A chronological look at how the United States took shape — from its origins as an obscure set of colonies on the Atlantic coast a little more than 200 years ago into what one political analyst today calls "the first universal nation.
Adult/High School–Four different people find themselves on the same roof on New Year's Eve, but they have one thing in common–they're all there to jump to their deaths. A scandal-plagued talk-show host, a single mom of a disabled young man, a troubled teen, and an aging American musician soon unite in a common cause, to find out why Jess (the teen) can't get her ex-boyfriend to return her calls. Down the stairs they go, and thoughts of suicide gradually subside.
Axel Lindenbrock's uncle, Professor Otto Lindenbrock, discovers an old piece of paper written in old Icelandic. Axel translates it, and it leads him and his uncle to Iceland to an extinct volcano called Sneffells. There, they decend into it's crater with the help of a guide named Hans Bjelke, in hopes to reach the centre of the earth! They will face many adventures and close calls in this gripping story of their journey.
Isabel Raine thought she had everything - a successful career, a supportive family, and a happy marriage to the man she loved. Then one ordinary morning, her husband, Marcus, picks up his briefcase, kisses her good-bye, and simply vanishes. That day, all her calls to him go straight to voice mail; the messages she leaves at his office go unreturned, too. Panicking after finally receiving a call from his cell phone in which all she can hear is a man's terrified cry, Isabel calls the police. But they aren't interested. Men leave, they tell her. They leave all the time. Desperate to find her husband, Isabel races to his office.
Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they’ll love their English lessons too.
A woman plants a seed and waits. At last a flower grows. And inside there's a little girl. The woman is very happy and calls the girl Thumbelina. Thumbelina plays and sings all day. But one night a toad comes and says: 'My son wants a wife. You can be his wife.' The toad carries Thumbelina away. Who can help her?
