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Mickey and his grandad go out to the shore looking for "ghost crabs." And in the process, they learn all about these marine creatures.

Familie Vogel geht mit Tom Turbo in Nairobi auf Entdeckungstour! Beim Schnorcheln erkunden sie bunte Meeresbewohner wie Seesterne und Muränen. Am nächsten Tag lernen sie auf einer Safari spannende Insekten kennen – von leuchtenden Käfern bis zu riesigen Heuschrecken. Ein wissensreiches Abenteuer für kleine Entdecker!

Port Winston, Texas - home to sun, sand, and shopping. What's not to like? Everything to 14-year-old Elizabeth Barker. Port Winston is a far cry from small-town Missouri where Elizabeth used to be somebody and family meant something a whole lot different. Taunted at school as the newbie camera geek, Elizabeth's given up trying to fit in. Between Mom's journalism assignment in Mexico, Dad's 14-hour workdays on top of weekends minding Grandpa and his shrimp boat, Elizabeth's once close-knit family life is in shreds....

When eight-year-old Cappy discovers a whale swimming outside of his bedroom window, it's fair to say he's quite surprised. Given how long he's spent in hospital, Cappy has had plenty of time to read a LOT of books on animals, and he's never heard of a whale that can fly. What with his leukaemia, Cappy's used to not being allowed to do things he wants—like eating sweets, playing with dogs, or roaming too far from his protective family—so he's delighted when the amazing whale not only speaks to him, but asks him to join him for a ride in the sky.