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Sandy Fin and his best friend Lily are enjoying life by the sea, after saving Portwhistle and its marine life from Albo Start's aquapark. Suddenly, odd things start to occur: an escaped convict is on the loose, curious mounds of sand appear on the beach. Strangest of all are reported sightings of the Phantom Diver – a figure of Portwhistle legend, long believed to be a figment of the most inventive imagination! Suspicious, Sandy and Lily dive, snoop and climb their way through the mystery towards the Phantom Diver's true identity.

When her friend Claire begs her to, Margo the octopus agrees to take part in a sea fashion show. But when Margo is nervous, she squirts ink. Will Margo's nerves make her ruin her dress?

In the tumult of 1970s New York City, seventh graders are bussed from their neighborhood in Queens to integrate a new school in South Jamaica. Jamila Clarke. Josie Rivera. Francesca George. Three mixed-race girls, close friends whose immigrant parents worked hard to settle their families in a...

Twelve-year-old Arlo is afraid of fire, creepy TV shows, and even his own shadow—but most of all, he’s afraid of losing his mother to the disease that nearly claimed her life a year ago. During a Thanksgiving road trip, a sudden collision with a strange beast in the middle of the road totals the family’s car, and Arlo, his mom, and his sister end up stranded in a small town called Livermore. But there’s something off about this place.

Le ragazze iniziano la gara ma, superata una curva, scorgono una sagoma spaventosa. Un drago? Un mostro marino? Spaventate si precipitano a casa di Barbie e Skipper, che nel frattempo si stavano godendo un bel bagno in piscina, e raccontano loro l'accaduto. Le investigatrici non si lasciano intimidire e decidono di risolvere il mistero come una vera squadra. Riusciranno a scoprire cosa si nasconde dietro la mostruosa apparizione? Vivi fantastiche avventure con Barbie e i suoi amici!

Muscle Man McGinty can certainly tell some whoppers, but this time he's done the unthinkable. He bragged he can beat the entire block in a game of kickball! On Ramble Street, tough talk about kickball cannot be ignored. For Tamara Ann Simpson, however, this is great news. Now she'll finally be able to prove to everyone what a wormy little runt Muscle Man really is. Of course things would be a lot easier if her best friend Kebsie Grobser were here to help her.

Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how the argonaut octopus gets its shell. In an era when most research focused on dead specimens, Jeanne was determined to experiment on living animals. And to keep sea creatures alive for her studies, she had to invent a contraption to hold them: the aquarium.

L'audiolibro inizia con la storia di un uomo che 100 anni fa cambiò il clima del suo paese piantando tantissimi alberi. Il protagonista decide di scappare da quel libro ormai dimenticato per diffondere il suo messaggio al mondo e i bambini lo incontrano nel bosco. Prende vita una storia nella storia: un'esperienza realmente accaduta nel bosco con figuranti in carne ed ossa, uno per ogni emozione, nella magia della sorpresa, allestita per i bambini delle scuole elementari. È una favola vera che mira a dipingere un quadro più nitido della conoscenza delle nostre emozioni.

Return to Sunrise Lagoon in this warmhearted sequel, which finds anxious middle child Marina making waves on her journey to trusting herself. If you want to get to know Marina Ali-O'Connor, you need to know three things: One, despite her name, Marina is secretly afraid of the water. Two, she...

From Case Closed author Lauren Magaziner and artist Mirelle Ortega comes the first book in a new middle grade fantasy series. Full of action, adventure, and friendship, a team of five girls must stop a powerful villain by finding their mythical familiars. It’s Pairing Day in Terrafamiliar!...

Te presentamos a Popocha, una niña tierna y solidaria. Seguramente mientras estés leyendo esta historia, te sentirás identificado con ella, ya que aprenderás que en la apertura y aceptación del otro, con paciencia y amor, es como se crean verdaderos momentos de paz y armonía...

Friendships are forever. Love knows no bounds. The supernatural graces the everyday in unexpected ways. These themes have made Alice Hoffman a cherished best selling author across the country.

When Lillie spends the summer in Wales with her family, she can’t help but feel like the baby of the group. Her big sister Frankie would rather spend time with their older cousin Lana than play with her, and no one else seems to notice how lonely she is. Then during a boat trip, Lillie spots a young dolphin swimming alongside them and for a short while all her worries melt away.

Supposedly an escape from Ocean World can never happen, but a group of injured and physically challenged marine mammals recuperating at the park wants to go home. Against all odds, with an outrageous plan and teamwork, they miraculously escape to freedom. On a journey filled with danger, the escapees encounter a couple of adventurous children, a magnificent sea creature, and her unpredictable twin. This unlikely group of characters forms a unique family and ends up on a challenging mission with a vital message they must share with the world.

In this classic story from Eric Carle, Hermit Crab grows out of one house after another as he searches for the perfect home. Children who must change schools, move to a new town, or even graduate to a new grade in school will relate to Hermit Crab’s situation and take heart as they see that growing up isn’t really so scary after all.

La Lluna és una nena que viu amb la Bernarda, la seva àvia. Les han fet fora del seu pis, així que l'única opció que tenen és tornar a la llar familiar, un casalot vell i tronat situat en una petita illa, molt menuda. Allà la Lluna s'haurà d'adaptar a una nova casa, un nou col·legi i uns nous amics. Coneixerà la Kènia, una noia molesta que la segueix allà on va, i a l'Enric, misteriós i callat. El misteri del drac que viu al mar l'ajudarà a posar pau amb la seva ràbia interna i a apropar-se a aquells que la rodegen.

Éste Sonolibro (Audiolibro dramatizado, con música infantil y efectos especiales) hará las delicias tanto de pequeños como de mayores. Es una historia con tía Águeda y dos fantasmas que despiertan en primavera para estirar sus sábanas antes de que vuelva el invierno. Los fantasmas ayudarán a tía Águeda a solucionar un gran problema que tiene: el banco se quiere quedar con su casa y los fantasmas harán lo posible para evitar que tía Águeda se quede sin casa.

"Gatto e topo" è forse una delle fiabe più moderne e attuali dei Fratelli Grimm. Questa nuova versione interpretata da Gaetano Marino vi offre dunque l'opportunità di riscoprire una piccola gemma dimenticata della tradizione culturale europea.