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When a sudden earthquake strands Celia's parents out of town, she finds herself on her own in a shaken city. She tries to reach out to other kids around her apartment building. Some of them, like the sad boy named Demetri, seem wary of letting her too...
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
Follow Victorian naturalist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace on his intrepid journeys across the globe and find out how he developed his own theory of evolution in this beautiful illustrated gift hardback. In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace's travels in...
Evie and Pog are very best friends. They live in a tree house over a daisy-spot lawn. Evie is six years old. She likes books and cake and playing with her friend Noah. Pog is a pug. He is two and likes to drink tea and read the newspaper. He also lik...
High in a tree house live two very best friends. One is a girl and one is a dog. And everyone knows them as Evie and Pog. Evie is six years old. She likes knitting and jumping and books and cake. Pog is a pug. He is two and likes to drink tea and read...
Twelve-year-old Erec Rex must meet the terrifying Nightmare King as he struggles to save his best friend Bethany from the evil Baskania.
When the top-secret spy agency that recruited Bridget turns out to be a fake, Bridget hopes her superspy father will teach her his tricks, stealth codes, and martial-arts moves (WRONG!). Instead of drop-kicking evil villains and shooting laser beams from...
When shark fever spreads through their town, Birdie and Bowser investigate the disappearance of a talented fisherman, the activities of a suspicious bounty hunter, and the conservation plans of a marine biologist.
After finally finding Uncle Paul, Samantha realizes her brother Nipper is now missing and must find him. But while hunting him down, she must elude the mysterious and nefarious CLOUD that's hot on her heels.
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Ravenclaw House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for...
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Slytherin House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for...
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for...
Sometimes we all need a little help from our friends. Come and meet the Human Body Helpers - our trusty team of helping hands. Find out about the gadgets and gizmos our bodies can rely on. Whether a friend for life or only here for a little while these...
How Artists See Animals invites children to discover how Andy Warhol's rhinoceros recalls a prehistoric cave painting, how Frank Gehry turned a fish's sleek aquatic shape into architecture, and how Georgia O'Keefe captured a bird in flight using just...
The official children's book to the Netflix original documentary series, Our Planet, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. This glorious visual celebration of the natural world combines extraordinary photography from the series with stunning ill...
Marina is new in Mermaids Rock, having travelled the world with her scientist dad, and she can't wait to make friends! She meets a gang of mermaids who love animals and the environment as much as she does and the group soon face their first challenge......
Briefly describes different kinds of rocks telling how they are formed, where they are found and their uses and examines what we can learn from fossils.
"Introduce preschoolers to the wonders of the world with this beginner atlas, created with the map experts at National Geographic. Simple, colourful maps, bold pictures, and accessible text present basic geography, continent by continent, to spark ki...
Get ready for more doodles, drama and daydreams from Nikki Maxwell, the Queen of Dorks! This dork-alicious bind-up features Dear Dork and Holiday heartbreak as Nikki goes from agony aunt to prom princess. With mega-embarrassing families, BFF dilemmas...
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A hungry Tyrannosaurus rex searches for food in the prehistoric forest but is thwarted in its attempts to find something to eat.
Super Spy Dog Lara is faced with her biggest challenge yet. Her nemesis, the evil Mr Big, has escaped from prison. Not only does he want to frame Lara and land her in big trouble, he's got his evil eye on the Millennium Diamond. It's the world's most...
When Adèle walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more.
The Jolly Postman delivers cards and letters to various fairy-tale characters. He has a letter of apology for the three bears from Goldilocks, a postcard from Jack for the giant, and a solicitor's letter on behalf of Little Red Riding Hood for the wolf,...
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
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Tabby Jack watched the hooded stranger. Could he believe what he was seeing? Slowly she uncurled her fingers and there, on her crinkly pale palm, were two tiny creatures, as small as grasshoppers, so delicate a shiver might break them, but undoubtedly...
"What? A ship's captain afraid of water? Cornelius is a caring sensitive ships captain who is at odds with his rough and ready pirate crew who treat him as a joke. When the crew get into a bit of bother, Cornelius is there with a solution. Soon his crew...
