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Young readers will thrill to this breathless story of courage and determination set in the Alaska wilderness. Abandoned by their mother in Seattle, thirteen year old twins Annie and David Ross enlist the help of Lars Hansen, an elderly commercial fisherman, to find their father in Alaska. In late November, when most fishing vessels are decommissioned for the winter, the trio sets out from Puget Sound in a forty foot salmon troller for an eight hundred mile journey along the Inside Passage. ...

Exciting adventure awaits two cousins when they accidentally stumble upon a hidden magical Sandcastle! Before either boy can say “Treasure Chest,” they are swept into this new world by a mysterious artifact, shrinking them to the size of local sand crabs! Without giving them any time to understand what has happened, a new foe, with his own magical “Object of Power,” launches a sudden attack. To the boy’s surprise and relief, the door of the Sandcastle swings open just in time, revealing an...

Endorsed by Teachers of the Year around the country, Eric DelaBarre’s Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of five friends as they uncover a treasure map that once belonged to the ruthless New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte. The discovery thrusts them from one treasure hunting adventure to the next as they try to out-wit, out-think and out-maneuver everyone from the one-legged junk-yard man and an overbearing town bully, to the creepy old man living at the top of the hill. Saltwater Taffy...

A lot of people wonder what's on the other side of the moon. Young David — a dreamy young boy — actually finds out. To get there, he has to walk on a shimmering moon-beam — a rather daunting experience at first, but made easier with the help of the Moon-Angel. Once there, he meets the Man-in-the-Moon, discovers a magical garden, battles a terrible giant, and brings lost treasures back to Earth.Well known for his stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood, Howard...

The first French translation of <I>Alice&apos;s Adventures in Wonderland</I> (there have been no less than seventeen others) was supervised by Lewis Carroll himself. In the opinion of many experts, and countless older and younger French readers, it is still the best. It has a remarkable freshness and originality, and admirably renders the English puns and parodies with French equivalents. «How Doth the Little Crocodile?» for instance, is turned into a parody of La Fontaine, the...

G. A. Henty has a wonderful talent for combining history and fiction for children. In this thrilling adventure story, he transports young readers back to the early days of the American frontier with a narrative that&apos;s as educational as it is exciting. His rip-roaring story follows the exploits of Hugh Tunstall, a young English lad who leaves England for Texas, where he experiences, firsthand, the lawlessness of the Far West. Facing the challenges of life in an untamed wilderness, Hugh finds...

Blue Seal is the second book in this exciting new series. Young readers will greet with excitement the return of Bobby, David and the professor. The two heroes are thrown into the world of time travel once again, but what do they find? Their Garden of Eden island appears to be in chaos and their beloved Crone near death. The wicked Workhouse Oracle and her orbs need to be stopped in their tracks. Bobby&apos;s crystal ball is wanted desperately. What is the Blue Seal and where can they find...

A boy with one arm who dreams of becoming a great knight.<br />His mother, back from the dead, is safe at last… or is she?<br />Two villains so evil they make every other villain look as evil as a cute baby chicken.<br />There&apos;s a wedding.<br />There&apos;s a FOREST OF DEATH.<br />There&apos;s friendship, teamwork, and life-changing choices…<br />There&apos;s even a giraffe (and squirrels).<br />This book seriously does have everything.<br...

Eri opuszcza rodzinną wieś i udaje się do Zamku Magów. Tam ma się uczyć sztuki uzdrawiania ludzi i zwierząt. Na miejscu spotyka Mika. Nikt poza nią nie wie, że ten młody adept magii jest smokiem… Pewnego dnia podczas zajęć dochodzi do wypadku. Eri tłucze kryształową kulę – jedyną, jaką posiada szkoła. By zdobyć cenny materiał potrzebny do stworzenia nowej, musi się wybrać w niebezpieczną podróż do Mrocznych Gór. Towarzyszą jej Miko oraz najbliższa przyjaciółka Wiki. Czy ich wyprawa zakończy...

The book Keokee the Cherokee Boy is actually a collection of short stories, intended for a target audience of children with adventuresome spirit, approximately eight to fourteen years of age. Keokee is a Cherokee boy who lives in a Cherokee village in the region of Oconaluftee in what is now Western North Carolina. His average day consists of mundane chores associated with farming, gathering food, and keeping the water jar full in his father’s lodge. He considers games played by the other...

A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad! Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa&apos;s arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring mission to prove his father&apos;s innocence. Eddie...

Scooter Bingham is a cowboy who works the Branded B. He started at the age of eighteen and now is twenty-three. He’s not your average cowboy that works the Branded B, but Scooter Bingham loves his life and that is plain to see. Scooter Bingham and his trusty horse, Applejack, comfort a little duckling named Rascal who is separated from his family and very scared. The three of them set off to find Rascal’s home and family. Little do they know their day will turn into a great adventure. Scooter...

Ava the Aviator: The Adventure Begins is the story of a young girl who dares to follow her dream. Ava can&apos;t wait to go to school and share her dream with her classmates, but when she tells them that she wants to be an aviator when she grows up, the classroom erupts in laughter. When Ava returns home discouraged, her dad steps in to help. Together, they build an airplane so she can follow her dream. But there&apos;s just one problem—the mighty little aircraft has a mind of its own! After...

Asteria is an alien princess from the planet of Caprites, where she resides in her room listening to the sounds of the galaxy with her computer. However, every year, she hears the same jingling sounds from a certain blue planet and her curiosity gets the best of her. Hijacking a spacecraft from her planet&apos;s fleet, she travels across several light-years with her pet companion until she comes across earth. Here, she meets two girls and their family and learns about the jingling sounds she has...

„Voll krass, ey! Das war vielleicht ’ne Woche!“ . sprudelt es aus Mika heraus als sein Vater ihn nach der Klassenfahrt auf dem Schulhof in die Arme schließt. Mika und seine Klasse waren zusammen mit ihrem Lehrer auf Klassenfahrt. Nein! Nicht in Spanien oder der Türkei, sondern ‚nur’ im Harz. Und diese Fahrt soll eine ‚besondere’ gewesen sein? Kaum zu glauben. Doch: Lies selbst! Es beginnt bereits ungewöhnlich: Der ‚faule’ Klassenlehrer Weiß überlässt die Teile der Planung seiner Klasse. Was da...

Felix lebt in einem alten Forsthaus, mitten in den Chiemgauer Alpen. Es ist Sommer. Die großen Ferien haben begonnen. Eines Nachts, genau um Mitternacht, spukt es plötzlich in seinem Zimmer: Grüner Nebel dringt aus dem alten Palisanderschrank, dämonische Klopfzeichen sind zu hören und plötzlich taucht ein Gespenst auf. Felix erfährt eine unglaubliche Geschichte von dem traurigen Geist. Die böse Hexe Xantl hält seinen physischen Körper gefangen. Sie bringt Unheil und Dunkelheit über das Elfenland...

In dieser Sonderedition befinden sich die folgenden ausgewählten «Alltagsgeschichten» der Bände 1 bis 4 aus der Reihe «Mika und Co.»: 1 Mikas erstes Punktspiel 2 Mika kann plötzlich lesen 3 Mikas Besuch im Bundesliga-Stadion 4 Mika spiel Cowboy und Indianer 5 Mika und die zerbrochene Fensterscheibe 6 Mika und die gefährliche Abfahrt 7 Mika im Wald der Trolle 8 Mika und die unheimliche Begegnung 9 Ein Tag mit Mika, Malte und Nils 10 Vom Balljungen auf die Auswechselbank 11...