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A remarkable tale of books and reading, now in a bilingual Spanish-English edition. On most days, teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez packs his two burros, Alfa and Beto, with books and makes his way over mountains and through valleys to visit children in far-flung villages in rural...

Whilst leaving footpaths should never be done, Straying from stories is all sorts of fun! Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to stray from the path and read for a little...

School libraries are the hub for learning, community, and creating. Kid-friendly text highlights all the things a library can be.

Tras la gatera empieza un viaje de aventuras en Imaginaria. La abuela Amelia es una escritora muy famosa. Lucas, Zoe y Marina están impacientes por leer su nuevo libro pero, cuando asisten a la firma en una librería, empiezan a suceder cosas muy raras. Enciclopedias que hablan, hojas que salen del suelo... y unos seres muy traviesos que quieren provocar el caos en el evento. Si no fuese imposible parecería que la librería está embrujada.

Frederik ist vierzehn Jahre alt und liebt Fantasy-Romane. Er träumt davon, ein Held zu sein, hat aber wenig Selbstvertrauen und hält sich für schwach und feige. In der Schule gilt er als Nerd und kann sich nicht durchsetzen. Eines Tages findet er eine Möglichkeit, in die fabelhafte Welt eines Buchs zu gelangen. In einem mittelalterlichen Dorf mit einem Drachen steht er plötzlich zahlreichen Gefahren gegenüber.

Uncover the mystery of Nancy Drew and how the beloved teenage detective came to be in this new addition to the What Is the Story Of? series which follows the same format as the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series. When the very modern character of Nancy Drew first appeared in 1930, no...

The story of Jim: a very lucky, very special, very grubby dog, who lives, improbably, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Emma Thompson magically weaves the real-life tale of Jim—beloved dog of Sir Henry Cole who created the first Christmas card—with a fantastically warm and heartfelt Christmas romp.

Es ist Zeit für die Abreise der Königin, nachdem Becky nun auch ihre Geschichte niedergeschrieben hat. Als Dank möchte die Königin Becky, Hugo und Ben einen Wunsch erfüllen. Doch da erscheint in Glimmerias Kristallkugel das Bild von Mo, dem Jungen auf dem fliegenden Teppich. Er wurde von Prinz Alvar aus dem Nordland und dessen fiesen Gehilfen gefangen genommen, denn sie haben einen gefährlichen Pakt geschlossen. Mo schafft es, sich in die reale Welt hineinzulesen.

"De nen no tenia televisió. La música a través de la ràdio era la meitat del meu món, ja que l'altra el formava la literatura, devorar llibres. Moltes nits em quedava a escoltar les òperes que retransmetia Radio Nacional de España en directe. Quan el locutor descrivia el següent acte, la meva imaginació volava lliure." I això és el que ha volgut transmetre'ns Jordi Sierra i Fabra, el mestre de la literatura infantil i juvenil, a través de les pàgines d'aquesta atípica òpera.

Are you ready for a library adventure? Join a group of children as they explore the Dewey decimal system! Search for ghosts in the 100s section, track down everything from costumes to cars in the 300s, and be on the lookout for sports and music in the 700s. By the end of the book, you'll be more than ready to dive into Dewey on your own!

Matilda ist ein sehr besonderes kleines Mädchen. Sie ist blitzgescheit und liest unendlich viele Bücher, sie ist mutig und abenteuerlustig und sie hat ein großes Herz. Jeder Pappkopf könnte das erkennen – doch die Erwachsenen sind leider völlig ahnungslos. Allen voran die gefürchtete Rektorin von Matildas Schule. Sie heißt Knüppelkuh und benimmt sich auch so. Einzig Matildas Klassenlehrerin, Jennifer Honig, erkennt, was in Matilda steckt. Leider hat es die Knüppelkuh auf Jenny Honig ganz besonders abgesehen.

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story. But who? Even though his unreliable dad tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else), Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that are wrong.

At only ten years old, Zaria Carter has already become a serial entrepreneur. Since overcoming her bossy bad days, she has launched several thriving businesses, proving to her peers and the world that with hard work and the right attitude, you can accomplish anything. When a major TV executive catches Zaria's news interview, he extends an offer to collaborate, making Zaria a co-creator of her very own television show. Zaria uses her new filmmaking role to document her life and the school's upcoming election. She's on top of the world until her camcorder catches some extreme dirt.

Noah is thrilled when the week's library theme is sea creatures. But when Noah can't find the stuffed shark, he is disappointed. Noah knows there is a shark in the library, and he is going to find it!

The Librarian's pages are missing. Can he defeat the Wordsmith to save them?

Karl and Carolina love to learn. This week, they want to learn about dinosaurs. Karl has lots of questions about books, and Carolina knows just how to answer them. Join Karl and Carolina as they explore the parts of a book.

Perry likes pizza and pingpong. But one day he wonders what kind of pizza professional pingpong players would pick. When he can't find the answers at the library, Perry decides to write his own book. Follow Perry's idea from beginning to end, and find out how his big idea becomes a book.

A group of children go on a field trip for a guided tour of a public library, where they learn how to find and check out books and other materials.

Max is having trouble taking care of his library books, and Zoe is ready to help him. She explains that folding the pages into dog ears is not good book manners. Max needs to find a way to show the librarian that he has learned his lesson and will take better care of the books.

Max, who loves to read, discovers all the services available to him during a visit to the library.