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“Mother taught me to be polite to dragons.” Daystar never thought he’d be walking through the Enchanted Forest with a magic sword, a fire-witch, and a baby dragon. He never dreamed his mother, Cimorene, would tell him to leave their home and not to return until his task was complete. Or...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes the funny and heartwarming sequel to the word-of-mouth hits UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED. School has never been a problem for twelve-year-old super-genius Noah Youkilis—at least not until he gets an admission letter to the prestigious...

Larry lies about everything. Find out what he does when he gets caught in one of his lies.

Vivienne is a messy girl, but it doesn't seem to bother her. But when Vivienne loses her favorite necklace, she must evaluate her messy ways and do the unthinkable. Vivienne must finally clean her room!

Ventiquattro sono le malattie del barone Lamberto, un signore molto vecchio e molto ricco e molto malato, e solo il fedele maggiordomo Anselmo se le ricorda tutte. Un giorno alla sua villa in mezzo al lago d'Orta bussa il perfido nipote Ottavio, pieno di debiti e con le peggiori intenzioni del mondo. Ma non è finita qui: dei banditi mascherati occupano l'isola con l'intenzione di rapire il barone e chiedere un riscatto enorme.

Josh and Danny are on holiday with their parents in Cornwall - so the last person they expect to see is mad scientist, and next door neighbour, Petty Potts! So when the twins see her on the beach - holding a turtle under each arm - they can't help but wonder what she's up to. The thing is, the boys have got other things on their mind. They've found another mystery marble clue, and need to get out to the ruined fort on the rocky island. But they take too long and the tide comes in, trapping them.

Petty Potts' most recent repto SWITCH spray doesn't seem to be working… not that Josh and Danny were all that excited about being chameleons anyway - alligators would be way better! Plus, they're distracted by the mystery of who is sending them clues to find marbles filled with scientific code. But at school the next day, time seems to be going too fast for the twins, and when one of Danny's eyeballs rolls right round in its socket, they know things are getting weird. How long will it be before the boys are boys again?

Il malvagio professor Mu torna a minacciare Topazia con le sue ingegnose quanto terribili invenzioni. Per sventare il suo nuovo piano di conquista della città, Geronimo viene convocato dai Servizi Segreti Topeschi e dovrà affrontare un viaggio davvero mozzafiato... nello spazio!

The new animal-fantasy/adventure series for fans of Warriors, Spirit Animals, and Redwall! Kit may have saved the Wild Ones from the Flealess, but he and his neighbors are not out of danger yet. Coyote has taken charge of the Thunder River Rompers, a notorious gang of nearsighted otters, and he...

For fans of Warriors, Spirit Animals, and Redwall--the next great animal fantasy adventure is here! Kit is a young raccoon who has lived his whole life under the Big Sky. But when a pack of hunting dogs destroy his home and kill his parents, Kit needs to escape. He finds himself in Ankle Snap...

Oh no! Mad scientist Petty Potts just turned up at Josh and Danny's Summer Camp, as the new camp counsellor. And she just happens to be hiding some bottles of extraordinary serum inside her raincoat... That can turn them into amphibians! Josh and Danny vow to stay away from Petty's SWITCH formula, but when their new friend Pippa gets into trouble, they know there’s only one thing for it.

Eleven-year-old twins Oliver and Celia Navel could care less about adventure and they really do not like excitement. They’d rather be watching television. Unfortunately for them, their thrill-seeking parents have dragged them from continent to continent their entire lives. But when their...

Humorvolles Fantasy-Abenteuer ab 12 Jahren Eine mutige Heldin stellt sich den Göttern der Azteken-Mythologie entgegen – Hörpaß garantiert! Von "Percy ...

Josh and Danny have gone for a nice day out at the zoo. Or, should that be, a nice, experimental day out at the zoo? Petty's developed a new S.W.I.T.C.H. spray for snakes! And Josh and Danny are willing volunteers. Things start to go a bit wrong though when they fail to SWITCH back into boys, and are spotted by a whole class of girls on a school trip! Luckily, Charlie, an old friend from summer camp, is there to help, and the panic subsides. The trouble is not over yet though....

Petty's been kidnapped! Josh and Danny have already broken into her secret lab looking for her, and now they're going to brave all her anti-intruder traps and break into her house. There's no sign of Petty, but there is a very interesting little box…containing the best SWITCH spray ever.

Unable to resist the temptation, the twins head to the park to try out alligator SWITCH spray. But before they make it to the river, they're roped into being in the audience of a touring chat show, with some VERY interesting guests...

Petty Potts has vanished - at least it seems that way to Josh and Danny. In actual fact, she's just relocated her secret lab… to the very pink and very girly Princess Land! Reluctantly, the twins fight their way through hordes of excited girls dressed as fairies to the back of the shop, where a single door stands between them and Petty's new lab. SWITCH-ing into geckos, the boys have no problems getting under the door and up the walls. It's on the way out that things start to get really tricky.…

Grandpa Says Story Set is a series of children's books that showcase the love between a grandpa and his grandchildren. Often humorous, Grandpa gives advice, responds to his grandchildren's observation about him, and doles out lots of love and hugs. The stories are enlivened with the narration help of the author's actual grandchildren.

Erleben Sie die spannenden Abenteuer von Lucia, einem verspielten Terrier, und ihren tierischen Freunden in Lucias Abenteuer: Der unbekannte Sohn. Als seltsame Besuche und ein mysteriöser Brief Unruhe bringen, beschließen sie mutig, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen. Ihre Reise führt sie bis in die Schweiz, wo sie nach dem verlorenen Sohn ihrer liebevollen Besitzerin suchen. Diese fesselnde Geschichte von Zusammenhalt und Abenteuer ist perfekt für Kinder jeden Alters.

Niller spiller Counter Watch og kommer til at give computeren et dask. Da han slår øjnene op, står Elektro foran ham og siger: "Velkommen til internettet." Niller forstår ingenting. Men da Elektro siger, at bøllen fra Counter Watch er efter Niller, får han travlt. Så han flygter ud på internettet, og det bliver lidt af en tur. Tobias Bukkehave og Kasper Colding står bag forfatterpseudonymet Bukke Bruse, som har udgivet børnebogen "Niller på nettet".

Hooray! Our good friends are back! Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, is very considerate and always on time. But after a late night planning a surprise for all his friends, Amos is tired. So tired, in fact, that he falls asleep during breakfast and misses his bus to the zoo! Now he knows he...