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Danger is never far from Audra’s family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian - they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. When Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra’s parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for...

Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death--the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also...

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is...

One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau—a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow’s daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it. But Mirette doesn’t know that the stranger...

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...

Heidi is the story of a five-year-old orphan who goes to live with her grandfather in the mountains. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi soon wins his heart. She loves her life and her friendship with the young goatherd, Peter. But one terrible day her aunt takes her to the city...

The poorly monster is barely breathing, when a curious Clover realizes there’s something stuck in its throat. With the kiss of life out of the question (YUCK!), the Lamb Gang hatches an ingenious plan to save the monster before it’s too late. NESSIE—for that is who it is—is saved. HURRAY! The famous Loch Ness monster then teaches her heroic friends about the harm caused to animals by PLASTIC POLLUTION and LITTER in our waters. And so, the Lamb Gang decide there’s only one way forward—by inviting children to clean up our VERY IMPORTANT PLANET and make it like new.

Adriana is probably the girliest girl you’ve ever met. She loves clothes, shopping, and looking like the most fabulous person in the room. She even has a magic purse that lets her travel wherever she wants! When Adriana takes a trip to Paris, she learns valuable life lessons along the way: how important it is to be kind, what it means to be grateful, the power of selfless love, and how some good old-fashioned bravery and a little curiosity can go beyond anyone's imagination.

Taneli Kaneli on ymmällään. Miksi hän on Viivin kanssa hotellissa? Viiviä naurattaa. Taneli Kaneli nukkui koko lentomatkan! On Viivin kesäloma. Perhe on tullut Roomaan, Italiaan. Mitä hauskaa Taneli Kaneli ja Viivi mahtavat keksiä täällä? Luvassa on ainakin hotellin aamupala, vaahtokylpy ja kävelyä kaupungilla. Viivi ja Taneli Kaneli ovat erottamaton parivaljakko. Hyppää mukaan seuraamaan lelukissan ja pienen tytön valloittavaa elämää! Kirjailija Tittamari Marttinen (s.1968) on kirjoittanut erityisesti lasten- ja nuortenkirjoja.

Una novel·la que profunditza sobre les matemàtiques i sobre els traumes del passat. En Víktor Nikolàievitx Manperel acaba de fer història, al resoldre un dels Set problemes del Mil·lenni. Però en comptes d'acceptar el premi, decideix abandonar-ho tot i viatjar fins a una misteriosa i petita illa àrtica. Allà rep les gravacions del seu difunt pare, que l'ajudaran a desxifrar el seu passat i els secrets que amaga l'univers. A les seves mans, una decisió que pot canviar el curs de la història.

Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle. Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for...

Twelve-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn’t be more different. Dariia is outgoing and chatty while Rada is quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family—Dariia is with her mom and Rada with her dad.

During WWII, when the Nazis hunt Jewish children, the kids’ only hope is help from the Dutch Resistance. But these brave volunteers are outgunned, outmanned, and all they have is each other. In this sequel to Hunger Winter, thirteen -year-old Dirk and his family move to a farm near Utrecht...

Una storia di segreti e di strane sparizioni dentro e fuori il parco di Villa Pamphili a Roma. Questo è il diario di un ragazzino che sta per finire la terza media e che vorrebbe vivere nell'ordine, leggere libri e cucinare in santa pace, per sé e anche per i gatti del quartiere. Sua sorella maggiore Lea invece ama vivere nel caos, fare quello che le pare e irritare suo fratello, che giorno dopo giorno si allena a odiarla meglio che può. Negli ultimi giorni però Lea si comporta in modo troppo strano e bisogna capire che cosa sta succedendo.

In Deutschland gibt es eine Menge zu entdecken! Das lustige Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin geht gemeinsam mit den Hörerinnen und Hörern auf Entdeckungsreise. Sie finden viele wilde Tiere und auch die Landschaften sind hier vielfältig – genauso wie die Städte und Dörfer, in denen die Menschen leben. Kein Wunder: Denn die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist zwar noch keine 100 Jahre alt. Aber ihre Geschichte reicht über 1500 Jahre zurück. Die Spuren der Vergangenheit finden Theo, Tess und Quentin an vielen Orten.

Sisters Emme, Holly and Jess – are off to Paris with their parents, exchanging homes with a French family for a month. The girls are having a brilliant time exploring the city, until disaster strikes and they have to track down their host family's precious pet octopus, who someone seems to have let out accidentally...

Twelve-year-old Tuva couldn’t imagine living anywhere other than the Stockholm archipelago and her island home of Harö. Even if she mostly keeps to herself at her small school. Even if she sometimes gets kind of lonely. But when a classmate goes missing, Tuva finds herself at the center of the mystery, along with Rasmus, the new boy at school. Neither one of them can understand what they saw that day in the woods near the water: Is something magical at work? Something evil?

A yule log burns brightly in a fireplace. Children pop open Christmas crackers to get a surprise. Families enjoy treats such as mince pie and plum pudding. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in England. Come explore the many English traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

Greetings with kisses, shoes in hallways, and Sunday morning markets—the joys of living in Belgium!