"Teenager Miguel Montez discovers the long-lost H-Dial, an ancient and unbelievably powerful rotary phone that gives its users (seemingly) random superpowers for one hour. With evil factions desperate to get their hands on its power, Miguel steals the...
Seventh-grader Molly has always been an outsider, even at New York City's elite Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology, but that changes when she is recruited to join the Omegas, a secret group that polices and protects zombies.
Watch this! No. Hang on. Read this! Seriously. You will be dazzled by EVERYTHING in this book. Including: The boy with the musical bum. Rampaging dead dinosaurs. Freaked-out Ninjas in outer space. And sooo much more! Four new awesome stories from the...
A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is...
Minecraft Master Builder: Dragons is a step-by-step player's manual to help children aged 9+ - as well as 'kids of all ages' (i.e. mum and dad) - build incredible masterpieces inspired by monsters from ancient legend, as well real-life dragon-like cr...
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Gryffindor House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for...
Jasper and his friends must find a way to make peace between Earth and the Youli aliens before the Youli destroy the human race.
McKenna, fourteen, is losing her vision to Stargardt's disease, but that will not stop her from competing in a rigorous new sled dog race through the Canadian wilderness.
Top Wing cadets Swift, Rod, Penny, and Brody zoom into action to get everyone to a friendship party in time.
Eight-year-olds Aphrodite, Athena, and Persephone continue their journey on the Hello Brick Road to meet Zeus and meet a new, timid friend, Artemis.
A series of vignettes provide an imaginative glimpse into a child's journey to adulthood, at every stage of life asking the child for just one more hug.
Ella is on a yeti-hunting expedition in the Himalayas with her uncle Jack, a celebrity explorer. She's expecting an amazing trip, but nothing more. Everyone knows that yeti don't exist. Tick is a young yeti who can't help but ask questions. What is beyond...
Whenever Roo visits Grandpa, she loves exploring the seaside cove near his cottage. But on her latest stay, Grandpa explains that he can't go down there any more - the path is too steep and overgrown for him to manage. Instead Grandpa tells Roo the s...
While visiting her cousins at the wintery Peruva castle, Bea finds a reindeer hiding in the snow. The reindeer is cold and hungry, and Bea needs all her skills to make him better. When a precious ring goes missing, can Bea help solve the mystery AND keep...
A witty and mischievous tale inspired by The Wind in the Willows, from renowned poet Roger McGough. Mr Toad has a shiny gold coin. He gives it to Miss Mole to pay for a room in her hotel. Now Miss Mole can pay Sam Stoat for painting the hotel, and Sam...
Find out all about famous princesses with this DK learn to read book. Kids will love learning about the lives of women who were born as princesses, from Pocahontas to Queen Elizabeth II, or became royalty during their lives, such as Meghan Markle or ...
Learn about incredible activists who have changed the world by campaigning for peace and equality, or starting projects to clean up the planet. You'll even learn about amazing kids who have used their voices to speak up about issues they care about.
Zeus, a tiny hamster who believes he is the king of the gods, must find the legendary "Golden Fleas" and solidify his position before the other animals at Mount Olympus Pet Center rebel.
Dandelion Launchers is a series of 60 books that introduce the sounds of the alphabet in simple, decodable books. Each page has one line of text. This is an ideal reading resource for any phonics reading programme, especially used in conjunction with...
Another exciting Bumblebunnies adventure. Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are looking forward to a quiet afternoon in the garden. But a stray balloon is heading for the rose bush. Oh no! When disaster strikes, who will save the...
Alec Ramsay has a hard time persuading his partners to retain the girl he hires as a trainer and an even harder time convincing them to let her race the Black Stallion when Alec is suspended as a jockey.
Before C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, he was a young boy named Jack who spent his days dreaming up stories of other worlds filled with knights, castles, and talking animals. His brother, Warnie, spent his days imagining worlds filled with...
Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago. Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play?...
Rumbly wheels, grumbly wheels, Hauling-up-the-hill wheels. Wheels go fast, wheels go slow. Shout what's coming, if you know!
Relive the eight timeless adventures of the Star Wars movies as you read about your favourite characters, places and vehicles and complete the epic activities. Packed full of movie trivia, fun facts from the expanded universe and unforgettable images,...
