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When Lola is accepted to a new school, Mama thinks it’s an “excellent opportunity.” Lola isn’t so sure, especially since it means changing schools—in the middle of the school year! She’ll have to say goodbye to her old school and her old friends. Abuelita tries to convince Lola that she can conquer anything, but can Lola handle a new school and a bully all on her own?

Sam was a born hockey player. Twelve-year-old Sam Parker has dealt with a lot over the past two seasons of hockey—a concussion, a bully, and a divorce. He has overcome all of those challenges, not to mention keeping his grades up at school. Plus, he and his best friend Jill have discovered they have feelings for each other. Things are going well for him. Then, his divorced parents both start dating again, which is weird and makes him a little angry for reasons he can’t entirely explain.

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we knew it, including New York City. Now, three years later, Noah, his hardcore survivalist father, and a ragtag group of survivors are barely scraping by in this new reality. Kids scavenge not only for materials in abandoned homes but also for leftover books at the library. Adults spend their time establishing a make-shift society and defending their shelter… with any means available. At least for the few months the dragons are hibernating, until it’s no longer safe aboveground.

Revver is a little squirrel with big plans...to drive a race car! Now that he has secured his place on the race squad, there are so many new things to see and explore - and so many lessons to learn. Tire-changer Bill and his team have grown very fond of Revver, despite his accidental troublemaking. But when the team travels to the airport for a faraway race, Revver’s intense curiosity gets himself lost in the terminal, and the plane takes off without him!

In Emerald and the New Arrival, Emerald's mum is expecting a baby and there's so much to do before the big day! Everyone is excited but Emerald can't help feeling a little...unsure. What if she gets woken up at night by all the crying? And what if Mum and her step-dad Auster are too busy with the new baby to think about her? But family life is full of surprises, and Emerald is about to find out that being a big sister is a very special thing indeed.

These are the memoirs of ME, Holly Hopkinson, aged almost 10, except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much. My dad just lost his job, which means me and the rest of my family have to leave London and move to the middle of nowhere, which is a TOTAL DISASTER! There’s no Wi-Fi, the local kids are FERAL and there’s animal poo EVERYWHERE. But then for my birthday, my eccentric aunt gave me a magic pocket watch, which I can use to hypnotise and control people.

Emma, die jüngste Tochter der Familie Vogel, begleitet in diesem spannenden und lehrreichen Abenteuer ihren Papa zur Feuerwehr. Dort erlebt sie den aufregenden Alltag der Feuerwehrleute, lernt spielerisch viel über Brandschutz und Notfälle, und darf sogar beim Alltag im Feuerwehrhaus mithelfen.

The Golly Toy and Game Company is hosting the regional rounds for the next Gollywhopper Games, and this time it's brother against brother in the physical challenges and mental puzzles. The companion to the popular The Gollywhopper Games will appeal to fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Chasing Vermeer. Chock-full of puzzles, riddles, and challenges for the listener to solve along with the main characters, this fast-paced companion to The Gollywhopper Games is bigger, bolder, and braver!

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.

Sleepy, sleepier, sleepiest - NOT! When Stink’s parents win tickets to an aquarium sleepover for the whole family, could it be science-freak Stink’s dream come true or his worst nightmare? He loves learning about sharks, but does he want to sleep in the same room with them? He’s nuts about gross stuff, but does he want go to bed thinking about the eating habits of the vampire squid?Creepy, creepier, creepiest - yikes!

"Pollys Welt - Das voll normale Leben" von Eva Lia Reinegger ist die Fortsetzung des beliebten Kinder-Hörspiels "Crazy Santa - Total verrückte Weihnachten". Eine humorvolle Patchwork-Geschichte aus der Sicht einer Neunjährigen, die neben den Herausforderungen des eigenen Heranwachsens auch noch die seltsame Welt der Erwachsenen verstehen soll. Bei Polly ist ganz schön was los! Ihre Eltern sind frisch getrennt und ziemlich von der Rolle. Mama Jule ist auf einem Selbstfindungstrip und eilt vom Schweigeseminar über den Tango-Kurs zum Ukulele-Kreis.

Ramon, de doce años, y sus padres tienen que irse de Barcelona a vivir a un pueblo donde empezarán una nueva vida llena de anécdotas muy amenas y divertidas. ¿Les será fácil adaptarse al nuevo lugar de residencia? ¿Conseguirán encontrar el secreto de la felicidad? Con personajes particulares y divertidos que viven peripecias en su día a día y entre los que se establecen relaciones humanas, este relato esconde realidades muy presentes en nuestra sociedad moderna y hace reflexionar sobre las diferentes maneras de vivir y aceptar la vida.

Let me tell you a tale of the stars and the sea, of adventures we’ll have as you grow, wild and free. For the days may drift past, but the years will sail by, and we’ve just 18 summers to share, you and I …

When babies are born early, they often have trouble surviving. But special containers called incubators help babies grow by keeping them warm and protected. At first, people in the medical world were skeptical about incubators. But some trailblazing doctors believed in the technology—and put it on display across Europe and the United States. "Incubator exhibits" showed the public how incubators saved lives. The controversial displays led people to accept this medical innovation. Meet the doctors who invented the incubator and follow the incubator's fascinating rise with this history.

C'est pour tout le monde pareil. Quand on est dans le ventre, il paraît que c'est le paradis. On a de la place. On fait le têtard pépère peinard. On gesticule. On fait des bulles, des pirouettes, des galipettes. Quand on est dans le ventre, il paraît qu'on entend les bruits comme une petite musique de la vie, en sourdine. Il paraît aussi qu'on sent tout. C'est fou tout ce qui se passe là-dedans ! Oui mais, un jour : Boum ! Bienvenue dans le grand cirque de la vie !

Depuis que Sara a un petit frère, Maman, Papa, Grand-mère...tout le monde s'occupe du bébé. Sara en assez !

Big brothers are amazing! Did you know that big brothers are important in animal families, too? Animal big brothers do many of the same things as kid big brothers. They play with their younger siblings, teach them new things, and help with their care. Sometimes animal big brothers even babysit when their parents leave to hunt for food. Are you a big brother or do you have a big brother?

Celebrate the greatest love story of all time—the one you share with your baby! Drawing clever parallels to the very best romance storylines, Baby’s First Love Story is a charming, vibrant, and endearingly tender celebration of the bond between baby and parent and caregiver. From the moment they arrive in this world and into your arms, they bring out our most loving, healthy selves.

Emma can't wait for her cousin Hannah's wedding. She's going to be the flower girl. That means she'll wear a celery dress and walk down the aisle with the ring bear, leading the way for the happy bride and groom. Or at least, that's what Emma assumes. But nothing turns out to be quite what she's expecting, as Hannah's new spouse turns out to be another bride!

Qui se cache dans le bedon de madame Loubidou? Tout le monde se pose la question. Perché sur sa branche, l’oiseau du voisinage croit que ce sera un chat. Le chat, lui, s’imagine que ce sera une belle grosse souris appétissante. Le ballon, délaissé depuis quelques temps, espère que ce sera un ballon, pour lui permettre d’avoir un peu de compagnie. Le grand frère veut que ce soit un garçon, la grande soeur souhaite l’arrivée d’une fille.