Family Travel

Audio Journeys are exploring Quebec City, Quebec in early February during their Annual Winter Carnival, the largest winter carnival in the world.

The Evil Nanasis has gone really bananas this time and wants her stuff back or the world is doomed (again). Worst of all, she's holding Nan's beloved pet ferret hostage! This time the POO-NAMI is really going to hit the wind farm! Against all the odds, it's up to the Listies to save the day.... Next stop in the interdimensional plumbing of time and space is The Maul, a sinister shopping centre that's surprisingly difficult to leave. Let's hope they don't shop till they drop!

Aliya's grandfather is her only family, but lately he has been acting strangely. He's forgotten her birthday and keeps disappearing. So when a mysterious gift arrives that seems to grant her wishes, Aliya uncovers a secret - she's from a long line of illustrious time travellers. Whisked off by flying carpet to the Infinite City in a parallel Egypt, Aliya enrols at an extraordinary academy where she makes new friends at last. But the threat of magic is looming - rumours of the return of Dorian Dark, a devious master of time. And with Aliya's special skills, he can twist history forever.

When twelve-year-old Lily is walking to school one day, a very unusual girl appears out of nowhere! It is 1953 and this stranger is dressed in a green sparkly dress, purple tights with orange swirls and has bright yellow hair sticking up like a dandelion. As quickly as she appears, she disappears again into thin air! Lily rushes to tell her best friends Tara and Geraldine about this strange encounter, and they begin an investigation to solve the mystery.

Breathe Together takes its title from the Latin root words of the word “conspiracy,” which also gives the central poem its title. It is both deeply personal and universally relatable, and it speaks to the resilience and humanity of those who lived through complex losses and betrayals during these traumatic times. The language is both mystical and cerebral, with a strong sense of imagery, reflection, and raw emotion. The collection is not only a meditation of the pandemic, familial lineage, insanity, and infidelity, but also the emotional journey of the poet. The reader can feel the pain...

In January 2008, Graham Naismith, 37-year-old IT consultant and former police detective and his wife Eirene, aged 38 and a former teacher, spontaneously, and with no prior experience whatsoever, decided to embark on a 30,000 mile drive to Australia with their three daughters aged one, four, and six. Having previously sold their house in anticipation of a drop in the housing market and with Graham's job at the infamous ID Cards Scheme looking precarious, the climate was right.

AWESOME boredom busting play ideas—from creative crafts to tricky challenges to mind-boggling science experiments. Every activity, craft and game uses things you already have at home! Beat the boredom blues with over 1,000 play ideas suitable for three-year-olds to ten-year olds. There's something for everyone in this tried and tested book from NY Times bestselling author (and mom!) Jean Oram. "A lifesaver for parents and educators." --Kenneth, reader. Make it easy to say “no” to more screen time and “yes” to more play time with activities your kid will want to do again and again....

Escribí esta guía como un único enamorado de los Pueblos y Culturas de Mi Hermosa Ciudad. Nueva Orleans está llena de contrastes, tiene la gente más maravillosa y algunos de los peores delitos.

KJ is a small town boy who moves from Greenville, Mississippi, to Chicago. He is mesmerized by the big city, bright lights, skyscrapers, and basketball. He finds interest in Paulina, a pretty brown skin girl in his fifth grade class. Hanging out with the older boys in the neighborhood leads KJ on the path to dropping out of school. He quickly forgets the promise he made to his grandmother to stay on track and make her proud.

Streams in the Willow is an allegorical rendering of the inexorable link between this world and the next, between this generation and those who have gone before. Dramatized by an actual diamond ring that has been passed down five generations in the author's family, the stains of Original Sin are presented as obstacles each of us faces alongside those who came before us. The path to overcoming the Original Sin in each of our individual families is first to acknowledge it.

Guerren fought his nature for too long. It drives him to the edge of sanity when his friends need him most. Elsewhere, Rosalie fights for her life as time unravels. All hope now rests on an angel seeking redemption and an angry dragon as the Adversary’s army marches toward the gates of Heaven and the place where time began. Can a ragtag group of misfits thrown together by chance stop them from invading? Find out in Storm The Gates, book 3 of the Rogue Gods Trilogy.

