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More pirates, more magic, and more adventure in the second book of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series! Caroline Carlson brings the unceasing wit, humor, and fun of the first book in the series to this epic sequel. Fans of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events and...

Pirates! Magic! Treasure! A gargoyle?! Caroline Carlson's funny tween novel The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1: Magic Marks the Spot is perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society. Hilary Westfield has always...

Humor, magic, and adventure abound in the third—and final—book of Caroline Carlson’s tween fantasy series, The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates. Hilary Westfield is now a freelance pirate. After trying to prove herself to the VNHLP, she realized many members of the league weren’t...

Alex and his friend Dinu vowed never to time travel again. But now it's summer, and Alex and Dinu have been offered a luxury summer holiday in Athens. After a rooftop banquet the evening they arrive, everyone gets food poisoning and is told not to eat for 48 hours. When Alex and Dinu feel better, they decide to stretch their legs. But the moment they step out of the hotel, their limo pulls up with their dangerous mentor, Solomon Daisy, who now has a new mission for them.

From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present. Billionaire Solomon Daisy is obsessed with the skeleton of a blue-eyed girl from Roman London. He has managed to invent a time machine so that he can go and find her, but it's estimated that for each hour spent in the past, the time traveller's life will be shortened, so Solomon recruits a potential child time traveller: Alex Papas, a 12-year-old boy who knows a smattering of Greek and Latin.

Bori is ravaged, the earth scorched, homes destroyed. Stella longs for the days of peace, where Trebors danced and sang, where her tree home held all she needed. Now devastation surrounds her and worse yet, her father is missing. He didn't make it home before the storm ripped through the land. The devastated forest calls Stella to journey into it, to look for her father, and face down whatever hides in its deep crevices. But a shifting shape of evil lurks nearby and threatens to destroy everything she knows and loves.

The Trebors are in more danger than ever before. The tribe is divided, Mt. Bor spits fire as its caverns boil, and the Borian Sea holds a secret of its own. When the malpeds flew away with seeds from the great tree, scouts are sent to retrieve them, but the power of the seeds is so great they grow immediately into a field of fledgling trees. Within days, the tribe is divided between those seeking a new way of life in the field nestled at the foot of Mt. Bor, and those choosing to stay with the great tree.

Mousse, la petite chatte rousse, glisse sans bruit dans les herbes du jardin. Pourquoi s'approche-t-elle si discrètement du bel hibiscus rose? Juste au-dessus de la grande fleur sucrée, un oiseau minuscule volette comme on danse. Mousse sait-elle que le chaton n'attrape jamais le colibri ? Ce conte pour enfants raconte les aventures d'une petite chatte qui poursuit un colibri, petit oiseau parmi les fleurs. L'histoire se termine avec une bosse et le pot de fleur sur la tête, mais comme toujours, une fois l'humiliation passée, elle recommencera.

Cabosse, fille du petit cacaoyer tenace, se retrouve séparée des siens à la suite d'une onde tropicale. Cette histoire est le récit de son voyage de retour jusqu'à sa forêt de conte de fées. On connaît bien l'Odyssée d'Ulysse et les extraordinaires voyages de Sindbad, mais qui dira le périlleux voyage de Cabosse, emportée loin de sa forêt de contes de fées ? Cabosse est une petite fille minuscule dans le grand monde. Mais bien que vulnérable, elle se montre courageuse, tenace et intelligente, en acceptant de tirer les leçons de ses aventures.

Allas vår favoritbrandman är tillbaka med en alldeles ny samlingsvolym med inte mindre än tre berättelser från Pontypandy! I den första berättelsen tappar Malin fotfästet under en utflykt till grottorna och faller ner i en klyfta där hon blir fast. I det andra äventyret hamnar en skolklass ensamma ombord på ett skenande tåg, och i den sista berättelsen medverkar Herman och stationschef Steele i en ny musikal när en strålkastare faller omkull och startar en eldsvåda.

