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We Went To Visit A Farm One Day
Cows moo, horses neigh, ducks quack, pigs oink - there are lots of animal noises to join in with in this traditional rhyme depicting a noisy outing to a farm. Riotously illustrated, it's great fun to share and there's a big surprise at the end!
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Practical Agitation
Practical Agitation is a bracing work of civic criticism, arguing that reform begins not in abstract programs but in the disciplined conscience of individuals willing to disturb public complacency. Written in Chapman's compressed, aphoristic, and morally urgent prose, the book belongs to the Progressive Era's literature of ethical democracy, yet it resists mere policy prescription. Its essays examine corruption, public opinion, leadership, and social inertia with the severity of sermon, the elegance of belletristic prose, and the practical temper of political pamphleteering. John Jay Chapman, a New York essayist, lawyer, and reformer, was shaped by patrician inheritance and democratic unease. A descendant of Chief Justice John Jay and educated at Harvard, he moved within elite circles while attacking their evasions. His opposition to machine politics, his admiration for Emersonian self-reliance, and his lifelong concern with moral responsibility all inform this volume's insistence that public life decays when citizens delegate conscience to institutions. Readers interested in American political thought, reform literature, or the moral imagination of the Progressive Era will find Practical Agitation unusually alive. It remains valuable not as a manual of tactics, but as a summons to principled, intelligent, and courageous citizenship.
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Learning and Other Essays
Learning and Other Essays gathers John Jay Chapman's meditations on education, character, literature, and civic responsibility into a prose of unusual moral pressure. The essays treat learning not as mere acquisition, but as a discipline of the whole person, joining intellectual honesty to ethical action. Written in the American essay tradition of Emerson and Thoreau, yet sharpened by late-nineteenth-century social criticism, Chapman's style is incisive, aphoristic, and uncompromising. Chapman himself was a Harvard-educated lawyer, reformer, and man of letters whose life was marked by a persistent resistance to complacency. Born into privilege, he became one of the most searching critics of American materialism, political corruption, and cultural shallowness. His involvement in reform politics and his lifelong concern with conscience help explain the urgency of these essays, which ask what education is for in a democratic society. This book is recommended to readers interested in the moral vocation of literature, the history of American thought, and the deeper purposes of education. It will especially reward those who value essays that do not flatter the reader, but challenge the mind toward clarity, seriousness, and public responsibility.
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even . . . a bear? Only Jane Chapman could reimagine this classic poem with a delightful all animal cast. On the night of Christmas Eve, a family of bears settle down to sleep until Papa Bear is awakened by a racket outside. Polar bear Santa in a sleigh pulled by eight dog-deer bring festive commotion and joy to the class holiday tale
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One Tiny Turtle
"Simple, lyrical words and bright, acrylic double-page pictures convey the astonishing facts about the Loggerhead sea turtle. . . . A powerful nature story for a young audience." —BooklistFar, far out at sea lives one of the world’s most mysterious creatures, the Loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Then, one summer night, she lands on a beach to lay her eggs—the very same beach where she herself was born. Nicola Davies’s lyrical text offers fascinating information about the journey of the tiny, endangered Loggerhead, while charming paintings by Jane Chapman vividly illustrate one turtle’s odyssey.
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Una Tortuguita
Un lírico e informativo retrato de la escurridiza y amenazada tortuga marina cabezona que deleitará a los jóvenes amantes de la naturaleza.Lejos, lejos, mar afuera, vive una de las criaturas más misteriosas del planeta: la tortuga marina cabezona. Por treinta años nada en los océanos, recorriendo miles de millas en busca de alimento. Hasta que una noche de verano llega a una playa a poner sus huevos, la misma playa donde nació. El lírico texto de Nicola Davies ofrece datos fascinantes sobre la travesía de la pequeña tortuga marina cabezona, en peligro de extinción; y los cautivantes dibujos de Jane Chapman ilustran claramente la odisea de una de estas tortuguitas.Far, far out at sea lives one of the world’s most mysterious creatures, the Loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Then, one summer night, she lands on a beach to lay her eggs—the very same beach where she herself was born. Nicola Davies’s lyrical text offers fascinating information about the journey of the tiny, endangered Loggerhead, while charming paintings by Jane Chapman vividly illustrate one turtle’s odyssey.
