Born in 1865 to an English vicar and his wife, Edith becomes a governess, then at the age of thirty a nurse, opening a nursing school in Belgium and serving there during World War I, when her compassion leads to her arrest for aiding the enemy.

Pedro y su papá van de excursión al bosque. Su papá no puede esperar para enseñarle a Pedro cómo sobrevivir en la naturaleza. Pero Pedro sabe mucho de plantas y de animales salvajes, y su papá no para de meterse en problemas. ¿Tendrá Pedro que ayudar a su papá a salir del bosque? Pedro and his father go on a hike in the woods--where it turns out that Pedro knows a lot more about the plants and animals then his father does, but...

The Mystery Inc. gang must solve the mystery of their haunted elementary school library. "A haunted school library. A suspicious group of adults. And a gang of kids and their dog ready to solve any mystery. When Shaggy and his pup Scooby-Doo sneak into Crystal Cove Elementary School's library after hours, they discover the reason it has been closed - there is a ghost living in it! At least, that's what the librarian, Miss James, believes. Now the...

"Twins Charlie and Alex Douglas are the newest time travelers recruited to the Forty-Eight, a clandestine military group in charge of manipulating history. The brothers are tasked with preventing Henry VIII from marrying Jane Seymour and arrive in 1536 feeling confident, but the Tudor court is not all banquets and merriment: it is a deep well of treachery, torture, lust, intrigue, and suspicion. That makes it especially dangerous for young people...

"Detective brothers Frank and Joe search for a very special beetle. Frank and Joe are taking care of their friend's super cool pet stag beetle named Izumi for the weekend. Not only is this bug fun to watch, but he is also supposed to bring you luck! The first night with Izumi, Joe learns that stag beetles like to hiss and chirp...a lot. So, Joe decides to leave Izumi on the front stoop so he can get some sleep. But when Joe goes to get Izumi the next...

"Daddy's Arms'' is a fun children's book that tells the story of a little boy's adorable and amusing everyday interactions with his dad. Whether it s playtime, bathtime, or bedtime, this wildly imaginative child has his dad s arms take center stage for every fantastic new adventure. This book celebrates the bond between father and child as well as the joy of fatherhood. Parents and guardians will certainly enjoy reading Daddy s Arms to kids, just...

Kilala and Rei are on a quest to collect all the remaining gems for their tiara to save their country, Paradiso. They fall into the world of Beauty and the Beast, where they accidentally lose the Beast's pocket watch in the river. Rei will stop at nothing to get it back … but will his efforts be enough? Meanwhile, in the world of Sleeping Beauty, Kilala must serve as a maid at Princess Aurora's 17th birthday party. She encounters Maleficent...

"Xiao Le's grandmother lives in a faraway village. A visit with Grandma is always a special event, but this time she is frail. With encouragement from his mom, Xiao Le plays with and helps Grandma. When Grandma dies shortly thereafter, Xiao Le comforts his mom--reminding her that when it rains, Grandma is washing her clothes in the sky ... and that although the Perfume Village in heaven cannot be reached by train, it can be accessed by the heart....

Orphaned Cressida, a magnificent singer, and her twelve-year-old brother Adam attend the by-invitation-only Festival of Youthful Genius, where they join forces with a former race car driver to try to stop a bizarre creature from stealing the talents of the young prodigies.

Beginning with Norman Borlaug and going back to those who influenced him directly or indirectly, shows how one ordinary boy came to develop "super plants" that helped save billions of people from starvation.