Ergebnis für "Nord" in Jugendliche & Heranwachsende

König Uthar wurde auf dem Vereisten Kontinent besiegt. Angeschlagen zieht er sich nach Norghania zurück, um seine Armeen neu aufzustellen, und verschanzt sich hinter den Mauern der Hauptstadt. Lasgol und seine Freunde wollen es schaffen: Vor ihnen liegt das vierte und letzte Jahr ihrer Waldläuferausbildung. Um sich ihren Rang zu verdienen, müssen sie an gefährlichen Einsätzen teilnehmen und dem König gegen die neuerliche Invasion helfen.

Told from the point of view of the men who waged this steel-shattering battle, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors captures Navy pilots attacking enemy battleships with makeshift weapons and sacrificial valor, a veteran commander improvising tactics never taught in Annapolis, and young crews from across America rising to an impossible challenge.

Mit Ertaunen und Verwunderung sehen die bärtigen Seeleute, wie ein seltsames Schiff im Hafen von Monte Video vor Anker geht. Sie sind rauhbeinig, hart und haben vieles auf den Weltmeeren gesehen, aber eine Frage beschäftigt sie mit großer Furcht: Ist das mysteriöse Schiff das des "Roten Piraten", vor dem die ganze Welt zittert?

Kevins Freund Arnulf liegt im Sterben. Und er hat einen letzten Wunsch...

Actionfyldt roman, hvis handling udspiller sig i Grønland med spændende og vedkommende temaer på spil. Pigen Nord hvirvles sammen med drengen Pilu ind i et drama, hvor hele naturen er på spil. En amerikansk byggematador har store planer om at udvide sit hotelimperium fra USA til Grønland, og er parat til at rydde alle forhindringer af vejen. Da hun slår sig sammen med en lokal åndemager om at fange Havets Moder, bliver det op til Nord og Pilu at få befriet Havets Moder, så alt havets liv kan leve frit igen.

Poor Richard's Almanack contained the calendar, astronomical and astrological information, poems, and sayings. In the spaces that occurred between noted calendar days, Franklin included proverbial sentences about industry and frugality. Franklin also included the occasional mathematical exercise, and the 1750 Almanack features an early example of demographics. It is mainly remembered, however, for being a repository of Franklin's aphorisms and proverbs, many of which live on in American English. 

Fortidens nordiske mytologi og glemte naturvæsner vækkes til live, da den 14 årige pige, Nord, rejser ud for at finde sin mor. Bogen blander nutidens miljø- og klimaforandringer med nordisk mytologi i et intensivt og spændingsfyldt mix og er del af et større nordisk tværkulturelt udviklingsværk. Undervejs på sin rejse møder Nord de tre livskloge skæbnegudinder og egerndrengen, Ratatoskr, der viser hende vej ned i underverdenen Niflheim. Her dybt inde i jordens kerne er Nidhug i færd med at gnave livets træ, Yggdrasil, i stykker.

Regno di Valenia, 1566. Da sette anni Brianna vive nella Gran Casa di Magnalia, la prestigiosa scuola per giovani prescelte che ambiscono a perfezionare la propria Passione ed essere adottate da un patrono. Brianna però è l'unica allieva a non aver mai mostrato doti particolari e, se non fosse stato per l'enigmatico maestro Cartier, non avrebbe trovato la sua vocazione tra Arte, Musica, Teatro, Eloquenza e Sapienza. Ma alla cerimonia finale, il timore della ragazza diventa realtà, e Brianna rimane l'unica senza un patrono.

Regno di Maevania, 1566. Dopo essere uscita vittoriosa dall'insurrezione per riportare sul trono la legittima regina Isolde, Brianna deve affrontare altre sfide: ora che è entrata nella famiglia di lord MacQuinn, riuscirà a farsi accettare anche dal suo popolo? E di chi può fidarsi tra i nobili, se il suo stesso padre la voleva morta? Intanto Cartier, riappropriatosi del suo ruolo di capoclan, sta cercando di ridare prestigio al casato dei Morgane. Nel farlo, sogna di avere Brianna al proprio fianco ma i due sono costretti a mettere da parte i propri sentimenti per fronteggiare un nemico più grande.

Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the 19th and 20th centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn in the volumes of A Young People’s History of the United States presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds listeners that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals.

Adventure, politics, suspense, drama, diplomacy, romance, and personal tragedy combine to make this outstanding work of scholarship about Captain Meriwether Lewis, hand-picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore and acquire the American West. Browse more Ambrose, including his latest, Nothing Like It in the World.

This national best-seller vividly reconstructs one of the most unbelievable and controversial battles in American military history—General Custer’s Last Stand in 1876. Why would a seasoned leader like Custer lead 200 U.S. Army soldiers into battle against 2,000 Native American warriors? The answer lies in this book, which captures in stunning detail the heroism, foolishness, and brutality that led to this legendary battle.

On August 18, 1920, American women finally won the right to vote. Ratification of the 19th Amendment was the culmination of an almost 80-year fight in which some of the fiercest, most passionate women in history marched, protested, and sometimes broke the law in to achieve this huge leap toward equal rights. In this expansive yet personal volume, author Winifred Conkling covers not only the suffragists' achievements and politics but also the private journeys that fueled their passion and led them to become women's champions.

Peu de temps après la mort de sa grand-mère, à l’aube de l’an 2000, une jeune fille de seize ans est internée à l’hôpital psychiatrique. Son diagnostic: schizophrénie paranoïde. Pourtant, certaines personnes de la ville sont convaincues que la petite n’est pas folle, que ce qui l’affecte n’a rien d’humain.

Can you keep a beat and bust a rhyme? Did you know that learning can help you earn a hard dime? With rhythm and flow, the voices of U.S. history hip-hop to life.

Tandis que l’ombre de la guerre menace de s’abattre sur Emberfall, Rhen, Harper, Grey et Lia Mara devront faire preuve de tout le courage dont ils disposent afin de trouver une issue et combattre les forces obscures qui les guettent.

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

The prosecution of Leo Frank was front-page news for two years, and Frank's lynching is still one of the most controversial incidents of the twentieth century. It marks a turning point in the history of racial and religious hatred in America, leading directly to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League and to the rebirth of the modern Ku Klux Klan. Relying on primary source documents and painstaking research, award-winning novelist Elaine Alphin tells the true story of justice undone in America.

Femte bind i bestsellerserien om Rangeren Will. Fem år er gået, siden skandierne og arulanerne indgik en pagt. Den unge Will er nu udlært ranger og har fået sit eget område at passe. Der går rygter om farlig og mystisk trolddom, og Will og hans veninde Alyss skal opklare de mystiske begivenheder.

Iris Hollow et ses deux soeurs ont toujours été étranges. Un jour, alors que l’aînée disparait, elles vont devoir découvrir d’où leur viennent les étranges facultés qu’elles semblent avoir développées dans leur enfance.