New Culture

Deel 9 van de Superjuffie-serie! Juf Josje en Hakim hebben gespaard voor een reis naar Australië. En nu is het zover! Ze gaan een week helpen in een koalaopvang en daarna nog twee weken genieten van de rust en de natuur. Zónder kinderen, want die mogen deze keer echt niet mee. De koalaopvang waar juf Josje en Hakim werken zit heel vol en er zijn zorgen. De bosbranden laaien steeds weer op en de koala's blijven maar komen. Al het geld gaat op aan heel dure zalf om hun brandwonden sneller te laten genezen en de opvang moet misschien zelfs sluiten.

Award-winning educational authors Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock deliver the third entry in their acclaimed history series. Using compelling vignettes, Journeys for Freedom weaves an enchanting tapestry of U.S. history for children of all ages. Adam Grupper's splendid narration assures that this dramatic audiobook will be listened to again and again.

Es un archipiélago localizado en el Océano Pacífico Sur, cerca a Australia. Posee un clima tropical y una población que no supera los 200 mil habitantes. Su relieve montañoso recorre las más de 70 islotes que conforman su territorio. Sin duda alguna la mayor atracción de Vanuatu son sus islas, propicias para la práctica de numerosos deportes y en donde se realizan maravillosos festivales llenos de danzas y cantos tradicionales, muestra de la riqueza cultural de este pequeño país.

Todos hemos tenido o tendremos un jefe en la vida pero ¿quien nos enseña a manejarlo y tener éxito? A veces ni lo conocemos pero ya en nuestra mente lo vemos como un adversario y creamos conflictos e historias para protegernos cuando en realidad no tenemos idea de quien es. ¿No te parece más inteligente usar esa energía en prepararte? Queremos ganar en la vida pero perdemos foco cuando pasamos hora elucubrando batallas que solo ocurren en nuestra mente.

Husband-and-wife team Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel create a sequel to the enormously popular Travels with My Family and On the Road Again! - but with a twist. This time Charlie and his family stay home, and find adventure in their own Montreal neighborhood.

With lyrical text, Their Great Gift explores the experiences of immigrants in the twenty-first century, focusing on the lives of children. Stories of families who came to the United States from many different parts of the world celebrate the diversity of our country and contain a vision of hope for the future.

In this one-of-a-kind kids’ documentary series, let local kids be your guides as two kids from each country take you and your family on an unforgettable private guided tour of their lives via cultural traditions, food, clothes, history, economy, music, beautiful landscapes, animals, plants, and more!

In Australia’s Outback, the land is dry and dusty. The rainclouds are few and far between. The land suffers, as do the crops, so too the people on the land. It’s time to make a change to save the farms, but who will answer the “call to arms”? Who will start the rain? Outback Australia is drought country. It’s where farmers and their families struggle with little or no rain. It’s where livestock, grain, and other crops are grown to feed the people of Australia and the world. When there’s no rain, there’s no food. The farmers need a hand to survive the “great dry”.

It’s time to eliminate the fear-based tactics that lead to hiring the wrong people for the wrong positions or inserting the right people into the wrong team dynamics. You can massively impact voluntary and involuntary turnover, even if there are toxic elements to your organizational culture. It’s not about changing the culture first..

It’s hot. It’s windy. It’s dusty. It’s the Australian outback. Wendy Lee arrives from California. She’s lucky to meet Chloe Taylor, who invites Wendy to their sheep station. It sounds like fun, except that someone is stealing the sheep. And the thief just might be something as crazy as a UFO.

Follow 10-year-old Floella as she and her family set sail from the Caribbean to a new life in London. Alone on a huge ship for two weeks, then tumbled into a cold and unfriendly London, coming to England wasn't at all what Floella had expected.... What will her new school be like? Will she meet the queen?

¡Es el primer día de clases de Rashin en Estados Unidos! Todo tiene diferentes formas de lo que está acostumbrada, desde las comidas en su desayuno hasta las letras en sus libros ¡Y las familias de sus compañeros vienen de todos los rincones del mundo! La nueva maestra le pide a cada estudiante que se imagine la forma de su hogar en un mapa. Rashin sabe qué dirá de inmediato ¡Irán tiene forma de gato! ¿Qué irán a decir los otros niños? ¿Y qué hay del país de donde viene TU familia?

Julito está por irse a dormir cuando ve en la tele un anuncio: ¡Intercambio cultural: cambie su lugar por el de un ciudadano extranjero por una semana, y viva otra vida! Ahora, podrá viajar a África, un lugar que parece tener mucha acción. A cambió, recibirá en a su casa a Pombo, un elefante que quiere vivir en la ciudad y ver la televisión. ¿Quién de los dos la pasará mejor con su nueva vida?

The mini volume Yarran mirrors three different expressions of feelings: the love for animals, the cheerfulness that can be found in nature, and the excitement of reading/listening to books. Yarran’s treasures spring from real images captured from my surrounding. The little puppy’s character reflects my little actress Pepina, a puppy that spreads joy and love everywhere she goes.

It’s Rashin’s first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she’s used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids’ families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she’ll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say?

Australia is the land down under. How did this land become populated? Who lived there before? What is the country like now? Learn loads of facts and history of some of the best sites to visit in Australia. Great for book reports, learning, and discovering what is so amazing about Australia.

In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but it’s much harder than she thought. Boom! Is she ready after all?

Are you going to Australia soon or want to learn more about the Land Down Under? This well-designed audiobook for young kids features hand-drawn artwork of cute, Theodore the bear, who teaches young listeners all about Australia, Australian slang, and what life is like in Australia. Theodore travels to the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, and all over Australia on his journey, coming across all types of different Australian animals on the way. Your child will love learning about Australia as they join in the adventure of cute Theodore the Bear.

When a strange creature appears after the big rains, Australian animals wonder what he could be! His fur, feet, tail, and ducklike bill remind each animal of something different. But with a "down-under" spirit, they all pitch in to help him discover where he belongs. Kersplatypus is the story of one creature's journey to find his place in the world and how he sometimes falls flat on the way there.

Pugsley, a pocket-size puppy with a penchant for barking at everything, takes his best friend, Billy, to the park, where they count friends they meet. One thing, though: They have to have four feet! Follow them as they walk and rhyme their way through the park! Your child will learn the difference between what to count and what not to count!