"Disguised as Diana Prince, young Wonder Woman goes to Metropolis to start school and quickly meets a group of students who are also secretly heroes. They convince her to enter a school contest; unfortunately, some of the school's villains have their...
Told in the style of the counting rhyme "Five Little Monkeys," one by one the little monsters jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.
While natural disasters might seem horrifically random, scientists can explain quite a lot about why they happen, how they develop, how we can try to prevent them, and how we can predict where and when they'll happen next. News reports from around the...
Simone is a mind reader. She knows a great many things about everyone she meets, but she can't seem to remember anything about her past or where she came from. After finally being free for the first time in a long time, she sets off, determined to find...
A small village in the wilds of Northumberland is rocked by the disappearance of twelve-year-old Tammy. Only her twin brother, Ethan, knows she is safe - and the extraordinary truth of where she is. It is a secret he must keep, or risk never seeing her...
Say hello to a hedgehog with this non-fiction wildlife book for kids. Packed full of fun facts and adorable hedgehog pictures, this children's reading book is the perfect way to learn about, and celebrate, this much-loved creature. In this chapter book...
A young boy discovers many different kinds of hugs and ways to show love as family members and friends gather to welcome his immigrant relatives from China.
Kitty is terribly out of shape and when Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, she is told that it is time to exercise, but it will take a lot of convincing and a bit of trickery to get Kitty into the competitive spirit.
When new student Max challenges Henry for the position of goalie on the soccer team, he must decide whether using the Book of Spells would make him a cheater.
Future spy Henry discovers that he has magic, like his big sister, Heidi, when he accidentally creates a tiny dragon, which definitely does not belong at Brewster Elementary School.
It's springtime at Winterhouse and Elizabeth is settling into the joyful chaos of her new home. But it isn't long before she and Freddy are drawn into an ominous new mystery. Guests at the hotel start behaving oddly, and Elizabeth's powers manifest i...
Happy-go-lucky Kelsey hasn't been so happy-go-lucky lately. She's starting to feel pretty jealous of her cousin Lindsay and all the extra time Lindsay is spending with her aunt, who just happens to be Kelsey's mom! But Kelsey soon discovers the love she...
Lindsay Cooper is about to start middle school. In her free time, she works at her family's restaurant, The Park View, handing out the world's most delicious donuts at the Donut Dreams counter. Her grandmother started the counter as a way to send Lindsay's...
"It's Reef Day!" said Fang. "I can't wait to compete in the race around the reef." "That sounds swim-tastic!" said Nugget. 'Count me in!" With sweet humour and simple math, Nugget and Fang race two tuna, a clown fish, and each other to see who will win...
In the classic series How Artists See, children learn about the world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world. This revised and reimagined edition of How Artists See Families once again invites young readers to explore and describe art...
A winter's day is transformed from bleak to beautiful by warm friendship and a new perspective in a gentle story that encourages the appreciation and celebration of cozy pleasures and quiet joys.
One day - when it is raining so hard that the drawings are washed from the sidewalk -a man walks by. He is Anselmo, an old painter. He offers the young artist shelter in his house. Anselmo comes from a parrot island and makes enchanting paintings. Be...
A circular tale of time travel in a picture book! Max and her dog Boomer accidentally break a vase, a treasured family heirloom-the only thing that Max's great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother managed to save when her houseboat sank. Instead...
Frankie Sparks is excited about her town's team sled design contest but while she knows a lot about building a sled, she has much to learn about building a team.
Ada uses her incredible imagination to dream up technology that could have jump-started the digital age nearly two hundred years ago. In fact, she writes what will become the world's first programming language.
Sarah is the first in her family to be born free in Delta, Louisiana. But being free doesn't mean that Sarah doesn't have to work. She cooks, she cleans, she picks cotton, she does laundry, and she babysits. And when she works, she wraps up her hair....
Jackson knows all about the flying reindeer, he knows about the elves and the secret North Pole workshop, he knows about the magic that allows Father Christmas to deliver presents around the world in just one night, but there's one thing he doesn't know...
This lavishly illustrated, fact-filled atlas--a follow-up to Maps of the World--allows children to discover the fascinating and mysterious world below sea level with links to explore even further on computers and tablets. The dozens of colorful, detailed...
