Showing results for "Gold" in Animal Fiction

A puzzling photograph, a box filled with faded toy horses, and a single fractured memory are all that Maya has left of her mother. In Grandmother's house in California, she lives like a captive, tethered by Grandmother's rules: no talk of her mother, no friends, no foolishness of any kind...until a shocking event changes everything.

Silver Trevelon’s parents aren’t happy. They haven’t been happy since the nursery they decorated started gathering cobwebs, waiting for the baby brother or sister that never came. So when Silver’s dad is invited to paint at a turtle rescue centre in Costa Rica, she hopes it’ll be just the adventure the family needs.

Bille liebt Pferde über alles. Um mit ihnen zusammen sein zu können, hilft sie heimlich, gegen den Willen ihrer Mutter, im Pferdestall des erfolgreichen Springreiters Tiedjen mit. Nach einem Unfall lernt Bille Herrn Tiedjen endlich näher kennen. Als er ihr vorschlägt, Pflegerin für das verwahrloste Zirkuspony Zottel zu werden, ist sie das glücklichste Mädchen der Welt! Von nun an verbringt sie jede freie Minute mit ihrem Liebling, und ihr größter Traum ist es, Zottel zu besitzen. Wird er sich erfüllen? "Pferdeliebe auf den ersten Blick" ist der erste Teil der Bille und Zottel-Serie.

Samantha and Jen are out camping when they meet Nicholas, a boy traveling cross-country on a beautiful Gypsy Vanner mare. His caravan also includes a young colt. Nicholas says it's a stray, but the colt looks a lot like a missing mustang. When people start getting suspicious, Sam blames discrimination. She sticks up for her new friend and hopes she’s right.

Katie is delighted to be selected as the captain for Paddock Grove's under-14 equestrian team in the county competition. She and her horse, Sheriff, are a great duo and she's excited to prove this in the arena and on the cross country course. But when the competition starts, strange things start to go wrong around the stables. At first Katie suspects mean-girl Megan who's been banned from competing, but as the 'pranks' start to escalate, she starts to believe that someone on one of the other teams might be trying to sabotage Paddock Grove's chances by playing tricks on their team captain. 

Clair-de-Lune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very tall, very old building. Her mother, a ballerina, died on stage when Clair-de-Lune was a baby. Ever since that day, she has not uttered a word. Then she meets tiny, brave Bonaventure (a talking dancer-mouse) who takes her to the monastery hidden in a secret fold of Clair-de-Lune's apartment building. Magical, whimsical and delightful, this wonderful story will entertain readers of all ages from eight to 80!

Something is driving the entire piglin race into extinction…It all started when a mysterious portal spawned in the middle of the Crimson Forest. None of us knew who built it, where it came from, or how it ended up there. It was unlike anything we’ve seen in the Nether before. Little did we know, it would be the beginning of the end – The Armageddon.

The animals are getting ready for a sports day! But wicked Grizelda wants to spoil everyone's fun. Can best friends Lily and Jess help super-cute kitten Anna Fluffyfoot stop the witch's horrible plans, before the special day is ruined?

In Bitterly Bay, Spangles McNasty has decided to spend his summer doing what he loves most: shouting at babies, pulling faces at old ladies and, best of all, collecting other people's spangly things! Convinced that goldfish are made of gold and grow to the size of whales, Spangles and his friend Sausage-face Pete decide to find the great Fish of Gold. They'll be rich forever! Only young Freddie Taylor can stop Spangles' dastardly plan in a tale full of time-travelling Jet Skis and haunted custard.

Auf der Bäreninsel gibt es keine Eisbären mehr. Zumindest erzählt Aprils Vater ihr das, als seine wissenschaftlichen Forschungen sie für sechs Monate zu diesem abgelegenen arktischen Außenposten führen. Doch in einer endlosen Sommernacht begegnet April einem Eisbären. Er ist fast verhungert, einsam und weit von zu Hause entfernt. Fest entschlossen, ihn zu retten, beginnt April die wichtigste Reise ihres Lebens... Diese bewegende Geschichte zeigt, dass niemand zu jung oder zu unbedeutend ist, etwas zu bewirken.

A brand new picture book starring Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru, as he takes part in a local family sports event, with hilarious results! When Paddington attends a local family sports event with the Brown family, he can’t wait to try his paw at as many activities as possible...

Claude is no ordinary dog.... When Claude and Sir Bobblysock discover a Very Exciting Sports Competition at their local sports centre, they are very excited. They are even more excited when they are asked to take part. But Claude's doggy paddle isn't quite fast enough, and he's not quite as good at gymnastics as he thought he might be. Then some robbers steal the Gold Cup, and Claude chases them - can he run fast enough to catch them?

In this early chapter book, the follow-up to Blackberry Juice and Not For Sale, Cyrus and Rudy discover gold on the farm. Black gold, that is.

Except Brodie can't move on. Not just yet. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return. The boy who's still in danger. So Brodie breaks the rules of heaven. He returns to Earth as a spirit. With the help of two other lost souls - lovable pitbull Tuck and surly housecat Patsy - he is determined to find his boy and to save him. Even if it costs him paradise. Even if he loses his eternal soul. Because it's what a good dog would do.

Cinders & Sparks is a fresh, funny, and fabulous take on Cinderella for everyone who loves series like Whatever After and Grimmtastic Girls. Cinders and her unlikely group of friends continue their quest to find Fairyland. But when the brave questers stop for lunch, calamity and chaos ensue as...

Ruby ist verliebt: In Mopsi, einen zuckersüßen Hundewelpen. Wer kann schon diesem Hundeblick widerstehen? Aber leider darf Mopsi nicht bleiben, er ist nur vorübergehend bei ihr und Nana eingezogen. Ruby beschließt, die Suche nach einem neuen Zuhause selbst in die Hand zu nehmen, denn er soll auf der Insel bleiben. Als wäre das nicht genug, gibt es Unruhe bei den Kobolden. Kenny, ein junger Kobold, hat seinen Topf voller Gold bekommen - ein Meilenstein im Leben eines Kobolds - und direkt wieder verloren. Er ist völlig verzweifelt.

When Traveling Bear, Mookie, and Chuga get stuck on a ski lift at Gold Mountain, thinking positively really pays off for the three friends!

King, Kayla, Mason, and Asia are playing in the snow. Later Asia discovers her new gold ring is missing. What happened to it? What does Kayla know? 1. Asia’s ring is missing. 2. It was on her finger when she came over. 3. It’s not in the cushions, on the table, in the drain, or outside. What...

Hamster Goldi hat einen Traum. Er möchte nicht nur alles über richtiges Gold erfahren, sondern auch wissen, wie man sich damit etwas kaufen kann. Der kleine Goldhamster träumt schon lange von einer schönen Badewanne. Kann die geheimnisvolle Eule Morgentau ihm weiterhelfen? Und was hat es mit diesem großen Haus auf dem das Wort "Bank" zu lesen ist, auf sich? Goldes Abenteuer beginnt...

Cuando Osito Viajero, Mookie y Chuga se quedan atascados en un ascensor para esquiadores en la Montaña Dorada, ¡pensar positivamente realmente les da resultado!