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Emmy, their rapidly growing dragon, has become a real grouch, saying she's missing "something," and the cousins don't have a clue what that something is. Jesse and Daisy go online to ask Professor Andersson, their favorite dragon expert, for help, and end up seeing him being kidnapped!

Children of all ages will adore this audiobook collection of some of the most notable stories in history. Listen to tales from the Grimm brothers, journey through the jungle with Mowgli in The Jungle Book, embrace youth with Wendy in Peter Pan, and run across pastures in Black Beauty.

When a young pirate buys a peacock instead of a parrot for his captain, the whole crew laughs. Will the peacock be a good addition to the crew? The crew of the Finicky Fin can’t catch a break when the new peacock seems to cause nothing but trouble, and now the ship is being attacked by a giant sea monster!

Martin's brother Lars finds a nisse on his nightly ski trip! He wants to take a picture of it to prove they exist. Martin has to stop his brother so the nisse doesn’t turn to stone! How will Martin be able to save the nisse?

In service of the emperor, Monday goes out on a white horse searching the kingdom for unicorns. En route, he meets Goldilocks, who has broken into the bears' home for some porridge. A wild adventure ensues.

Most of us remember The Wizard of Oz as the film starring Judy Garland and Bert Lahr. But the film was based on an immensely popular early 20th century Oz series. In these novels, Oz is the utopian land beyond the rainbow where threats are turned back with valor and ingenuity. Their success is due to the way they induce children to look for the element of wonder in the world around them.

Lina's father had suggested she go "someplace different" for the summer, and she's beginning to wish she hadn't listened. She could be at her grandma's house in Nagano now, instead of trudging through a forest in search of a town that might not even exist. But when a gust of wind carries off her umbrella, it leads Lina down a secret path between the trees to a strange and incredible world. In the hidden village of Misty Valley, centaurs roam the cobblestone streets and gnomes visit shops stuffed with spellbooks and enchanted desserts.

Finde heraus, wer du bist, Alea! Sämtlicher Erinnerungen beraubt, muss sich die Alpha Cru erst wieder neu orientieren. Wer hat es auf sie abgesehen? Wer ist dieser Mann mit dem schwarzen Mantel und dem Leierkasten, der sie vom Ufer aus beobachtet? Alea wäre nicht Alea, wenn sie nicht trotz aller Widrigkeiten den Kampf mit ihren Gegenspielern aufnehmen würde, um ihre Freunde zu retten.

Amanda (o Xayree, como le gustaque la llamen) es una aspirante a hada. Su madre falleció hace tres años y su padre, el famoso cantante de rap Diente de Garlic, pasa largas temporadas en Miami. Afortunadamente, el primer día de clase conoce a dos niños, Teresa y Gustavo, y parecen dispuestos a embarcarse con ella en la aventura de encontrar un unicornio, aprender a multiplicar el dinero y fabricar una poción de amor. Estas son las tres pruebas necesarias para convertirse en hadas de verdad.

Das erste Schuljahr ist vorbei, aber feiern kann Morrigan Crow trotzdem nicht. Eine seltsame und hochgefährliche Krankheit bricht über Nevermoor herein und treibt die Wundertiere in den Wahnsinn. Niemand ist mehr sicher. Jetzt liegt es allein an Morrigan, das Heilmittel zu finden. Doch dafür muss sie lernen, ihre Wunderschmied-Kräfte zu kontrollieren. Wenn nicht, könnte sie ganz Nevermoor ins Verderben stürzen.

Das erste Schuljahr ist vorbei, aber feiern kann Morrigan Crow trotzdem nicht. Eine seltsame und hochgefährliche Krankheit bricht über Nevermoor herein und treibt die Wundertiere in den Wahnsinn. Niemand ist mehr sicher. Jetzt liegt es allein an Morrigan, das Heilmittel zu finden. Doch dafür muss sie lernen, ihre Wunderschmied-Kräfte zu kontrollieren. Wenn nicht, könnte sie ganz Nevermoor ins Verderben stürzen.

