte de l'atelier du philosophe.

Die Geschichte von Bruno, dem sogenannten "Problembären", die vor einigen Jahren durch die Presse geisterte, hat Bruno wieder auferstehen lassen, hat ihn seine Reise noch einmal von vorn beginnen lassen. Ob Bruno, der Bär, Rosamunde, das Schweinchen, durch welches ein Soja-Imperium gegründet werden konnte, oder Fenja, die Wüstenfüchsin, die ihren Gefährten Fennek aus der Gefangenschaft befreit: Es sind immer starke, tierische Charaktere, die auf ihren jeweiligen Reisen zu begleiten ein Privileg des Lesers und Hörers ist. Für Kinder und Erwachsene.

Available for the very first time in English, this ‘lost media’ episode of Agaton Sax sees the Swedish detective leave his native land once again, this time travelling in style to experience the glitz and glamour of London. Our super sleuth must decipher the mystery of a sticky-fingered thief whose calamitous crimes see him targeting a group of billionaires and their mountains of money. Flown via private jet to a castle in England to catch our corrupt culprit, Sax enlists the aid of his trusted friend and Scotland Yard professional, Inspector Lispington.

La naissance de Lao-Tseu fut annoncée par une comète. Ce petit homme aux traits de vieillard, archiviste à la cour impériale, reconnut la vanité de la science. Mais où trouver la véritable sagesse ?

Two grandmas. Two delicious recipes. And one granddaughter caught in the middle! Sophie loves Bubbe's Jewish chicken soup, made with kreplach. She also loves Nai Nai's Chinese chicken soup, with wonton. But don't tell Bubbe and Nai Nai that their soups are the same! Can Sophie bring her whole family together for a warm and tasty surprise?

As Sarah's family prepares for Passover, Sarah makes sure to save a chair at the table for the prophet Elijah who is said to visit every Seder. But when the electricity goes out in the buildings across the street and the neighbors start arriving at Sarah's apartment, her parents invite each visitor to join the Seder. Sarah adds another place setting for Elijah, and then another, but soon the table is full with people from her neighborhood and there are no more chairs to spare! How can Sarah honor the Passover tradition of saving a place for Elijah?

Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts--as well as the mystery and wonder--of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know!