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Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events. Life is not easy for Jewish people in the midst of the Second World War, and for twelve-year-old Dina and her sisters, it gets even harder when their father dies....
Become a young paleontologist. Learn all about ancient lifeforms preserved in rock. Dan R. Lynch, author of many Rocks & Minerals field guides, presents a kids' introduction to fossils. Whether children see their first fossil at a museum or find their...
Picture book
Over the course of a day, an adorable young bigfoot (a.k.a., Sasquatch) explores a warm and vibrant magical-realist Pacific Northwest forest realm and interacts with friendly, nonthreatening creatures including tree fairies, forest gnomes, bats, bears...
In a galaxy not so far away, Alien Baby follows a young gray alien toddler over the course of an intergalactic day in a fantastical outer space wonderland brought to life with bright pinks and blues, spiral galaxies, asteroids, shooting stars and une...
Erica wants a dog. So dad brings home a new pet... a baby water buffalo! Shallow the buffalo and her friend Bruno the dog have a lot of fun, get in a lot of trouble and create a lot of havoc.
Graphic novel
"This big, beautiful book is bursting with over 2,818 creatures. From cute kittens to waddling penguins, the reader is challenged to spot over 100 distinctive individuals within each crowded scene. The book features over 1,000 fascinating facts and stats...
"My Big Wimmelbook--What I Did Today invites readers to join a lively group of kids, families, friends, and workers as they go about their normal daily routine. From starting the day with a healthy breakfast, to a busy day at school, to swinging in the...
Can you spot the dinosaurs? Lift the flaps and find out where they're hiding!
Lift the flaps to brave all kinds of extreme weather, from violent tornadoes and hurricanes, to extreme heat-waves, droughts and wildfires. The final page explores the affect climate change is having on wild weather around the world.
In 1929 an eight-year-old child, who had very few relations, imagined an assortment of eccentric aunts, uncles and cousins. She wrote and illustrated a little book about them, which her grandmother kept. This is it.
Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo for a conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing, abducted by.....
Make all the farmyard noises with the little ladybird and her friends, help Crab find a brand-new shell, rhyme along with the Rhyming Rabbit and see if Princess Eliza can escape from the Wizard. These fun stories are brought to life by Alexander Arms...
Join the crime-busting ladybird as she stops two greedy thieves on the farm, help the Singing Mermaid escape the circus and return to her seaside home, follow the magical adventures of Sugarlump the horse when a unicorn grants his every wish and join...
Illustrations and simple text follow a boy and a dog on an out-of-this-world adventure.
"The Fernwood Valley Fuzzies have a baseball game set with the undefeated and impeccable Geartown Clankees. The Clankees perform like well-oiled machines... mainly because they are robots in disguise just wanting to fit in and feel the love of good.....
"This ... illustrated board book introduces babies to the sea creatures of Aotearoa in English and in Maori"--Publisher information.
"This ... illustrated board book introduces babies to the vehicles of Aotearoa in English and in Maori."--Publisher information.
Far out in the depths of space lives Ori. Tired of living alone in the darkness, Ori discovers how to create a star and before she knows it, she has created hundred of them. As they light up the sky around her, figures far and wide begin to flock to the...
After a shipwreck, Gulliver wakes on an island to find that he is a prisoner of the tiny people of Lilliput. Gradually he adapts to his new home. He even stops a war; but he also makes enemies, and little people can be just as dangerous as large ones...
Home to birds, bats, insects and towering tree tops, our skies are full of nature's best inventions. The world above our heads has inspired everything from our first forays into flight to outer-space cameras. Let your imagination soar as we take to the...
Alice-Miranda and her friends are heading into the Australian outback for a desert adventure. What mysteries will they stumble upon?
Every Christmas Mia and her family read a letter which her Grandpa wrote to her. His letter is a warm, impassioned and heartfelt wish for a better world for Mia to live in. He remembers fondly the times they spent in his garden finding frogs and worms...
