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Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next...

A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought...

When an out-of-season hurricane sweeps through Corinne's seaside village, Corinne knows it's not a typical storm. At first Corinne believes Mama D'Leau - the powerful and cruel jumbie who rules the ocean - has caused the hurricane. Then a second, even more ferocious storm wrecks the island, sending villagers fleeing their houses for shelter in the mountains, and Corinne discovers the storms weren't caused by a jumbie, but by the angry god Huracan.  

A stone-age hand axe, an enchantingly sculpted yakshi, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, and even an HMT watch―can these things have anything in common?Yes, they can!Each of these has been conceived by the human mind and shaped by the human hand. Each object has a voice, not just of rulers and...

Mysterious Phileas Fogg is a man of the most repetitious and punctual habit—with no apparent sense of adventure whatsoever—he gambles his considerable fortune that he can complete a journey around the world in just 80 days... immediately after a newspaper calculates the feat as just barely possible.

Before Jake’s grandfather died, he was on the trail of a centuries-old mystery. And he has entrusted that mystery to Jake, leaving behind a set of hidden codes, riddles, maps, and other clues that lead Jake and his friends on a scavenger hunt into the heart of Colorado’s wild and rugged Rocky Mountain National Park.

Ébahies et ravies, les Quatre sœurs atterrissent à Tokyo, la métropole la plus fascinante d’Asie ! Elles qui adorent les mangas, les peluches kawaï et le hanami - la fête des Cerisiers en fleurs -, vivent un rêve ! Dans une école de danse traditionnelle, Laure rencontre Sakura, une jeune Franco-Japonaise, qui la guide. Grâce à elle, les quatre sœurs apprennent à saluer à la nippone, à manger du poisson au petit-déjeuner, à s’orienter dans le quartier très animé de Shibuya et à maîtriser l’art des idéogrammes. Sakura les invite chez elle ...

Brought to you by Puffin. The second book in the New York Times bestselling Dragonborn series, perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures. Having discovered her true identity as a dragon, Alex Evans must embark on a dangerous quest to stop Drak Midna and his war against humanity. When tragedy...

The dark truth behind the Johnstown Flood of 1889 - one of the greatest calamities our country has ever experienced - is revealed in a beautiful, harrowing story, told in luminous verse.

Ethan and Ella are excited to get to Paris - they've only ever seen pictures of the Eiffel Tower! After arriving, the twins receive an email from their beloved Grandpa Harry. He tells them that there's a secret bakery near the Louvre museum - so secret, in fact, that you need a password to get inside. Lucky for the twins, their dad wants to take them to see some artwork at the Louvre. 

After visiting Boston, Judy Moody's in the mood for liberty and freedom - freedom from her parents' rules and her pesky little brother, that is. But Judy's plans to declare independence, just like the Patriots did in 1776, wind up getting her into hot water. For sure and absolute positive, the founding fathers never had problems like hers! Will Judy be able to prove, once and for all, that she's ready for a bit more independence?

A father's wounded heart. A mother's patient love. An eager boy, an impetuous girl, and, above all, the healing power of nature. These are the classic ingredients that fill Virginia Sorensen's Newbery Award-winning novel with a tender power and lift it to classic status.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of It's Your World, written and read by Chelsea Clinton. In It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, Chelsea Clinton tackles some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, especially for kids. Using data...

What is it like to live in or visit Japan? What makes Japan’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of the Japanese people.

From pasta to paper, the inventions of the Ancient Chinese remain part of everyday life in our modern world. Learn how items like wheelbarrows, the first toothbrushes, and early earthquake detectors have evolved into devices we know today and discover just how big of an impact the Ancient Chinese have had on your life.

Anne's House of Dreams is a novel by the Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1917 by McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart. The novel is from a series of books written primarily for girls and young women, about a young girl named Anne Shirley. The books follow the course of Anne's life. It is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life.

हैदराबाद में आपका स्वागत है! निज़ामों का शहर, मोतियों का शहर, झीलों का शहर और साइबराबाद—हैदराबाद को इतने सारे नामों से क्यों जाना जाता है? जानने के लिए पढ़ें इस शाही शहर की कहानी!

At a time when we are all asking questions about identity, grief, and how to stand up for what is right, this book by the author of A Thousand Questions will hit home with young readers who love Hena Khan and Varian Johnson—or anyone struggling to understand recent U.S. history and how it...

This powerful and poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendship—and herself. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home, Front Desk, and American as Paneer Pie. When...

Mouk part à l'aventure ! Il quitte ses fidèles amis Popo et Chavapa… juste le temps de faire le tour du Monde ! Au guidon de son vélo, il s'arrête chaque fois dans un lieu au nom étonnant : le Lac Titicaca au Pérou, l'île de Kyushu au Japon, Mourzouk dans le désert du Sahara… et rencontre autant de nouveaux amis qu'il parcourt de pays, échange avec eux une histoire, un mets, un objet.