Nine-year-old MATTY BRATTY may have flunked third grade, but America wants him to be President of the United Sates. And some rich, powerful people are begging him to be their candidate in the national U.S. presidential election. It does not matter if Matty has never worked before. Who cares if he got an F in government? Matty is a celebrity!

Nine-year-old MATTY BRATTY invents a time machine that runs on fart gas and the heat of taco sauce. Matty travels back to way before yesterday, to the Age of Dinosaurs so that his stuffed dinosaur, Dino, can visit his family. Like Superman, Dino was saved by his parents when the ICE AGE was coming. Dino’s parents put him in a time capsule and sent him forward in time. The time travel caused Dino’s body to change into sponge and cloth. Matty flunked third grade, but he is a genius. Just ask him.

Esha Verma, her snotty apprentice Broccoli and his cunning pet tortoise have a dream. They are going to win the legendary Brain Trophy - the ultimate inventing prize. This year's entry: a time machine. But the day before the competition, Esha's ignoramus big sister hijacks the time machine and is lost in the Cretaceous age. With help from a new recruit for The Office of Time, Esha and Broccoli will have to face hungry dinosaurs, mysterious black holes and malfunctioning inventions to get them back in time.

Persecuted believers need to take drastic action, forced out of their churches, homes and lives. The Lunar Mining Colony faces financial ruin when miners sabotage to demand higher wages. Worldwide pressure over shortages of essential products parallels media attacks on "radical" Christians. Desperate company executives offer these desperate believers a "City on A Hill" out of this world.

Ten years make for a mighty cold trail but Sluefoot Sue still finds a clue on the backtrack that fuels her desperate hunt for the deadliest quarry of all. Sue needs to fire up the Clockwork Catfish and find allies no one expected if she means to solve the secret of Treasure Island's Black Spot. Having the lifelong love and respect of husband and family hasn't prepared her for the deadly agenda of women determined to end inequality by savage means. She suspects a private girls' school goes far beyond teaching social graces. Even this fearless cowgirl dreads the consequences of re-uniting ...

Ten year-old Benny travels west with a knife-throwing, card-playing bank robber, a savage black stallion, and the promise that God will never leave him. Can he trust that promise? Explore this Historical adventure in greater detail and understand the time period better. Study Guide to Benny and the Bank Robber. Teacher edition includes the full story text with comprehension questions, thought questions, and essay and research suggestions plus vocabulary by chapter and answer keys and project suggestions.

Although Faye is happy with her life, the loss of her mother as a child weighs on her mind even more now that she is a mother herself. So she is amazed when, in an extraordinary turn of events, she finds herself back in her childhood home in the 1970s. Faced with the chance to finally seek answers to her questions - but away from her own family - how much is she willing to give up for another moment with her mother?

Nicholas Sparks’ persönlichstes Buch. Als sich Nicholas Sparks und sein Bruder Micah im Januar 2003 auf eine Weltreise machen, blicken sie voller Erwartung auf einmalige Eindrücke und Erlebnisse. Nicholas und Micah sind die beiden einzigen lebenden Mitglieder ihrer Familie. Und so wird ihre Reise zu den Wundern der Welt auch eine Reise in die Erinnerung. Aus einem Reisebericht wird die bewegende Geschichte ihrer Familie, die durch den tragischen Tod der Eltern und der Schwester allzu früh zerrissen wurde.

Indelible Love Series Book 8 Two strong, two independent, and two stubborn characters are bound to clash every step of the way. Keeping and maintaining a relationship for Nick and Bee hasn't been easy. Though the loving part came naturally, all the circumstances of life kept them from enjoying one another. When we last saw Nick in volume one, he was still dating Lily, still unsure about his feelings for Bee, and contemplating a major career decision. When Bee injures herself and calls the only man who matters in her life, Nick morphs into the hero that we all knew lived deep within. Though ...