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Der Maulwurf und die Suche nach der Stille
Jane Chapman, bekannt für ihre wunderschön illustrierten Bilderbücher, erzählt in ihrem aktuellen Kinderbuch, "Der Maulwurf und die Suche nach der Stille", eine neue Geschichte der beiden Freunde Biber und Maulwurf.Biber und Maulwurf haben sich in Bärs altem Baumhaus gemütlich eingerichtet. Biber erzählt und liest Geschichten vor und abends werden die Laternen angezündet. Ihr helles Licht lockt auch die anderen Tiere an und schon bald treffen sich Abend für Abend immer mehr Tiere im Baumhaus. Biber ist ganz in seinem Element. Er genießt das Zusammensein mit den anderen, doch Maulwurf sehnt sich zurück nach den ruhigen Stunden, wo sie ganz für sich waren. Als es ihm zu viel wird, verlässt er trotz Sturms das gemütliche Baumhaus, um allein zu sein. Biber merkt, dass er seinem Freund helfen muss. Findet er eine Lösung, damit Maulwurf wieder Spaß hat, die anderen Tiere zu treffen?
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The Very Snowy Christmas
In search of the perfect holly with shiny berries to decorate his Christmas tree, Little Mouse begins to make his way home. Suddenly soft white flakes begin falling all around him. "The sky is coming undone!" fears Little Mouse. As he hurries home to tell Big Mouse his imagination overwhelms him. First, he sees a "strange creature" waving its arms at him as he passes the water. Then when he turns around he sees that an invisible monster is leaving footprints right behind him! Finally, after running circles Little Mouse arrives home only to find a giant "white monster" in front of the door. When Big Mouse finds Little Mouse outside he reassures him that the sky is not coming undone, but that it is snowing; after explaining away lIttle Mouse's fears, he shows Little Mouse that snow makes for a magical Christmas indeed.
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Crab and Snail: The Evil Eel
Crab must save Snail from Evil Eel's curse in their third unforgettable seaside adventure in the graphic early reader series by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator Jared Chapman. The Evil Eel is so evil that making narwhals cry is one of her favorite hobbies. So evil in fact that just one sting turns friendly, sweet Snail into...Snevil!!!! Complete with a black cape, Snevil sets out to destroy everything in her path, including Crab. In order to save himself?and his best friend?Crab must become a hero. Will he be able to stop evil from destroying the splash zone before it's too late? Crab and Snail are everyone's new favorite characters in the graphic early reader space. Fans of Narwhal & Jelly and Beak & Ally will love these quirky characters and clever stories. "A character-based volume that reads like a cross between SpongeBob SquarePants and The Muppet Show."?Publishers Weekly (starred review) for The Invisible Whale (Book One)
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Bronco & Freunde: Jeder ist einzigartig
Bronco ist zu einer Party eingeladen. Doch er kann sein Puzzleteil nicht finden, das jeder Gast vorab bekommen hat und zum Fest mitbringen soll. Während seiner Suche trift er andere Tiere, die auch auf dem Weg zur Party sind: einen Vogel, der nicht fliegen kann, eine Ziege mit einer Allergie und einen tollpatschigen Hasen. Ob sie gemeinsam das Puzzleteil finden werden?Eine berührende Geschichte mit der wunderbaren Botschaft: In Gottes Augen bist du etwas ganz Besonderes! Und mit deiner Einzigartigkeit bist du auch eine große Bereicherung für andere. Ideal für Kinder ab 3 Jahren.
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Bear Can't Sleep
Bear's many animal friends try to help him get to sleep in time for winter hibernation in this companion story to "Bear Snores On." Full color.
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Vegetables in Pajamas
In author/illustrator Jared Chapman’s hilarious Vegetables in Pajamas, the veggies go where they’ve never gone before—to bed! What’s the best part of getting ready for bed? Picking out pajamas, of course! There are pajamas for when it’s cold and pajamas for when it’s hot. Pajamas that are mixed and pajamas that match. Pajamas for sleeping over and pajamas for sleeping in. No matter what kind of pajamas you choose, they’ll help you sleep tight. This board book in the Vegetables in Underwear series delivers lots of laughs and celebrates the best time of day, no matter what you’re wearing.Vegetables in Underwear series:Vegetables in UnderwearVegetables in Holiday UnderwearVegetables in PajamasVegetables in Halloween CostumesAlso available:Fruits in Suits
€ 8,00