During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, a young Dutch boy's German shepherd proves himself invaluable when his tracking ability saves his young owner's life.
In the Netherlands in the late sixteenth century, during the persecution of Reformed Christians, twelve-year-old Martin is separated from his parents and falls under the protection of a peddler secretly distributing Reformed books.
In 1573, during a long struggle against a Spanish blockade of the city of Leiden, Elisabeth Govaerts tries to feed her father, brother, and their lodger, with the help of a hardworking and courageous young man who falls in love with her.
As World War II nears an end, the efforts of Resistance fighters in the Netherlands escalate, putting Blankers in grave danger, while at home, his son Jan and their neighbors take dangerous risks, strengthened by their Christian faith.
After fleeing to Germany with his parents in 1568 because of the persecution of Dutch Protestants, Marteen Meulenberg joins the army of Count Lodewyk in his fight to defeat the Spanish forces that control his homeland.
Not long after the end of World War II, on a farm in the Netherlands, Tom, his friends, and Scout aid police and customs officials in tracking down a gang of smuggglers and solving the mystery of a nearby haunted castle.
During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, seventh-grader Jan and his family harbor refugees but when a double agent discovers the hideout in the swamp, the family fears reprisal.
In 1572, young Martin and his father sign onto a "Sea Beggars" ship and become involved in the fight to liberate Dutch towns from Spanish control but bad news awaits them at home.
On his way to school, second-grader Rob finds an injured dog and brings it to a veterinarian, then tries to convince his parents that they should keep it as a pet.
While spending a school holiday on a farm, Roland the dog comes to the rescue more than once as he and Rob learn to help Uncle Dirk, Aunt Maartje, and cousin Nina with the chores.
When brothers Kurtis and Joshua assist their Uncle Jack in tracking Jack's runaway dog, they never suspect that the dog Sheltie is working just as hard to locate his master.
Living with his family's tribe near the Coronation Gulf in what would become the Nunavut territory of Canada, twelve-year-old Anak confronts the challenges of Eskimo life, learning important lessons about responsibility and dependence on God.
Workplace and professional learning, lifelong learning, adult learning, learning in different contexts have become of more and more interest and now dominate all aspects of 21st century life. Learning is no longer about ‘storing and recall’ but ‘development and flow’. Theories of Learning in the Workplace offers fascinating overviews into some of the most important theories of learning and how they are practically applied to organisational or workplace learning. With each chapter co-authored by an academic researcher and an expert in business or industry, this unique book provides practical case studies combined with thorough analysis of theories and models of learning. Key figures in education, psychology and cognitive science present a comprehensive range of conceptual perspectives on learning theory, offering a wealth of new insights to support innovative research directions. Containing overviews of theories from Schön, Argyris, Senge, Engeström, Billet, Ericsson, Kolb, Boud and Mezirow, this book discusses: adult learning; workplace learning; informal learning; reflective practice; experiential learning; deliberate practice; organisational and inter-organisational expansive learning. Combining theory and practice, this book will be essential reading for all trainee and practicing educational psychologists, organisational psychologists, researchers and students in the field of lifelong learning, educational policy makers, students, researchers and teachers in vocational and higher education.
Containing over 300 entries, this guide presents an overview of the most recent developments in Dutch architecture and urban design from the 1980s to the present day. Its compact shape, practical layout and extensive indexes make this guide an indispensable source of inspiration and reference work on the practice of Dutch architecture today. Includes work by Koolhaas, Mecanoo, Arets, van Berkel, van Egeraat, Foster, De Geyter, Hertzberger, Krier, MVRDV, Neutelings Riedijk, Graves, Benthem Crouwel, Nox, and many others.
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