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Eto volshebnaja istorija o zhizni i prikljuchenijah detej barona fon Brakelja i prelestnogo rebenka iz skazochnoj strany - simvole beskonechnoj fantazii detstva i samoj prirody. Sam avtor otmechal, chto sozdal jetu allegoricheskuju romanticheskuju istoriju, kak i skazku «Shhelkunchik», v rezul'tate prijatnogo obshhenija s det'mi Juliusa Jeduarda Gitciga.

Leatherback is a hundred and something years old and finds Queenie the cat and Loro the parrot too rowdy! But she likes Sara, who once was the girl with no confidence. How Sara turned her weakness into strength is a story to tell.

Alex and her grandfather traverse their backyard trails to discover the source of a strange sound.

Henry is a little creeped out by his new apartment. For one thing, the previous tenants died a few weeks before he moved in. For another, there's a gas leak somewhere in the building and the smell is starting to seep into his clothes. Just when Henry thinks things couldn't get much worse, one of the former tenants pays him a midnight visit.

After Quentin's bike breaks down in a strange town, he and his friend become surrounded by feral cats.

Whenever Mark puts his new, ultra-rare trading card into play, bad things happen to his opponents after the game has ended.

From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude and Mr Penguin comes a brand-new tongue-in-cheek murder mystery series, stylishly illustrated in black and white, and perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enola Holmes and Knives Out. When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle...

Arachne is good at weaving—so good, in fact, that jealous goddess Athena decides to teach her a lesson! The five twisted tales in this book show what happens when mortal creatures cross paths with the gods ... and come away entirely changed.

In a slightly futuristic, polluted world, 14-year-old Bryn watches an ancient egg hatch, and her life changes forever. Like her family before her, Bryn can "ken" with birds, so at first she doesn't understand why she relates to what appears to be a lizard. Then she realizes that the critter in her care is really a baby dragon. When the dracling becomes an Internet phenomenon, she must flee to protect him from poachers and others who wish him harm. But will Bryn be able to protect him, or will she lose the dracling just as she comes to love him?

Ga mee op expeditie met de legendarische Clades, een familie van ontdekkingsreizigers, door een mysterieus land waar gevaar op de loer ligt en fantastische wezens huizen. Tijdens dit avontuur stuit de familie Clade op allerlei gevaarlijke planten, monsters en landschappen. Zullen ze in staat zijn om, ondanks hun verschillen, hun krachten te bundelen en de wereld te redden, voordat het te laat is?

When Skeleton Keys discovers newly unimagined Lucky all alone, he’s determined to reunite the little creature with the boy who imagined him. But Stanley is nowhere to be found. The search leads them to the Kingdom - a hidden world for unimaginaries. As they scour the streets for any sign of Stanley, the Kingdom comes under attack from a rampaging gorilla. Lucky is convinced it’s the work of Stanley’s wild imaginings. But what is Stanley up to, and can Skeleton Keys track him down before the entire place is reduced to rubble?

Inspired by the characters from her own imagination, Anne decides to dye her red hair raven-black. Although it doesn't quite go to plan, Anne soon bounces back. But her next attempt to turn a story into reality goes even more badly wrong ...

Das originelle und überaus humorvolle Action-Abenteuer taucht tief in ein unerforschtes und tückisches Land ein, in dem fantastische Kreaturen auf die legendären Clades warten. Die Clades sind eine Familie von Entdeckern, deren Differenzen ihre letzte – und bei Weitem wichtigste – Mission zu gefährden drohen.

Vi presentiamo i Clade, una famiglia di esploratori! Seguitela in una spedizione negli abissi di un mondo misterioso e ostile, popolato da creature fantastiche. In quest’avventura i Clade si troveranno esposti a ogni genere di piante, mostri e luoghi letali. Saranno capaci – nonostante le loro differenze – di salvare il mondo prima che sia troppo tardi?© Disney. All rights reserved.© Disney. All rights reserved.Preparati a essere incantato dal fantastico universo sonoro Disney. Parti per l’avventura e vivi la magia in compagnia di tutti i tuoi personaggi preferiti.

A little girl's gone missing in Lenton. Just disappeared from right outside the school. And everyone's blaming Ragger Bill, the homeless man who lives in the school boiler room. But The Outfit are sure Ragger Bill's innocent - and if the only way to prove it is to find the missing girl, then that's what they'll have to do...

Each of these 11 stories lures the unsuspecting reader into the ghostly world of the supernatural. Who has not been afraid of something? These gripping stories explore the possibilities – hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling. Here’s something for everyone who enjoys a good scare.Ghosts range from an evil kitchen boy with a recipe for death to a tiresome invalid at the top of an apple tree. There’s Old Nick himself in one story, and a tale of second sight, and even a ghost story especially for dog-lovers!

Isador, who is almost an orphan, sets out on an adventure. He carries six things in his satchel, one of which is a secret until nearly the end of the story.

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.

Doctor Stephen Strange är en lysande men arrogant kirurg vars liv förändras för alltid efter en fruktansvärd bilolycka. Han reser runt i världen för att hitta ett sätt att läka sina skador, och till slut hamnar han i Nepal. Där möter han Den forna och påbörjar sin långa och svåra resa mot att bli Övermagiker.

Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that’s his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He’s heard it all before. He’s been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That’s right, yuck it up and get it out of your system. We’ll wait. All right then. This is the story of Otis and the Dooda family (including their rat named Smoochie) moving to New York City, and the incredibly strange, but true, things that happened to them. It all started with Otis getting cursed by a guy in a potted plant in their apartment building lobby, and then meeting a bunch of their neighbors, including a farting pony named Peaches who was disguised as a dog.