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.

Vincent van Gogh lived at an exciting time. The modern world was changing rapidly with the emergence of an extensive railway network in Europe. And Vincent moved with the times! In The Vincent van Gogh Atlas, we follow Vincent’s route to all the different villages, towns and cities where he lived. We see what the world looked like back in those days: from the peaceful countryside of Brabant and the south of France to the hustle and bustle of big cities such as London and Paris. A rich and v...

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!!!’

Lucia lives in Amsterdam, near the busy harbor. Her father is a sailor and travels all over the world. He is away from home for long periods of time in search of distant shores. When he comes home, he always has the most wonderful stories to tell. But no matter how beautiful those stories are, Lucia would still rather keep her father close. One day, when he is about to embark on another journey, Lucia comes up with a plan. If she had a portrait of her father, she would always have him with he...

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.

Anne Frank werd geboren in Duitsland. Als ze vier jaar oud is besluiten haar ouders naar Amsterdam te gaan, een nieuw land met een nieuwe taal. Anne zal zich in haar leven nog veel vaker moeten aanpassen omdat de wereld om haar heen in rap tempo verandert. In dit boek lees je over de verschillende periodes in haar leven. Zo leren we Anne steeds beter kennen.