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When the Titanic was built, many people thought the massive ship was unsinkable. Today it rests on the ocean floor. Learn about why ships sink and how past disasters and modern technology have led to safer ships.

Acclaimed author Walter R. Brooks is beloved for his Freddy series. In this tale, Freddy and his friends decide to take a trip to Mars. However, things go a little haywire, and Freddy and his pals are knocked off track. This is when the fun begins. John McDonough's festive narration makes listeners feel a part of Freddy's crew to Mars.

Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell and librarian Travis Jonker have crafted a timeless tale of a little mouse and a big adventure. Mabel the mouse wants nothing more than to be a fearless sea captain traveling the world in search of adventure. Every night she watches a man carefully construct a...

‘’Sevimli ahtapot, denizin derinliklerinde dolaşırken, hiç beklemediği anda batık bir gemiyle karşılaştı. İçinde ne olduğunu merak ederken, geminin etrafında dolaşmaya başladı ve gemide daha önce fark etmediği bir hazineyle karşılaştı.’’

Cat brothers Cecil and Anton are as different in personality as they are in looks. Cecil, stocky and black with white patches, thirsts for seafaring adventure as he roams the docks of his harborside home, taking day trips on fishing boats when the chance comes along. Slim, gray Anton prefers listening to the sailors' shanties at the town saloon. But one day when Anton does venture to port, he's stolen off the dock, and the next thing he knows, he's at sea.

Waking up in their tent, Clive tells Zot about his dream of pirates. They dress up, Zot with an eye patch and Clive with a pirate hat and telescope, in their little boat on the pond. The duck thinks they are quackers and is nearly fooled by Fowly Fox. Shiver me timbers!

Rick, Ava und Emilio entdecken sonderbare Wrackteile auf dem Wasser. Was hat es damit auf sich? Ohne zu zögern, gehen die Freunde mit der Nautilus auf Tauchfahrt. Am Meeresgrund stoßen sie auf ein schillerndes Objekt: Es ist ein Ufo! Und die außerirdischen Wesen darin brauchen dringend Hilfe. Klar, dass die drei Abenteurer sofort loslegen. Doch dabei geraten sie selbst in Gefahr... Teil 5 der spannenden Reihe von Bestsellerautor Ulf Blanck ("Die drei ??? Kids") für Abenteurer, Wasserratten und Leichtmatrosen - ungekürzt gelesen von Oliver Rohrbeck.

Rätselhafte Zeichen führen Rick, Ava und Emilio an Bord der Nautilus tief hinab ins Meer. Ob ein sagenhafter Piratenschatz auf sie wartet? Tatsächlich stoßen die drei Freunde auf ein uraltes Geisterschiff! Doch als sie es erkunden wollen, werden sie in einen gefährlichen Strudel gerissen. Und was sie dann entdecken, hätten sie nie für möglich gehalten!

Il y avait un bourg fort sympathique sur la côte atlantique où parents, enfants, petits et grands pêchaient 365 jours par an. Mel, lui, préférait chanter à tue-tête. Un jour, il largua les amarres, et s'en fut trouver l'inspiration.

Critically acclaimed children’s author Jonah Winter reimagines a true story from 1987. The small Long Island town of Islip has a big problem - 3,168 tons of garbage and no place to put it! So workers pile the smelly refuse on a large barge, hire a tug boat, and send the stuff south to find a final resting place. But as the barge travels from North Carolina to New Orleans and from Mexico to Belize - nobody wants Islip’s rotting mountain of garbage.