Candice F. Ransom Bücher

Tyler James zieht von New York City in eine kleine Stadt an der Chesapeake Bay und wird in das seltsame Geheimnis um ein verlassenes Karussell verwickelt.

Christmas in the nations capital is marvelous-and Olivias getting to see it all, from the gorgeous trees sparkling near the White House to the fabulous Sculpture Garden where she and cousin James ice skate on the frozen fountain surrounded by statues. And of course, there are plenty of monuments, memorials, and museums-like the amazing Smithsonian, with the ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz -and adorable pandas in the zoo, too!

The South that raised her was at war, while Susannah's own battle raged in her heart....Susannah had lived her sixteen years as a proper Virginia girl - obedient, dreaming of marriage, leaving the decisions to the men. But when her brother and her fiance are called on to defend the South, Susannah takes the first daring steps of rebellion against the old rules. She must fight for her own life, for her family, and for the secret love born in the flames of war.

From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she spent hours exploring meadows and woods, dreaming of seeing the ocean. As Rachel grew older, she combined her gift for writing with her love of nature, producing award-winning books about the sea. But her best-known achievement was the publication of Silent Spring, an account of the dangerous effects of pesticides on plants and animals. With Silent Spring, Rachel helped create a movement to ban these harmful chemicals. Her findings helped to assure that future generations would be able to dream about the ocean and listen to crickets.

Join Lewis and Clark on their magnificent overland expedition to the United States' Pacific coast and back again. In the early nineteenth century President Thomas Jefferson initiated the journey through the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark led it. This book is part of the History Making Biography Series, which uses documentary photographs, colorful cartoons, and interesting facts to make history come alive. It includes a timeline and a list of websites for further exploration on this great American. The series enriches the minds of young historians.

Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry little girl finds the house of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep.

De tegenstellingen tussen arm en rijk in een Amerikaans stadje kunnen ook door verliefdheden van de jongeren niet of nauwelijks doorbroken worden.