The electrifying story of a criminal Quaker, a poisoned mistress, and the dawn of the information age in Victorian England
Caroline Baxter Bücher
Carol Baxter ist eine preisgekrönte Autorin, deren populäre Geschichtswerke sich mit kriminellen Themen befassen. Ihre Erzählungen schöpfen aus ihrer umfangreichen Erfahrung mit historischen Aufzeichnungen, insbesondere solchen, die sich auf in Australien verurteilte Sträflinge beziehen. Diese Hintergrundarbeit ermöglichte ihr die Entdeckung von Stoffen für ihre wahren Kriminalgeschichten. Als hauptberufliche Schriftstellerin und Rednerin hat Baxter in ihrer Heimat Australien für ihre packenden Darstellungen von Verbrechen große Anerkennung gefunden.
Over the course of a week at Miss Betsy Bear's school, six bear cubs learn to bake - with varying degrees of success. But when the cubs are asked to demonstrate their skills in a grand finale, drama unfolds. Who will solve the mystery of the missing picnic?
Join Pilot Jane, a fun and fearless airline captain, as she travels the world with her best friend Rose, a high-speed passenger jet. Together Jane and Rose have amazing adventures and form a perfect team, working in total harmony to deliver their passengers safely to destinations as far afield as Alaska and Australia. But when disaster strikes and Rose falls ill, Jane is paired with ?lean, mean flying machine? Mighty Mitch. As the two battle a dangerous storm, can she still get the Queen to her party on time ? and restore ?girl power? to the skies? This action-packed rhyming story by children's author Caroline Baxter and illustrator Izabela Ciesinska is about friendship, travel and the power of teamwork. An entertaining, beautifully illustrated picture book with an inspiring message and heroine at its heart.