検索キーワード： 古代文明

Studies have shown that developing an “atomic habit”—just doing a few minutes a day of whatever skill or habit you want to take on—can be more than enough to engrain it into our lives. Therefore, we have transformed timeless, legendary stories into 10-minute bite-size chunks long enough to entertain, enthrall, and even educate the listener but short enough to be enjoyed quickly at bedtime or any other point in our busy modern days.

Das Buch ist die ideale Möglichkeit, Ihr Kind in die faszinierende Welt des antiken Griechenlands einzuführen. Die Thematik findet man zwar regelmäßig in Film und Fernsehen, doch leider wird meist nur oberflächlich an den Inhalten gekratzt. Dieses Buch ändert dies grundlegend. Ihr Kind erfährt nicht nur, wie die Menschen damals gelebt haben und wie die Gesellschaft aufgebaut war, sondern findet auch heraus, welche Errungenschaften der alten Griechen selbst heute noch von großer Bedeutung sind, wie zum Beispiel die Demokratie.

Delve into a world of magical creatures, powerful gods and brave warriors in this thrilling compendium of ancient Chinese myths. From the creation of the world to the first emperors, this audiobook charts the full sweep of ancient Chinese mythology, revealing fascinating elements of culture and religion along the way. The enthralling stories introduce mighty gods and mischievous creatures, while a handy reference section is packed with information about the ancient Chinese people themselves.

There was once a time when the people of the earth were cave dwellers. In these caves, they knew only what there was around them. Sometimes the elders would speak of a world that existed outside the cave. Many of the cave dwellers longed to see the outside world that their elders had deserted long ago but they were forbidden to do so.

Dido is reconciled to leaving the racing track and staying at home to train horses with Scorpus and Parmenion. But a storm is brewing. It brings with it a fiery black stallion, uncannily like Dido's beloved Porcellus. Word arrives from Rome that her cousin, Abibaal, a talented young charioteer, has been recruited to compete for the evil emperor Caligula. To save Abibaal, Dido must return to the great Circus Maximus track where she once drove to glory herself, confront her enemy Caligula, and face the toughest, most dangerous race of her life.

When eleven-year-old Wesley stops by at a mysterious local shop to buy a drink, he does not realise the trouble he is getting himself into. CURSED by the fiendish Pharaoh Akahten IX, Wesley and his friends, Marishana and Aiden, must solve the evil spell quickly or be trapped for all ETERNITY!

Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin is an exciting adventure in the ancient Roman Empire at the time of Christ. Eight-year-old Marcus and his father are on a mission for the emperor and visit a mine and a mint where coins are made. Marcus himself makes a denarius, a coin with the emperor’s image.

Twelve-year-old Micay walks around her fifteenth-century Incan village shielding the scarred side of her face that inspired the cruel name Millay, or “Ugly One.” She escapes to her huaca rock, avoiding the villagers who shun her. Her world shifts dramatically when a stranger gives her a sorry-looking baby macaw. The bird becomes her dear companion on a journey that ultimately leads her to a new role as shaman in Machu Picchu’s Sacred Sun City. Told in an engaging storyteller’s voice, this is a stirring tale of a girl who finds her own strength.

Im Jahr 150 nach Christus erscheint in der kleinen Stadt Abonuteichos ein heiliger Mann. Er nennt sich Alexander und vollbringt Wunder, die die Menschen in Ehrfurcht und Erstaunen versetzen: Eine Schlange, die aus einem Gänseei schlüpft! Eine Schlange mit Menschenkopf, die sprechen kann und die Zukunft voraussagt! Alexander wird zu einem mächtigen Propheten, dem die Menschen zu Füßen liegen. Dabei ist er nichts weiter als ein trickreicher Betrüger.

Shaman by name and shaman by nature – Billy just hasn't found his magic...yet. His selfish globetrotting parents abandon him for yet another summer in Charles Darwin's strange museum-like house, where Billy stumbles across a 200-year-old giant talking tortoise named Charles Darwin, by the famous man himself. Charles D, the tortoise, knows every inch of the house and every artefact in it, and he's keen to help Billy realise his powers and set him on the path to adventure.

No one is more surprised than Billy when he wakes up on a Chinese battlefield. Scooped from the jaws of death by a boy called Han, Billy's far from rescued. Taking refuge in the royal stables, the boys are soon held hostage by the Emperor Wu. He's at war with the Horse King whose powerful and magical herd of horses, the heavenly horses of Ferghana, he wants for his own. It takes all Billy's skills and a very special spirit horse to get Han to safety and Billy back to his friend Charles Darwin, a two-hundred-year-old talking tortoise.