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V er et rimet digt om sorg, savn, smerte og håb for børn fra ti år og opefter. En historie om at få revet sin familie i stykker og inderligt ønske, at det var anderledes – en historie om at kæmpe, men også om at give slip. V, en dreng uden skygge, dukker op ved en piges seng. Han vil have hende med ud at lede efter hendes far, der lige har forladt familien. Deres søgen tager dem gennem drømmeagtige landskaber, hvor strenge grænsevogtere ikke lade nogen passere gratis. Spørgsmålet er, hvor meget pigen er parat til at give for at nå sit mål og finde sin far igen?

Už je to rok, co se dvanáctiletý Ben a jeho babička, převlečená za Černou kočku, vydali na invalidním skútru ukrást do Toweru korunovační klenoty. Plán se nezdařil a babička drsňačka už nežije. Bena opustila touha být lupičem klenotů, a místo toho se chce stát instalatérem. Stane se však cosi nevysvětlitelného. Je ukraden nejcennější světový poklad – posmrtná maska faraona Tutanchamona. A stopy vedou k Černé kočce! Rozluští Ben tuhle záhadu? Napínavé do poslední minuty a tak zábavné, že doporučujeme mít při poslechu po ruce kapesník! Na utírání slz smíchu.

THE HARVEST FESTIVAL of Pongal is days away, and V. Malar could not be more excited for the celebration. With her aunt, uncle, and cousins Priya and Kamal flying in to visit her home in Pori, India, Malar and her parents have food to prepare and a house to clean, so they can be gracious hosts to their guests. When Priya and Kamal arrive, they take over Malar’s room and compare everything about Pori to their home in Seattle. Even when Malar shows them the farm animals and the local temple, her cousins whisper secrets to each other, laughing and making Malar feel left out.

Mog is chasing a butterfly one day, when something happens to her paw… Ouch! “She’ll have to go to the vee ee tee,” says Mrs Thomas. But before they can make her better, Mog causes a great ruckus at the vet’s surgery.

Denisovi je 12 let a je jiný. Ptáte se proč? No, malou nápovědu najdete v názvu této audioknihy! Jeho život je nudný a osamělý. Maminka odešla před dvěma lety a moc mu chybí. Otec - řidič kamionu je v depresi a jeho bratr je násilník. A co je nejhorší? „Neobjímat!“ je jedno z jejich domácích pravidel. Naštěstí má alespoň fotbal, je v něm doslova hvězdný. A zmínili jsme se o jeho tajné vášni pro módu? Je trochu překvapený – ale ne moc rozpačitý – zjištěním, že ho baví nosit šaty. Díky tomu se ale stane terčem posměchu.

Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom and soft leaves rustle beneath her feet. In the forest, Jade feels protected. Sometimes, it's as if it's listening to her. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar.

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the fifth book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood. Lord Fredrick Ashton may not feel ready...

Klara går de snötäckta Gävle-gatorna fram. På ryggen har hon en sliten ryggsäck och i bröstet ett tungt hjärta. Det var precis efter att hon fyllt elva år som hennes pappa berättade att han ville skiljas och samtidigt ryckte upp deras liv från grunden. Sedan dess har Klaras mamma mest legat hemma i sängen, tyst och orkeslös. Som tur är finns snälla granntanten Gunnel och katten Simba som lyser upp i mörkret. Och i klassen finns Juan, som får Klaras mage att pirra och som hon hoppas få träffa på lucia-discot. Men om Klara går på discot blir mamma ensam. På självaste Lucia.

In this story from India, a farmer's three lazy sons don't want to work. They sit around dreaming of making a lot of gold. When their mother tells them of gold buried in a field, they ask her how to bring the gold to the surface. Through clever suggestions, their mother explains how to thed the fields as they discover the true riches offered by hard work. Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

Archie’s life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by Covid-19. Suddenly there are no more Friday night dinners out, no more going to school, no more hanging out with friends...Archie can't help but feel more alone than ever before. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable to find the words to describe how he feels--and sometimes, unable to find someone who will listen.

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.