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From actor, comedian and writer Rob Brydon comes a warm and witty book chronicling the adventures of Crumble the cat... “The cat in the cupboard is sat in the cupboard, for that is where his home is found. He lives there with pride – it's his route to outside, to the place where adventures...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the lost Seuss! These rarely seen Dr. Seuss stories were published in magazines in the early 1950s and are finally available in book form. What’s better than a lost treasure? Seven lost treasures! This book includes: “The Bippolo Seed,” in...

A powerful novel in verse set in India that follows a 12-year-old girl as she navigates new beginnings, difficult truths and a crush. "A story that soars from quite literally the very first page. A book brimming with both humor and heart, Patel’s debut is a remarkable tale of finding oneself...

Meet Miles Bacon, the truck-driving, box-hauling, big rig pig! From the New York Times bestselling duo behind Cupig, this charming story is “sure to delight young readers” (Booklist) who love Little Blue Truck and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. “Clever and fun . . . lively rhymes...

A middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she...

Na vida tem muita gente dizendo aos meninos e às meninas o que NÃO fazer. Faltava alguém para mostrar que existem muitas coisas legais que podem e devem ser feitas. Pessoas que dizem SIM! Como o Menino Maluquinho, que está sempre pensando em se divertir fazendo o bem. O que será que ele está preparando dentro daquela panela na cabeça? Com certeza são boas ideias. Vale a pena descobrir.

The story begins near the house of an old man who tends to honeybees and asparagus while living on the edge of a magic forest. Behind his home lies the dark wood—a place from which “there is no return”—where golden birds sing through the night and day. When two orphaned children wander onto his farm, he gives them a home and warns them never to venture past the edge of the wood. But then the old man falls ill, and the boy decides to brave the unknown in search of the song that he believes can heal him. What secret knowledge will he find there?

So many diggers, trucks, and other favorite vehicles in this exciting collection of four beloved Where Do Diggers books! Fans of all things diggers and trucks will be delighted with this four-book collection! This wonderful audiobook features Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?, Where Do Diggers...

Mavisel Yener'in okul öncesi çocuklar için yazdığı Armut Kafa Ailesi'nin üyeleri altı kişiden oluşuyor. Biri kız diğeri oğlan olan ikizler, baba Armut Kafa, anne Armut Kafa ile kedileri Pupu ve Yuyu. Serinin Köpekleri Seven Kedi adlı kitabında Yuyu, Pupu'nun doğum günü için hazırlıklara başlamış bile. Pupu, doğum gününe çağıracağı arkadaşlarının listesini yapıyor; “Tırmık, Fırfır, Titrek, Havhav”. Listenin sonundaki isim anne kedi Yuyu'yu çok şaşırtıyor.

Anikwa and James, 12 years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory. To Anikwa and his family, members of the Miami tribe, this land has been home for centuries. As traders, James' family has ties to the Miami community as well as to the American soldiers in the fort. Now tensions are rising - the British and American armies prepare to meet at Fort Wayne for a crucial battle, and Native Americans from surrounding tribes gather in Kekionga to protect their homeland.

Panchatantra has been a part of the Indian folklore for many centuries and continues to enchant young readers even today. Panchatantra ki Prasiddh Kathayein is a wonderful collection of six tales in Hindi that aim to guide the young readers about the wise conduct of life, understanding human nature and attaining success in life. The book is filled with large and vibrant illustrations that attract the attention of the readers and encourage them to read. Learning with animals is fun!

Mavisel Yener'in okul öncesi çocuklar için yazdığı Armut Kafa Ailesi'nin üyeleri altı kişiden oluşuyor. Biri kız diğeri oğlan olan ikizler, baba Armut Kafa, anne Armut Kafa ile kedileri Pupu ve Yuyu. Serinin Köpekleri Seven Kedi adlı kitabında Yuyu, Pupu'nun doğum günü için hazırlıklara başlamış bile. Pupu, doğum gününe çağıracağı arkadaşlarının listesini yapıyor; “Tırmık, Fırfır, Titrek, Havhav”. Listenin sonundaki isim anne kedi Yuyu'yu çok şaşırtıyor. Çünkü Pupu doğum gününe arkadaşı bir köpeği çağırmayı düşünüyor.

Sixth grader Betsy is the one who informs her best friend, Lizard, that thousands of the world's languages are currently threatened by extinction; Betsy's mother is a linguistics professor working frantically to study dying languages before they are lost forever. But it is Lizard who, gripped by the magnitude of this loss, challenges Betsy, "What if, instead of writing about dying languages, like your mom, you and I saved one instead?"

From lemonade in the shade to picnics in the park, summer is all around us.

In this story the child is invited on a penny day outing. A penny day outing is all about how many fabulous and fun items can be purchased for one-hundred pennies. The child will engage naturally as the narrator shares ideas of how many choices there are for the cost of one-hundred pennies. "The Penny Day Outing” offers a standing invitation to the child. The child will be invited to collect and count coins. This is a opportunity for teaching through entertainment on numerous levels.

Bloomsbury presents Pirate Stew written and read by Neil Gaiman. From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure. 'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you...

From Emmy-nominated science TV star and host of Netflix’s hit series Emily’s Wonder Lab, Emily Calandrelli, comes an inspirational message of love and positivity, all with original sound design. From the moment we are born, we reach out. We reach out for our loved ones, for new knowledge and...

Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This audiobook edition also includes a song and a read along...

Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette's syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular student body president, sees her as she truly is - an interesting person and a good friend.

Les tireurs sportifs est un long poème écrit par Golan Haji dans les premières années de la révolte syrienne, après 2011. Les vers s'égrènent, chapelet d'observations minutieuses du quotidien, de scènes, d'images, d'instants vécus qui nous plongent dans un monde en lutte, un monde en guerre. L'écriture n'est jamais sinistre, jamais obscène, elle donne seulement à voir et à entendre par le truchement d'une magnifique langue poétique.