An alphabetical celebration of the leading ladies of Broadway!
From master storyteller Padriac Colum, winner of a Newbery Honor for The Golden Fleece, comes a collection of fifteen timeless stories that the ancient Celts told more than a thousand years ago. Among the greatest storytellers of the world, the ancient...
How do animals survive in baking hot deserts? Where is the best place to shelter in a blizzard? What is it like to climb the highest mountain in the world? Get ready for the wildest experience of your life! Containing everything you need to be a true...
Elsa is finding it difficult to make new friends after her family moves house. Then she hears strange, scratching noises at night and discovers a kitten living in the attic! The little cat has gorgeous black fur and so Elsa names him Pepper. Elsa is ...
Silently they stalk, carefully they creep, with perfect precision, they pounce! Face it folks, leopards are just SO COOL. Leopards are among the world's top predatory big cats, but that's just ONE reason why they are SO COOL. So who wouldn't want to hang...
This beautifully illustrated, informative book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about bugs and where to find them. In this second book in the Nature All Around series, young readers will learn all about true bugs, complete and incomplet...
Join real-life therapy dog Willow as she aids her community and brings a smile to people who need her.
Discover what happens when two bears, who are worlds apart, embark on the journeys of a lifetime and find that sometimes differences are only skin-deep.
Little Owl doesn't want to go to bed. His pillow is too lumpy, his quilt is too hot and what is that strange snorting noise he can hear? Perhaps one last bedtime story will help or maybe, just maybe, Mummy Owl has an ingenious way to soothe her restless...
Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms.
A hilarious rhyming superhero counting book - perfect for fans of the Ten Littles series! Knock, knock! There's a superhero at the door! Pasta Man has run out of Pasta Power. Can our young hero help him to get his powers back and defeat evil Madame Chilli,...
Told in different voices, on Centerlight Island, halfway between the United States and Canada, middle-schoolers Keenan and ZeeBee team up to seek gold rumored to be hidden there a famous gangster.
When Cavall and his older brother, Glessic, leave the comfort of their simple barn to join the lavish court of Camelot, Cavall wants nothing more than to prove he's a good dog to the great knights and dogs of the castle - especially to King Arthur. But...
Provides step-by-step, illustrated instructions for crafts made with everyday materials, including egg cartons, sticks, and cardboard tubes.
"Nikki Maxwell, Queen of the Dorks, is back in the eleventh instalment of the bestselling series! Nikki is spending a week at North Hampton Hills as part of the school transfer programme. The good news is that NHH is super-cool and preppy. The bad news...
"Mr. Kazarian, the school librarian, is actually an extraterrestrial (with a holographic disguise) studying the behavior of human children, and if he wants to continue his research he will have to find a way to convince the four students who have dis...
"During the monthly Winged Creature Clinic at Willows Whisper, Nan and Clarion investigate disturbing reports when they're brought an injured flying pig that appears to have been mistreated. It's time for the monthly 'Winged Creature Clinic' at Willows...
"Maureen crashes Wendy's big school dance, then the sisters participate in a relay race."--Provided by publisher.
"Snoopy, the world-famous astronaut, heads to the stars in his most out-of-world adventure yet! What mysteries will Mars reveal? Will he find water? Will he find life? Will he find time to get in a quick nine holes? Stranded on the red planet and far...
"Nate Adams's adventures continue as he and his Yo-kai friends learn the real reason about Tomnyan's arrival in the city."--Provided by publisher.
"Since Amy's been going out with John, she has become the most popular girl in the halls. But she spends so much time with her new friends that she forgets Kat, her best friend. As for her ex, Nick, he still thinks about his lost love, Amy. And the icing...
"Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry... Sun gets a new paying gig searching for Zygarde cells dispersed throughout the Alola region. What makes them so valuable?...
"Splatfest starts in Inkopolis, a turf war where teams must split up and battle against one another, and the team that inks the most ground will be crowned the winner."--Provided by publisher.
"Eleven-year-old Diana leads an idyllic life on the island of Themyscira. Cut off from the rest of the world, she's beginning to feel more and more isolated. Though she has a loving mother and many aunties, she is an only child. THE only child child on...
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