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Wombat loves digging deep holes and thinking deep thoughts, but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush and he comes up with a great big idea… One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he’s ever dug and crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again, he...

A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity. Winner of The Children’s Book Award. Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI. When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He...

Books one to three in the new OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+ – the Stonesword Saga Join Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po, Jodi and Theo as they return for another adventure in the world of Minecraft. Someone – or something – has turned the Evoker King to stone. Do the gang...

DISCOVER AND CHERISH THIS BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK 40th ANNIVERSARY ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE BELOVED MODERN CLASSIC, WAR HORSE. Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children’s novel… In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse...

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindness, adventure, and forging your own path—perfect for fans of Pax and A Wolf Called Wander. There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when...

Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time. Volume One includes: Book One: The One-Eyed Giant When Odysseus must leave his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines that he'll be away from his family for so many years. Now, at...

Plunging into thrilling survival adventures, ordinary kids conquer extreme wilderness challenges using only their wits. Perfect for entertaining family road trips or sparking imagination during school commutes, these suspenseful yet entirely reassuring tales drop young listeners into scenarios...

Renowned author and historian Jackie French takes us back in time to Greece and Rome and explores young heroes in ancient myths and legends whose stories will now be told. Forget what you know about Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen with a fantastic hairstyle. That's only part of the story. Before...

Als sich Brände ausbreiten, trennen sich Sammy und Yaz von der Gruppe, um Bumpy und Smoothie in Sicherheit zu bringen. Brooklynn und Darius suchen nach einem Transport. Ein umfassender Stromausfall erschwert die Flucht des Teams. Unterdessen bricht Panik aus, als Ben zunehmend an Kraft verliert. Die Zeit läuft ab. Doch die entschlossenen glorreichen Sechs schöpfen neue Kraft, um einen Plan zu schmieden, der das Unmögliche möglich machen könnte.

Der Adler hat es ihr verraten: Baron von Ratzezahn ist zuletzt am Drachenfels gesehen worden. Da er der Einzige ist, der etwas zu Hildas verschwundenen Eltern weiß, muss Hilda ihn finden. Natürlich ziehen ihre drei Freunde Igromir, Robinius und Eicho mit ihr in dieses neue Abenteuer. Auf einem Floß fahren sie den Fluss hinunter dem Drachenfels entgegen. Dort müssen sie aber feststellen, dass die draufgängerischen Grauhörnchen Fels und Burg fest in ihrer Hand haben. Sie behaupten, die Waldbewohner vor dem Drachen, der in einer Höhle unter der Burg schläft, beschützen zu müssen.

Pearly Woe is a worrier. Yet this is little comfort to Adventurologist-in-training, Pearly Woe, as she motors down the mighty Mekong River on another adventure. Pearly, Pig and the entire Woe family are destined for the kingdom of Anachak, where they plan to search for the lost city of Mu Savan. A jungle adventure! What could go wrong? Everything. Of course!

It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the...

Jim Sturges is your typical teen in suburban San Bernardino - one with an embarrassingly overprotective dad, a best friend named Tubby who shares his hatred of all things torturous (like gym class), and a crush on a girl who doesn't know he exists. But everything changes for Jim when a 45-year-old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some unhuman) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed.

Meet the next big thing in the world of official Minecraft novels: zombies! Looking after a little sibling can be a real headache . . . especially when they’re a zombie trying to eat your brains! Life is good for Bobbie in the sleepy village of Plaintown. Sure, her villager parents only...

Donn Fendler's harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve, was made famous by the perennial best-seller, Lost on a Mountain in Maine. In Lost Trail, more than 70 years after the event, Donn tells the story of survival and rescue from his own perspective. Lost...

Rudyard Kipling’s best-loved book is now the basis for the Netflix film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Freida Pinto, and Rohan Chand The story of Mowgli, the abandoned "man-cub" who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central...

“As I see it,” said Max, “all that stands between humankind and the end of the world is two talking monkeys, a crazy archaeologist covered in red paint, and a couple of kids with blowguns. Am I right?” Fourteen-year-old Max Murphy, video-gamer extraordinaire, is furious when his...

New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis transport readers back to the boundless world of the Pirate Stream in this engaging and exhilarating sequel to the highly acclaimed The Map to Everywhere that is equal parts adventure, humor, and heart! When the magical waters of...

Shipwreck Island, Book 1: Sarah Robinson is deeply troubled in the wake of her dad's second marriage. She now has to deal with a new stepmom and two stepbrothers, Marco, who is her age, and Nacho, who's younger. Even though they've all moved from Texas to California to start life as a new...

Das Baby im Schafspelz: Sarah, James und Norman finden ein kleines Lämmchen, das Sarah prompt mit nach Hause nimmt, um es den Erwachsenen als Baby unterzujubeln. Als im Kabeljau-Café ihrer Mutter ein Feuer ausbricht und jemand ein Baby schreien hört, ist die Verwirrung groß. Der Glückseimer: Norman, Sarah und James gehen mit Charlie an den Strand, um Muscheln zu sammeln.