Showing results for "Michael" in Animals

In the midst of a boring summer, soon-to-be fifth grader Angie DelMar discovers something amazing about the eccentric woman who's just moved into town. She is actually a mad scientist who plans to take over the world by enlarging and controlling insects! With the help of her friends Cooper, Genevieve, and Harvey, Angie nabs the mixture and flees. But before they reach safety, the friends encounter a day care center where the mixture is accidentally released. Soon the town is overcome by gigantic toddlers!

A thrilling and moving tale about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. Perfect for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion… It’s 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo...

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa Toto said...

Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new baby at home, and only trouble at school, life is unbearable. Ocky the chimp, escaped from the circus, offers Harry a chance for a new life. Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new...

When Tobias and his friends were given the power to morph, they were also given an important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. But Tobias broke the time limit, and now he's trapped in the body of a hawk - forever. When he discovers an important Yeerk secret, Tobias knows he has to do everything in his power to destroy it. But to do so, he'll have to contend with a part of himself that's wrestling for control. A part that isn't human.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has the seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story.

Paddington has warmed the hearts of generations of readers with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures. This new edition of the classic novel contains the original text by Michael Bond. What other bear but Paddington could find himself sent home on his first day of school? Or...

Jim Bouton et Lucas ont un programme chargé.Avec Emma et Molly les locomotives, les voilà partis sur l'océan pour chercher M. Tur Tur, car ils ont besoin d'un phare sur la Nouvelle-Lummerland. Lors de ce voyage, ils rallument la mer de Barbarie pour Zourzoulapitchi, la petite sirène, et rendent visite à Mme Malzahn, le Dragon d'Or de la Sagesse. Elle seule sait où se cachent les Terribles 13, qui détiennent le secret des origines de Jim. Jim Bouton, qui espère qu'au terme de ces extraordinaires péripéties, il découvrira enfin qui il est.

Schnell sind sich viele Tiere einig: Das waren die Geister des Waldes! Die Unterholz-Ninjas Bubo, Ella und Piks sind misstrauisch. Sie gehen der Sache nach und stoßen schon bald auf eine unterirdische Höhle - und ein großes Geheimnis … Beste Freunde halten ninjastark zusammen!

Shake off the hibernation blues with odd-couple friends Skunk and Badger in this funny and bestselling series, from Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen! Skunk and Badger have an easy roommate rhythm—Skunk cooks! Badger cleans!—when they take in two orphaned rat pups, Zeno and Zephyr. Badger is...

From the award-winning author of Space Mutts comes the second otterly chaotic title! Part of the Awesome Animals range – the funniest fiction staring the wildest wildlife! There’s a new family on the river… the beavers. And they’re ruining everything for the Otters. The beavers’ big...

The sixth animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife. The otterly bonkers Brown family are HUGELY excited, as today’s the day they move to their new home. But when they get there they find the beastly Black family have got there first! This...

A heart-warming novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket – Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he...

A heartwarming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about a cat who survives against the odds. "Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down...

A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he's always loving and...

Timidus ist ein ganz besonderer Schneehase. Während sich seine Hasenfreunde in der Kolonie vor jedem kleinen Geräusch fürchten und sich schnell verstecken, wenn etwas Ungewöhnliches vor sich geht, ist Timidus neugierig und übermütig. Keiner kann so schnell Schneebrett fahren wie er. Keiner traut sich so weit aus dem Bau wie Timidus. Doch Bruno, dem Anführer der Kolonie, wird das langsam zu brenzlig. Er glaubt, dass Timidus mit seinem unmöglichen Verhalten die ganze Schneehasentruppe in Gefahr bringt. Und so muss Timidus schweren Herzens die Kolonie verlassen und allein leben.

The perfect gift for all ages, Pinocchio as you’ve never seen him before: telling his own story through the master storyteller and award-winning author of WAR HORSE. “Now – there’s no point in pretending here – I was, and still am deep down, a puppet. Everyone knows Pinocchio is a...

Paddington visits the Spring carnival in Little Venice. Read by actor Jim Broadbent. It’s Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…

As usual, Paddington manages to turn a perfectly normal outing into an adventure. Mr Gruber and Paddington are just about to be followed home by a crowd of eager tourists, when Paddington manages to lose them all in the maze. But, mysteriously, Paddington and Mr Gruber manage to escape from the...

Wir sind tapfer, wir sind stolz, wir sind die Ninjas aus dem Unterholz! Mit Ninja-Power für die Natur: Hilfe - die Menschen haben es auf den sagenhaften Himmelsstein abgesehen! Nur die drei Unterholz-Ninjas Ella, Bubo und Piks können das Heiligtum ihres Waldes jetzt noch retten. Mit Mooswasserbomben, Stolperschnüren aus Lianen und einer ninjastarken List im Gepäck stürzen sich die drei Freunde in ihr nächstes Abenteuer. Doch diesmal scheint alles gegen sie zu sein, denn plötzlich können die Menschen fliegen.