In Tobys Leben kehrt einfach keine Ruhe ein. Nachdem die Verbrecherin La Primera aus Bonfire Bay verschwunden ist, muss Toby sich mit dem Brief der mysteriösen Gilde auseinandersetzen. Wer steckt hinter der Maske der Gilde und was wollen sie von ihm? Die Antworten sucht Toby gemeinsam mit seinem Drachen Lou und seinen Freunden Ellie und Mango. Dabei stoßen sie auf eine antike Drachenstatue und kommen den Familiengeheimnissen, die sich um Tobys Großvater ranken auf die Spur.

Marguerite mène une vie douce et tranquille… jusqu’à son quatorzième anniversaire, où elle entend l’appel irrésistible de la mer. C’est sur la plage qu’elle apprendra un extraordinaire secret : elle est en fait une sirmaine, c’est-à-dire une sirène ayant la capacité de vivre aussi bien sur la terre que dans l’eau.

Having discovered the monstrous secret of his origins, Archie Dent is no longer certain that he is worthy to be a member of the League of Seven. But with new enemies to face, he realizes that he may not have the luxury of questioning his destiny. Wielding the Dragon Lantern, the maniacal Philomena Moffett has turned her back on the Septemberist Society, creating her own Shadow League and unleashing a monster army on the American continent.

The Stars Are Ours: Dard Nordis is a hunted man. His brother was murdered for covert activities as a scientist in a world in which scientists and engineers are blamed for the global war that smashed civilization. Star Born: Centuries after the desperate flight from Earth, Pax has been overthrown and humanity again reaches for the stars. Rof Kurbi's spaceship reaches the planet Astra, but he and the crew do not know that the planet already has a colony established centuries ago.

Faye Fox wurde mit Fuchsohren geboren und ihr Leben lang als Hauptattraktion im Zirkus ausgestellt. Erst als die Teehexe Miss Butterling sie in ihrem magischen Teesalon als Lehrling aufnimmt, scheint ein Traum wahr zu werden. Faye ist nun täglich umgeben von zuckrig-leckerem Gebäck, verrückt-zauberhaften Zutaten und skurril-lebendigem Geschirr. Und sie findet neue Freunde, darunter den vorlauten weißen Raben Madrigal. Doch der böse Mr Gram will, dass Faye ihm ins Reich der Toten folgt – und er wird alles dafür tun, dass es so kommt.

Cat Douglas is a monster hunter, and in the 1880s, the Scottish countryside is filled with monsters. In Ansthruther, one of the oldest villages of Fife, you can see small sea dragons swimming by looking like small Viking ships, but never anything bigger. . . until now. When Maggie McGonagal races up to the schoolhouse screaming she’s seen a dragon, everyone is sure it is a trick of her imagination. But what if it’s real? What if a sea dragon has gotten beyond the wall that protects the village?

Molly and Miri Gill are twins. They look the same, act the same and sometimes even think the same. But they weren't always twins - Molly used to live in 1935, until Miri traveled back in time to save her from the clutches of Molly's evil adoptive family. Only they know about the magic, and its power to set things right. So when home repairs unleash more unexpected magic from their very special, very magical old house, the girls set off on another time-traveling adventure to the Civil War.

Xander Miyamoto would rather do almost anything than listen to his sixth grade teacher, Mr. Stedman, drone on about weather disasters happening around the globe. When spring break begins at last, Xander plans to spend it playing computer games with his best friend, Peyton. Xander's father briefly distracts him with a comic book about some samurai warrior who pops out of a peach pit. Little does either boy know that the comic is a warning that they are about to be thrust into the biggest adventure of their lives.

Eleven-year-old Benjamin Putter has a lump in his throat, and he's certain it's a golf ball. He knows it sounds crazy, but everything's been topsy-turvy since his father died last month. And he doesn't know how to fix it. Then, one day, something starts tugging at Ben, telling him to hurry to Augusta, Georgia - home of the most famous golf course in the world.