História

A Preguiça, um resgate da nossa origem e formação africana, indígena e européia. "A Preguiça" contém três fábulas de origem portuguesa que tratam de forma poética e bem-humorada deste pecado capital.

Krull presents another top-notch scientific biography in the outstanding Giants of Science series. Listeners have come to expect chatty, direct narratives that develop distinct characters and place those individuals squarely in the context of both their times and their disciplines, and this...

From award–winning author Glennette Tilley Turner comes the little–known story of Harriet Tubman’s daring rescue of her enslaved brothers on Christmas Day. This historical children's audiobook about the legendary Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, and suffragist was written...

What is decisiveness? How does someone show discretion? What does it mean to be flexible or available? When it comes to understanding and developing character traits, biographical stories are a powerful tool.

An der Schule der vier Wissensprofis finden in diesem Jahr ganz besondere Exkursionstage statt. Unter dem Motto "Auf den Spuren des alten Roms"...

Em tom de crônica, muitas vezes irreverente, nesta obra, Graciliano Ramos aborda desde a queda do Império até a evolução da República no Brasil.

The common view of the Romans is that they were only interested in watching gladiators....

In this audiobook from the #1 New York Times bestselling series, learn how this vibrant Black neighborhood in upper Manhattan became home to the leading Black writers, artists, and musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s to the sounds of jazz in nightclubs...

The semi-autobiographical Little House books were so popular in their time that Laura Ingalls Wilder eventually became a well-known author around the world....

History's amazing secrets and codes—and how to crack them yourself. This fascinating look at history's most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth...

The story of the Donner Party's struggle to reach California despite harsh weather and starvation....

Of all the places to explore on Earth, remote places are often said to be the most challenging. Yet, brave explorers travel to the most remote corners of the world, pushing through vast forests, icy polar regions, and other landscapes.

In this volume, learn about the resulting troubled relations with the Native Americans in that area, Bluebeard's piracy, and the colonist's rebellion against England....

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young, and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's mad love of poetry. But Ada remained fascinated with her father and...

J'ai voyagé à travers le monde du Vietnam aux États-Unis pour retrouver ma famille à Détroit dans le Michigan. Venant du climat tropical de Saigon, l'un de mes souhaits était de découvrir pour la première fois la beauté magique associée à un jour de neige passé aux côtés de ma famille....

For Lucia and her family, life in Fornelli is anything but boring. Life is difficult, yet tranquil. But soon the war comes, and life in Fornelli is tranquil no more....

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Mexico....

George Washington had fought bravely during the Revolutionary War. The people saw him as a hero. They wanted to make him king. But Washington didn’t want that kind of power. Instead, he became the first president of the United States....

From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima Lois Lowry looks back at history through a personal lens as she draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan, as...

Deep in the jungle, among the rubber trees, the Olmec people lived thousands of years ago. Come meet the Rubber People, and learn their ancient secrets....