Megan Stine Volgorde van de boeken

Young armchair adventurers can travel to the topmost point on the globe and learn all about the vast region surrounding the North Pole.

Geboren in Warschau, Polen, am 7. November 1867, wurde Marie Curie verboten, die nur für Männer zugelassene Universität Warschau zu besuchen. Also schrieb sie sich an der Sorbonne in Paris ein, um Physik und Mathematik zu studieren. Dort lernte sie einen Professor namens Pierre Curie kennen. bald darauf heirateten die beiden und bildeten eine der berühmtesten wissenschaftlichen Partnerschaften der Geschichte. Gemeinsam entdeckten sie zwei Elemente und gewannen 1903 den Nobelpreis (im Jahr 1911 erhielt Marie einen weiteren Nobelpreis für Chemie.) Sie starb am 4. Juli 1934 in Savoyen, Frankreich, als Opfer jahrelanger toxischer Strahlung.

"In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever. Although she was a member of the British royal family, she never expected to become queen. But when her uncle Edward gave up the throne, suddenly her father was the new king, which meant young Elizabeth was next in line! Queen Elizabeth has reigned since 1953, and while there are palaces galore, the crown jewels, and trips around the world, her life has been one of strict discipline and duty. This riveting chronicle follows the life of a woman who is a public figure and an intensely private person and explores how she has kept the monarchy together through good times and bad"-- Provided by publisher

Learn more about Richard Nixon - one of America's most unpopular presidents and the only one to resign from the position.

Discover what lives and grows in the Congo Basin in Central Africa, one of the planet's most remarkable regions.

Did you know that the Vatican is a country - the smallest in the world? Find out the amazing history of the headquarters of the Catholic Church.

Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a mythic reputation. The Bermuda Triangle became famous for making boats and ships vanish, and for snatching planes right out of the sky. But are these stories true? And if they are true, is there a more sensible reason that refutes the bad karma of the region? With so many mystifying events to learn about, readers will love disappearing into this story.

What's left of Machu Picchu stands as the most significant link to the marvelous Inca civilization of Peru. Now readers can explore these ruins in this compelling addition to the New York Times-bestselling series. Includes a fold-out map. Illustrations.

V prvom príbehu – Záhada ukradnutej ceny – spoznáme Jupitera ešte ako dieťa, keď hral v komických seriáloch a prezývali ho Tučibomba. Po rokoch sa herci zo seriálu stretnú pred kamerami a Jupiter musí odhaliť nielen to, kto ukradol hodnotnú cenu, ale aj zámery prefíkaného podvodníka.Druhý príbeh – Záhada kúpeného hráča – je zo športového prostredia a predstaví sa v ňom predovšetkým Peter Crenshaw. Ten dostane záhadnú finančnú ponuku, aby prestúpil do tímu inej školy. Jupiterovi sa to zdá podozrivé a Traja pátrači riešia ďalší prípad, kde narazia na nebezpečného protivníka a ide im o život.Tretí príbeh – Záhada nebezpečnej cesty – sa odohráva v horách v Mexiku a ide v ňom o strieborný poklad ukrytý v jaskyni, ktorého sa chce pomocou našich troch priateľov zmocniť na všetko odhodlaný zločinec. Tí však odhalia jeho plány, no ocitnú sa v strašnom nebezpečenstve, keď v ich blízkosti vybuchne sopka.

The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands. The isolated location of the islands has allowed a vast number of species to develop that are original to each island, such as the blue-footed booby, the marine iguana, and of course, the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old.