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Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. As they struggle to survive in the wilderness, the Robinsons discover their own amazing ingenuity and courage, each of the sons utilizing his own unique nature as...

Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger! Before you enter Wayside School, you should know that it’s a thirty-story building with one classroom on each...

The Time Machine by HG Wells is about an English scientist who entertains guests for dinner every week. One day, he tells them that time is a navigable fourth dimension, displaying a little model of a time machine. At dinner the following week, he entertains the guests with a remarkable tale. Having moved far into the future, he encounters the lovely garden world of the childlike Eloi and the brutal Morlocks who live underground.

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book ten, Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? When the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book fifteen, the Famous Five go camping and pitch their tent near a ruined and seemingly abandoned cottage. When Anne hears strange noises at night the others...

There's magic around every corner in this spellbinding short story collection from Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller! Discover the goblin who cast a wicked spell, the magic stone that finds lost things and the boots that walk away on their own. From wizards and witches to pixies...

The Jungle Book Collection brings together Rudyard Kipling's two iconic works of children's literature - beloved by generations of children and the inspiration for countless adaptations on stage and film.

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

Enid Blyton's much-loved classic series, packed full of adventure and mystery. A peaceful holiday in the Welsh mountains should be on the cards for Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack, but they once again manage to land themselves in another dangerous adventure. Wolves, rumbling mountains and...

The Children's Book Of Christmas Stories is a wonderful assortment of 35 Christmas-themed tales that have been chosen by editor Asa Dickinson. Authors include Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Susan Coolidge, and Elizabeth Harrison. Whether it is for children, or for family gatherings, everyone is sure to be captivated and enthralled!

Enid Blyton's much-loved classic series, packed full of adventure and mystery. Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are not pleased when the wimpish Gustavus has to come with them on holiday. Even Kiki the parrot dislikes him! But when Gustavus is kidnapped along with Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann...

A classic adventure novel about the fate of pirates searching for hidden treasure. Most of today's popular notions and myths about pirates come from this immensely popular book, including perhaps the archetypal figure of a ship's cook with a wooden leg.

A classic South African title told in a series of short stories, Jock of the Bushveld follows the many adventures of a transport rider named Percy and his loyal bull terrier, Jock, during the gold rush of the 1880’s. Facing the trials and tribulations of frontier life, Jock and Percy learn to rely on their survival skills and bravery to face whatever challenges they meet. Whether finding themselves in the middle of a stampede or fighting a baboon, Jock proves a formidable force and a faithful companion.

Die Magische Stadt: Philip ist ein großer Baumeister. Lucy, seine neue Schwester, folgt ihm in eine geheimnisvolle Stadt. Die Spielzeugstadt ist von vielen Bedrohungen umgeben, und Lucy und Philip müssen gefährliche Abenteuer bestehen.

"Fünf Kinder und es" ist ein Kinderroman des englischen Autors E. Nesbit. Er wurde ursprünglich 1902 im Strand Magazine unter dem allgemeinen Titel The Psammead oder The Gifts veröffentlicht. Das verzauberte Schloss: Beim Wünschen muss man vorsichtig sein … Das Schloss, auf das Gerald, Jimmy und Kathleen bei einem ihrer Ferienstreifzüge stoßen, muss verzaubert sein – da sind sich die drei Geschwister einig.

Dos cuentos de ciencia ficción que permiten reflexionar hacia dónde se dirigen tanto el planeta como sus habitantes si la sociedad mantiene el ritmo de desarrollo presente. De la mano de una niñera robot, narradora del relato marco, el lector y Wendoline conocerán un par de historias de un...

Vamos combinar uma coisa: é muito legal ter liberdade, poder fazer o que gosta, dizer aquilo que pensa. Mas tem hora que o pessoal exagera. Há momentos em que alguém precisa dar uma cutucada no outro e dizer NÃO. Também é preciso aprender a ouvir NÃO. Por isso, o Menino Maluquinho dedica este audiolivro àqueles que não têm medo de dizer NÃO e também aos que não temem ouvir um NÃO. Se eu fosse você, eu NÃO deixaria de ouvir este audiolivro.

Un livre pour soigner toutes les blessures tapies sous nos pansements invisibles. Ce livre parle de ces petites douleurs que l'on tait trop souvent. Celles qui ne laissent ni bleus ni bosses mais qui s'incrustent comme des échardes dans l'âme. Celles que l'on enrobe de silence parce qu'on ne sait pas comment les dire, ou parce qu'on craint de ne pas être entendu. Car nous sommes nombreux à avancer masqués, bardés de ces pansements invisibles – ils n'attirent pas l'attention, mais ils sont bien là.

CHARLIE BUCKET sta festeggiando il NATALE nella fabbrica di cioccolato. Ma l’arrivo di un vecchio amico e di alcuni elfi MOLTO seccati è la ricetta perfetta per un festoso TRAMBUSTO! MATILDA spera di non essere sulla LISTA DEI CATTIVI di Babbo Natale. Eppure, è difficile essere sempre buoni...

Die Menschen in Nottingham leiden unter der grausamen Herrschaft des gnadenlosen Prinzen John und des gierigen Sheriffs. Zum Glück kommt ihnen der heldenhafte Gesetzlose Robin Hood zu Hilfe, doch er muss alles aufs Spiel setzen, um den Prinzen zu überlisten und seine große Liebe, Lady Marian...