Panama

Het verhaal van hoe de kleine tijger op een dag niet meer thuiskwam.Op een dag worden de twee vrienden Tijger en Beer op de proef gesteld. Want de kleine tijger heeft het kleine varkentje ontmoet, ze hebben samen cakebeslag geslurpt en gespeeld – en voor je het weet woont de kleine tijger al bij het kleine varkentje. Hij vergeet bijna de kleine beer, die nu helemaal alleen thuis zit. Maar alleen bijna...Janosch vertelt een humoristisch verhaal over jaloezie en vriendschap.Janosch werd in 1931 geboren in Zabrze. Hij is de auteur van meer dan 100 kinderboeken, prentenboeken en romans, bedenker van verhalen en personages – en de trotse vader van Tijger, Beer en Co. Voor zijn boek "O, wat mooi is Panama" ontving hij de Duitse Jeugdliteratuurprijs. Janosch woont op een eenzaam eiland tussen de zon en de zee....

In Rex Beach's ‘The Ne'er-Do-Well’ Kirk Anthony is a rich, playboy who enjoys the lavish lifestyle of expensive dinners, fancy cars, and the New York Night Life, despite his father’s pleas for him to settle down and do some real work. Kirk won’t stop having a good time with his father’s money until one of his drunken friends is persuaded, by a man trying to escape the law, to play a fun ‘trick’ on Kirk. Kirk is kidnapped by his own friends and put on a ship to Panama with no money and the wanted man’s identity. Working to earn his passage home, Kirk is shocked to find that his father is tired of his irresponsible lifestyle and refuses to help him out of this situation. The perfect novel for fans of ‘Windfall’ starring Jason Segal and Jesse Plemons, or ‘All the Money in the World’.Rex Beach, was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His novels, most of which were adventure novels, were influenced by Jack London – author of ‘White Fang’ – and they were very popular during the early 1900s. His second novel, ‘The Spoilers’ which was based on a true experience he witnessed while in Alaska of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, became one of the best-selling novels of 1906.

Aspinwallin majakanvartija lahella Panamaa on kadonnut jaljettomiin. Panamassa asuva Yhdysvaltojen konsuli on vaikean paikan edessa - hanen pitaa loytaa uusi majakanvartija vain kahdentoista tunnin aikana. Sopivan oloinen ehdokas ilmestyy yllattaen. Han on puolalaissyntyinen mies, joka on kuitenkin jo seitsemankymppinen. Miksi vanha mies haluaa asumaan yksin saarelle? Onko hanesta huolehtimaan majakasta?Majakanvartija ym. kertomuksia sisaltaa viisi novellia Nobel-palkitulta Henryk Sienkiewiczilta.-

In the second book in ‘The Boy Fortune Hunters’ children’s adventure series by L. Frank Baum, we are reunited with our hero Sam Steele. Now the captain of his very own ship, Sam is travelling around South America to California. The quirky inventor Duncan Moit is a passenger aboard the ship along with his latest invention, the Moit Convertible Automobile – a car which can travel on land and sea. When a storm forces Sam to make land off the coast of Panama they encounter the descendants of the Aztecs – and they do not welcome visitors. A thrilling adventure full of suspense, treasure, and excitement from the popular children’s author. The story was also published under the title ‘The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama’.Lyman Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) was a prolific and well-known American writer. He is best known for his famous series of modern fairy tales set in the imaginary land of Oz. The first of the books, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ is widely considered to be the first true American fairy tale and was the basis for the hugely popular 1939 classic musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ starring Judy Garland. Born and raised in New York, Baum held a range of jobs including as a poultry farmer, clerk, and storekeeper before pursuing his talent for writing at the age of 41. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, as well as over 40 other novels and over 80 short stories. He died in California in 1919.

In the second book in ‘The Boy Fortune Hunters’ children’s adventure series by L. Frank Baum, we are reunited with our hero Sam Steele. Now the captain of his very own ship, Sam is travelling around South America to California. The quirky inventor Duncan Moit is a passenger aboard the ship along with his latest invention, the Moit Convertible Automobile – a car which can travel on land and sea. When a storm forces Sam to make land off the coast of Panama they encounter the descendants of the Aztecs – and they do not welcome visitors. A thrilling adventure full of suspense, treasure, and excitement from the popular children’s author. The story was originally published under the title ‘Sam Steele’s Adventures in Panama’.Lyman Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) was a prolific and well-known American writer. He is best known for his famous series of modern fairy tales set in the imaginary land of Oz. The first of the books, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ is widely considered to be the first true American fairy tale and was the basis for the hugely popular 1939 classic musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ starring Judy Garland. Born and raised in New York, Baum held a range of jobs including as a poultry farmer, clerk, and storekeeper before pursuing his talent for writing at the age of 41. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, as well as over 40 other novels and over 80 short stories. He died in California in 1919.