Een grote witte meeuw heeft Aap en Mol meegenomen naar een strand waar het nooit regent: een toverstrand! Er is van alles te zien: er liggen boten op het strand, de vissers halen de vangst van die dag binnen en het leger oefent met hun paarden. Aap en Mol gaan kijken bij een dame die zit te schilderen aan de kustlijn. Maar dan gaat een windvlaag er met haar parasol vandoor! Om die weer te pakken te krijgen, moeten Aap en Mol het hele strand over.

The true story of how Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution, thanks to the crucial assistance of bears he meets in the Galápagos Islands. Did whales really evolve from bears? Did bears help write the Origin of Species? And were bears ultimately responsible for the triumph of the Darwinian revolution? Frank Sulloway reveals the charming story behind one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever made—sure to become an instant classic.

Vincent goes out in search of a new subject to paint. But what should he choose? There’s something beautiful to see wherever he looks, even in things that most people just pass by and ignore: the knotty branches of a tree, some blades of grass, the wet earth after a rain shower... Then Vincent passes a garden full of sunflowers. Sunflowers! That’s what he wants to paint!

‘Girls and boys,’ says the teacher. I have a question for you.’ All the children sit up straight. ‘Who,’ he asks, ‘is coming to town on Sunday?’ No one knows the answer. ‘On a boat,’ says the teacher. Erm... Hmm… ‘With his Piets,’ he adds. Now everyone knows: ‘Sinterklaas!!!’

Visitors need never be bored in Amsterdam... Take this Golden Book with you on a voyage of discovery through Amsterdam’s buildings, paintings, people and museums. Travel with the king on his boat, discover who lives in the tiny tower of the Palace on the Dam and get to know the little girl in The Night Watch. Find out how Camille helps Mister Vincent with his painting, and why Marten and Oopjen need to dress to impress. Read all this and much more in The Golden Book of Amsterdam Museums.

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A girl rushes through the streets of Delft. She has important packages to deliver: letters, guitar strings, precious earrings... and a piece of blue stone called lapis lazuli. It’s for master painter Johannes Vermeer, who will use it to make a deep blue called ultramarine. It’s incredibly expensive, worth more than gold. For an instant, the girl wonders: her brothers and sisters are hungry, maybe she should sell the stone instead...? But after she knocks on Vermeer’s door, he makes her ...

This eye-catching little book about Vincent van Gogh tells the story of Camille, the son of Roulin the postman, who spends an exciting afternoon in the artist's studio.

Jij kent vast wel een paar werken van de beroemdste schilder van Nederland, Vincent van Gogh. Hij reisde door heel Europa, met de boot en vooral met de trein. Hij hield contact met zijn familie door heel veel brieven te schrijven. In

deze atlas volgen we Vincent langs alle plekken waar hij woonde. De atlas laat zien hoe Vincent als kunstenaar de wereld om hem heen als onderwerp voor honderden tekeningen en schilderijen gebruikte. Reis mee met Vincent op zijn tocht door Europa, langs alle plaa...

Minako is on holiday with her parents. In Amsterdam, they are staying at a very large hotel in the heart of the city. There are mirrors all over the building. At breakfast, she sees four sad little boys who look exactly the same – oh no, there are only two! One set of twins at breakfast and one set in the mirror. The twins just turned six. Their grandmother got them a dog, but he ran away. Minako decides she’s going to help find him. But how do you find a very small dog in a very large ho...