Books with author Hoffmann

In this day and age of the giant wind farm, there is always a windmill out on the edge. This fictional story is about one such windmill and is based on a real life unit built by the local community college. The windmill is one mile away from all the others and goes on a journey from loneliness to self-awareness and finds his special place in the world.

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a Christmas Classic written in 1816, by E. T. A. Hoffmann on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. In the story young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. The story begins on Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house. Marie, seven, and her brother, Fritz, eight, sit outside the parlor speculating about what kind of present their godfather, Drosselmeyer, who is a clockmaker and inventor, has made for them. They are at last allowed in, where they receive many splendid gifts…

"ESPAÇO e o SISTEMA SOLAR – um eBook para Crianças sobre o Universo, os nossos Planetas e a Exploração do Espaço", que é uma maravilha da não-ficção. Está repleto de fotografias coloridas reais, que têm um ótimo aspeto em Smartphones, iPads, Kindles e em muitos outros dispositivos.Com grandes efeitos visuais este livro informa sobre o nosso universo e o seu surgimento, as galáxias, a via láctea, o nosso sistema solar e os seus planetas interiores e exteriores, e também sobre as estrelas, a história da exploração cósmica e os astronautas. As fotografias contidas neste livro estão associadas a pequenos blocos de texto, que são muito fáceis de compreender, e que também facultam informação inspiradora sobre o espaço exterior. Assim, este eBook é uma ferramenta de aprendizagem perfeita para crianças de todas as idades. "SPACE and SOLAR SYSTEM - An eBook for Children about the Universe, our Planets and Space Exploration" is a nonfiction marvel. It is filled with colorful real photographs that look amazingly good on Smartphones, iPads, Kindles and many other tablet devices.With great visual effects this book informs about our universe and its birth, galaxies, the milky way, our solar system and its inner and outer planets, as well as stars, the history of cosmic exploration and astronauts.The pictures within this book are tied in with small blocks of text that are very easy to understand while also providing inspirational specifics about the outer space. Therefore this eBook is a perfect learning tool for children of all ages.Tags: bilingual children´s book, bilingual children's books, book for kids, childrens book portuguese, children's books, children's books about planets, space, the moon, children's books bilingual english portuguese, portuguese childrens books, kids books about astronauts, kids books about space, livro em inglês, livro em português de portugal, livro infantil inglês, livro infantil bilíngüe, livros em portugues, livros infantil, inglês literatura, livro infantil, infanto juvenil, infantil portugues

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story written in 1816, by Ernst Hoffmann in which young Clairea Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. In 1892, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov turned Alexandre Dumas père's adaptation of the story into the ballet The Nutcracker, which became one of Tchaikovsky's most famous compositions, and perhaps the most popular ballet in the world.

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1816. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late teens Hoffman became increasingly interested in literature and philosophy, and spent much of his time reading German classicists and attending lectures by, amongst others, Immanuel Kant. Hoffman went on to produce a great range of both literary and musical works. Probably Hoffman's most well-known story, produced in 1816, is 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', due to the fact that - some seventy-six years later - it inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. In the same vein, his story 'The Sandman' provided both the inspiration for Léo Delibes's ballet Coppélia, and the basis for a highly influential essay by Sigmund Freud, called 'The Uncanny'. (Indeed, Freud referred to Hoffman as the "unrivalled master of the uncanny in literature.") Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

Deceit, corruption and forced prostitution are words that never crossed Charlotte's mind as she finalized arrangements for a trip to India. Her travel partner pulls out at the last minute and Charlotte's father steps in forbidding her to leave alone. Failing to persuade her brother Eli to join her, Charlotte slips away under the cover of night setting off a chain of events that would change her life forever. Snatched from her world on the streets of Mumbai young Shanti now faces unspeakable horrors. Her short life had always been one of hardship but she’d always felt protected and loved by ten-year-old Ashok, her only family. Where was Ashok now? Would he come for her? Why was this happening? Eli and Ashok are determined to rescue their sisters from the dark world of human trafficking. Will their courage and love be enough to bring them home or will they find more than what they were looking for? Valley of Chaya, a story that rasps every emotion and certain to stir every readers heart.