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When a bullying incident sends 12-year-old Nico Holland over the edge of a cliff into the icy waters of Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella - and even 'cool kid' Opal - rush to his rescue...only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below. Shrouded by dense trees and murky tides, the island appears uninhabited, although the kids can't quite shake the feeling that something about it is off.

Against all odds, cubs Stellan, Jytte, Third, and Froya have found the key hidden inside the legendary Den of Forever Frost. Now, they have everything they need to destroy the dangerous ice clock. Everything . . . except an army. The power-hungry Grand Patek will stop at nothing to protect the clock, the source of his authority. And so, it's up to the cubs to convince the animals of Ga'Hoole to join the fight - a journey that'll take them from the fabled owl parliament to the rugged territory of the wolves of the beyond.

Yeyewata è un piccolo villaggio di palafitte dove vive una libera comunità di bambini che si autogoverna con i propri sogni e dove non esiste la proprietà ma tutto viene condiviso. Qui i sogni godono di una tale importanza da essere utilizzati per trovare risposte ai problemi della vita quotidiana. Al compimento dei dieci anni, infatti, ogni membro della comunità deve raccontare il proprio sogno per inserirlo nel grande Libro. Ma quando arriva il suo turno, Cocopa ha da raccontare solo incubi.

When Helicity Dunlap flies for Texas to spend time with her best friend Mia, she hopes to leave the tragedies of the devastating tornado and flash flood back in Michigan - at least for a little while. Her responsibilities at Mia's Aunt Suze's beachfront bed-and-breakfast are pretty simple and leave her lots of time to enjoy hunting for sea glass, sunbathing, and exploring a summer romance. But Helicity comes by her name honestly - helicity means to spin - and her troubles from home follow her south.

La casetta di zucchero e torrone non è così dolce come sembra: Hansel e sua sorella Gretel cadono nella trappola di una vecchina mangiabambini. La furbizia li aiuterà a uscirne sani e salvi, e perfino ricchi... Produzione Istituto Barlumen. Regia: Gaetano Cappa.

Während einer Bootsfahrt beobachten Tommy und seine Freunde zwei Chinesen, die einen bewusstlosen Mann in eine Kiste stecken und zum Hafen fahren. Dass da was nicht stimmen kann, ist sonnenklar - aber die Polizei, der sie alles erzählen, glaubt ihnen nicht. Was tun?

Ein frei herumlaufendes Pferd wird von Tommy und seinen Freunden gefangen. Sie belauschen zwei Männer, die das Pferd suchen, und kommen einem Riesenschwindel auf die Spur.

Tommy hat im Wald einen Bären gesehen. Einen richtigen Bären! Tommy und seine Freunde wollen ihn fangen, doch da gibt es noch anderes "Wild"...?

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, author Lauren Tarshis shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II.

Something was coming. Arlo felt certain about that. For Arlo Finch and the Rangers of Pine Mountain Company, summer camp is more than canoeing and hiking. It's also a chance to search for ancient forest spirits and discover mysterious messages encoded in tree bark. But when Arlo and his best friends Indra and Wu stumble upon clues about the long-lost Yellow Patrol, Arlo uncovers a stunning history that leads right back to his very own family.

The power grid went down a month ago, and mayhem continues as food is depleted or raided and water sources are running dry. As resources grow scarce, regular people begin to slide into savagery, especially when Tucker and Katie lose one of their own at Tullymore. Without rule of law, justice is the new law of the land, and they fall back to an eye for an eye. Can Grayson and Olivia hold it together as their group grows larger but one of them takes a bullet?

Nessuno sa come né perché, dopo un violento nubifragio, il cubo di cemento della biblioteca Jacques Prévert prende il largo e si ritrova a navigare nell'oceano. A bordo il direttore, la bibliotecaria, la signora delle pulizie, una prima media al completo con il professore di tecnologia e il giovane Saïd. Gli improvvisati marinai dovranno trovare il modo per sopravvivere. Per fortuna, ad aiutarli in questa avventura, ci sono i libri della biblioteca!

Esta novela constituye no solo la culminación de la narrativa de Mark Twain, sino también una de las obras maestras, junto a Moby Dick, de la novela norteamericana. Clásico entre los clásicos, Mark Twain, con su sentido del humor y su prosa ágil, precisa y soleada, nos lleva al río Mississippi abajo de la mano del inolvidable Huck Finn, que va en busca de la libertad junto a Jim, un muchacho negro que quiere escapar de la esclavitud. Una novela sobre la amistad, la adolescencia, y la felicidad, Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn es una obra imprescindible.

"Le petit Poucet" : "Être rusé et astucieux vaut aussi bien que d'être un joyeux héritier." Un jour, des parents décident d'abandonner leurs sept enfants au plus profond de la forêt, leur misère ne leur permettant plus de les nourrir.

"Lo scoiattolo Squiz e la grande Quercia" è la storia che narra di una incredibile avventura. L'azione si svolge in un piccolo villaggio, ai margini del bosco. Protagonisti sono quattro piccoli scoiattoli ed una grande amicizia che li unisce da sempre. Sempre insieme! Tutti insieme si vince! Questo è il loro motto, e restando uniti supereranno mille difficoltà alla ricerca di un antidoto per salvare la loro vecchia amica, la Quercia.

A cause de la famine et de la misère, un bûcheron et sa femme se résignent à abandonner leurs sept enfants dans les bois. Heureusement, le plus petit des enfants, celui que l'on surnomme le Petit Poucet, surprend la conversation de ses parents, et réussit à déjouer leurs projets grâce à des petits cailloux.

Lancelot, an orphaned kangaroo adopted by a farmer and his wife, is the constant figure across these stories. He is also disabled, after losing one of his arms in an accident. His quest is to discover his kangarooness and find love and acceptance among his fellow creatures.Lancelot is a little Joey whose mother has died. He is adopted by Bill and Emmy, the farmer and his wife, and he doesn’t even know that he is a kangaroo.

First-person story told by a young woman narrator. She is returning from summer camp, where she is beginning to understand her feelings for another woman, and now must reconcile those feelings with her identity, her mother, and her home of origin.

"Little Thumb" is the youngest of seven children in a poor woodcutter's family. His greater wisdom compensates for his smallness of size. When the children are abandoned by their parents, he finds a variety of means to save his life and the lives of his brothers. After being threatened and pursued by an ogre, Poucet steals his magic seven-league boots while the monster is sleeping.