Martin dreams of becoming a rock star and seeing the world, but he’s not sure his violin will ever get him there. In four original audio stories, your family will follow his runaway violin down the river to Prague’s Charles Bridge, then help Martin uncover the story in an old diary he finds in his basement: a family who built a hot air balloon to escape Czechoslovakia decades ago. Each story is about 30 minutes and made for kids ages 5–11. This Czech Republic country set also includes 8 printables, two recipes, and a full country guide.
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Martin lives in a small Czech town, but he has big dreams. He wants to rock! The trouble is that Martin doesn’t think learning violin will get him there. When his violin accidentally falls off a bridge and into the river, it floats into Prague, where maybe it will make someone else’s dreams come true.
After losing his violin in the river, Martin tries to keep the bad news from his parents for the night, as they are celebrating his father’s birthday. Meanwhile, Martin’s violin is found by a city cleaner on the Charles Bridge. The instrument reminds him of an old friend — a violinist. Maybe this violin is just what the friendship needs to get started again after 20 years.
Martin finds a journal in his basement and is drawn into the story of the young boy who lived in his house decades ago and whose family was preparing to escape from Czechoslovakia. The journal is also full of wonderful stories told by the boy’s father about a flying postman and his adventures around the world.
Martin and his parents try to figure out what happened to the family who lived in their house 35 years ago. According to the journal that Martin found, they were making their own hot air balloon to escape from Czechoslovakia. The journal entries stopped the day they left the house. Will Martin’s family ever be able to learn the end to their exciting story?
Wander Prague’s winding cobblestone streets to the Charles Bridge, the Astronomical Clock and Prague Castle. This part of the country guide explores Czech geography and fun facts, the story of Good King Wenceslas and sparkling Bohemian crystal, with a recipe for edible sugar glass and a guide to building a backyard sundial.
Did you know? The word “robot” was invented by Czech painter and writer Josef Čapek. The sugar cube was invented here too, in 1843.
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Discover how students helped lead the peaceful Velvet Revolution in 1989, and meet Robert Hutyra, the cyclist whose real homemade hot air balloon inspired The Flying Postman. Then draw and paint your own adventure balloon with art teacher Susan Garrison, and start a diary of your own.
Did you know? Czech leaders would like the world to call their country by a shorter name: Czechia.
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Two Czech favorites to make together: fruit dumplings topped with melted butter and cinnamon sugar, and Born to Rock kolaches, the sweet pastries first baked for Czech weddings. Each one comes as a printable recipe card.
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Print, color and play: a Czech Republic map coloring page, Born to Rock and hot air balloon coloring pages, a make-your-own sundial guide, a guide to starting a diary, edible sugar glass and both recipe cards.
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“While I knew my five year old boy would like these I was skeptical about my 11 and 12 year old boys… I was really surprised that my older boys loved these stories and asked me every Monday morning for the new story!”
– Michelle Metcalf Duncan
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