Thirteen-year-old Anna is upset when she is sent to stay with her dad and his new family at Fairy Hill in the west of Ireland. Hearing whispers in the wind, Anna senses she is being watched, but nobody believes her except the mysterious boy down by the lake. When her little half-brother, Jack, nearly gets lost, Anna suspects that someone is trying to steal him away. She wonders if the stories about the old house and the fairies are true. And if they are, could Jack be in real danger?

After a triumphant battle with a deadly snake reveals his true nature as a Howler—a fearsome grasshopper mouse—Jory is forced to leave the gentle deer mice who raised him. Alone but for his questions (Why was he left to be raised by deer mice? Who is he really?), Jory ventures into the desert seeking Saguaro, the only other grasshopper mouse he knows, one who just might have the answers. Jory’s journey of discovery will teach him things and take him places both dangerous and thrilling. But will he find the thing he desires most—a place in the desert he can truly call home?

Qu'y a-t-il derrière la porte, au fond du couloir de la nouvelle maison ? L'héroïne de ce texte initiatique, une petite fille poussée par la curiosité, laisse voguer son imagination, perce le mystère et grandit au fil de l'expérience.

Dany soll für eine Weile im Meereszentrum bleiben, weil sie dort an Tintenfischen forschen. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit wird er zum Star, weil er Sportergebnisse richtig vorhersagt. Murray und Burke wollen, dass er zu ihnen zurückkommt. Damit die Mädchen ihnen helfen, entführen sie Bernie. Dieses Volume enthält zwei weitere Folgen.

Byron lädt zu seinem Geburtstag alle seine Freunde auf eine Yacht ein. Auch Cleo, Rikki und Emma. Rikki und Cleo erfinden natürlich eine Ausrede, da die Gefahr zu groß ist, dass ihr Geheimnis auffliegt. Nur Emma kann der Einladung des charmanten Byron nicht wiederstehen. Die Mädchen hätten schon genug damit zu tun, aufzupassen, dass sie sich nicht vor allen Gästen Meerjungfrauen verwandeln.

Frightened by a wild bear while on a camping trip, Palister runs away from the place his child, Sarah-Jane, put him. Lost in the wilderness, Palister faces a hungry lynx, a bossy eagle, and other animals who think they know what should be done to get him unlost. When efforts fail, the news is grim: Palister’s only hope of seeing Sarah-Jane again rests on his surviving the coming winter, and it will take a bear to show him how. Just when it seems things can’t get worse, the bear chosen for the task turns out to be the last bear Palister ever wanted to see again.

Les choses deviennent sérieuses pour Astérix et ses amis : s’entraîner et sauver le village, remporter la victoire et sauver l’honneur des siens ! Deux nouvelles aventures immanquables !

Retrouvez vos Gaulois préférés dans une nouvelle expérience sonore inoubliable ! 8 voix exceptionnelles, une musique originale et des bruitages sur-mesure, pour faire le plein d'aventures renversantes avec Astérix et Obélix. Astérix et Cléopâtre. La reine Cléopâtre ayant fait à César le pari de construire un somptueux palais à Alexandrie en trois mois, Astérix et Obélix escortent le druide Panoramix au pays des pharaons pour venir au secours de son ami architecte, Numérobis. Astérix légionnaire.

“The hilarious story of a scaredycat. Why hilarious you may ask. Because while he is afraid of everybody, everybody is afraid of him too. And yet, another brave cat will like to prove that he is not afraid. But, will he be able to find what he has been looking for? Will the white cat be able to understand how ridiculous his fears are? All answers shall be revealed at the end of the journey passed among snowy mountains and deserted caves.

Was tun, wenn das Kindermädchen kurz vor dem Basler Morgenstraich absagt? Roland und Katja Herzog sind verzweifelt. Die Eltern sehen unverhofft ihre letzte Chance in ihrer Wohnungsnachbarin. Ü̈berrumpelt lenkt Frau Fasnacht ein, Noah während dem Morgenstraich zu hüten. Die schrullige Nachbarin und der kleine Junge freunden sich schnell an und schlittern ungebremst in ein wunderliches Fasnachtsabenteuer. So begegnen sie dem "gstresste Junteressli", dem "lyyslige Waggis" oder dem "schwaarze Bajass".