Dear Kids, Did you know that all adults have a child inside them? They try to hide them by pretending to be busy and stressed all the time, but as you know, it's impossible to keep children hidden. Sometimes they just have to come out and PLAY! This is...
"Long ago, a beautiful maiden named Rapunzel lived a life of loneliness. Taken at birth by an evil witch, she remained hidden, locked within a giant tower. Then one day, a prince heard her voice through the forest. To reach her, he must climb Rapunzel's...
"To repay her father's debts, Mirabelle promises the King that she'll spin his straw into gold. An evil troll agrees to help her for a price. Now, Mirabelle must repay an even greater debt, unless she can guess the terrible creature's name."--Provided...
"Who lives in that cottage by the sea? I wish. I wish. I wish it was me."--Provided by publisher.
Take to the road with the robot stars of StoryBots as they learn about cars and trucks and things that zoom!
"Lorenzo isn't happy about moving. But in his new room, he finds an old desk with what seems likes hundreds of drawers. Each even has its own smell! Deep inside the desk, he finds a book and begins to read. When he looks up, he sees all kinds of curi...
"Oona Lee arrives on Salassandra determined to light the yellow beacon and continue her quest to save the Five Worlds from the evil Mimic's influence. But the beacon is encased in amber! An ancient clue says that Oona and her friends must seek out the...
In these one-of-a-kind picture books, every page is bursting with life - and tons to discover! Children as young as age 2 have a blast pointing out recognizable things, while older kids can follow the star characters from page to page, telling their ...
"Yorick is a skeleton who was just dug up after a few hundred years of sleep. He speaks like it too. 'Forsooth, my joy, I barely can contain!' Bones is the hungry dog who did the digging. Though he cannot speak, he can chomp. What will become of these...
"Join Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo, Llama, Toucan and the rest of the gang in this ULTIMATE search-and-find book! Bursting with colour - from the bustling streets of Tokyo to the centre of London, the floating market in Vietnam to the Indian holy festival,...
"The Super Sidekicks just saved the world and now they've been invited to join H.E.R.O. - the Heroic Earth Righteousness Organisation - an exclusive club for the planet's most famous superheroes. But before they can become members, the team must pass...
"Gold has been found in the Klondike, a remote region in the Canadian far north! Jasper, the manservant of 'Tenderfoot' Waldo, went to try his luck... and vanished. Worried about his man, Waldo calls upon his old friend Lucky Luke. The two men will have...
Meet Billy Bunny and lots of his animal friends in this charming board book, complete with textures to feel on every page.
In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (Song of the Water Boatman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night), discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret li...
A collection of poems that celebrates the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark.
Poems and factual information about some of the creatures that live on Planet Earth.
A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.
You've probably heard of Africa's 'Big Five': the lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. But did you know there are five little animals who share their names, and can fit in the palm of your hand? See what happens when the 'Small Five' go up against...
"In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into...
"How is your house similar to others around the world? How is it different? From tents and huts to bobbing boats and apartments high up in the sky -- they are all wonderfully varied, but there is something that makes them all special. Discover what makes...
The empowering story of little elephant Num-Num, who discovers the importance of simply being YOU! It's time for the Elephant Games! One by one, the young elephants compete to impress King Elephant Mighty and earn their Elephant Name. Nina is the strongest,...
Have you ever wondered what life is like for a Minecraft Zombie? Zombie's dad needs an important package from the Nuclear Waste Plant delivered on the hush-hush. Zombie is looking to make some pocket money, so he volunteers. But when some rotten mobs...
Hotdog, Kev and Lizzie enter an art contest at the local museum. But what happens when someone steals the most famous painting there - the Llama Lisa!? Can Hotdog and his friends chase down the robbers?
The School Disco is just around the corner and Ella has an idea for a costume that will be aDORable. And also EXcellent. And fanTABulously fabulous! Soon, using Mum's old sewing machine, Ella is stitching and gluing super-stylish outfits and costumes....
"An older kiwi brother waits impatiently for his baby sister to hatch. Will she ever come? When will she be ready to play with him? His father explains to him that love takes time"--Publisher information.
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