Für Fans der erfolgreichen Sonntagabendserie "Malcolm mittendrin" kommt der dritte Teil dieser Originalreihe von Romanadaptionen, die den Geist, den Humor und die Stimme der Show widerspiegelt. Die Streiche des 11-jährigen Malcolm und seiner Familie und Freunde ziehen wöchentlich 22,8 Millionen Zuschauer an und sind oft die meistgesehene Komödie im Fernsehen.
Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American Colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia during the American Revolution, rose to the rank of Major General, and became the chief aide to General George Washington. After the war, he became the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He founded the Bank of New York and The New York Post newspaper. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and is also celebrated as a co-author of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays that are still used today to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The end of his life became a national scandal when he was shot and killed in a duel with then-Vice President Aaron Burr.
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success and inspired the best and the brightest to come with him and change the world.
Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic.
A child who has ADHD--attention deficit disorder--is mistakenly perceived as being unruly and incapable of following instructions, however, with help from his doctor, parents and teacher, he is able to overcome this challenge; following each story are four pages of suggested activities that relate to its theme, followed by a two-page section that offers advice to parents.