2135 Ergebnisse - Zeige 2041 von 2060.

The heart-pounding conclusion to the supernatural Triskellion trilogy!After escaping the Australian Outback - and the nefarious agents of the ill-named Hope Organization - Rachel and Adam have fled to the United States in hopes of locating their father. Luck is evading them, however, until they follow the clues in the note their Granny Root left them, leading straight to a military base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Meanwhile, their mother is fac...

Imagination goes a long way when four friends play together - even when they stay close to home - in a fresh, enticing story for preschoolers.Summer is here, and Little Nye is making icepops to take on vacation. Nella is stuffing too much in a suitcase, and Lester offers to remove some things to lighten the load. Out go toys for beach games, flippers and masks for paddling, and more. But why won't the suitcase shut now? Good thing that rubber ...

When a beautiful teen with polio enters their lives, a girl and her older brother find themselves drawn into a web of lies in this compelling novel by a best-selling author.Eleven-year-old Georgie loves science-fiction movies, but she won't be going to the theater anytime soon. It's a hot Indiana summer in 1952, and public places from pools to camps are closing to slow the spread of polio. Despite all the headlines, Georgie never thought she'd...

A bicycle-decorating contest provides Andy with a humorous and highly appreciated opportunity to save the hometown parade.There are two things Andy Shane wants more than anything - to win the contest for best-decorated bike in the parade, and . . . to be a hero. He has a great idea for the bike part, although high-strung Dolores is upping the ante with her paper-daisy-covered helmets for her and her cat. But the second goal has Andy stumped, u...

Nicola Davies is the best thing to happen to biology classes since the invention of the filmstrip." -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Did you ever wonder why there are no high-flying superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from performing amazing feats of strength and agility, yet why being tiny and powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fifty times your weight (hello, ant)...

Follow the siren call to Emily's magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune's test--and help humans and merpeople get along? Everyone's favorite half-mermaid is back with a splash in a sparkling new adventure her fans will be eager to get their fins on. Illustrations.

When Stella's toy animals refuse to go to sleep, she comes up with a clever plan using her keen imagination.It's time for Stella to go to bed. But how can she sleep when Cherry Pig, Thunderbolt the puppet mouse, and Beanbag Frog are wide awake? "I'm the world champion of staying awake!" shouts Cherry Pig, bouncing on the bed. Luckily Stella is good at thinking up ways to get her toys to sleep - by taking them on a sailing Pillow Ship, a shoebo...

Guess how adorable these tiny board books are! Love the Nutbrown Hares all year long with this endearing slipcase of four sweet stories.Little Nutbrown Hare has lots of questions when growing things start to sprout in the spring. By summer, he notices colors everywhere, but there's one he's sure he likes best. Autumn winds inspire hiding and chasing - and a funny surprise for Big Nutbrown Hare. And when wintertime comes, playing "I Spy" is so ...

A resistant Lily discovers that new experiences don't need to be scary in this engaging, deftly told story certain to resonate with young children. Full color.

To thwart their arch-enemy, Pendlesharp, and his misguided notion of changing history, schoolboy Jack Christie and his friend Angus travel back in time to foil a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I, meeting playwright Christopher Marlowe and a young actor named William Shakespeare along the way.

Can Philippa and her fairy godsister keep the link between worlds from closing forever? A thrilling third tale about a magical friendship.

As the world-famous Robot City Express train sets off to break the cross-country speed record amid cheers and celebrations, little do the passengers know that murder is on the menu.

The first novel in an exciting new series introduces Jack Christie, who along with his best friend, Angus, finds himself at the center of the 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

White makes an intense emotional connection between subject and reader. . . . The great apes have found their John Singer Sargent." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)A Book Sense Children's PickA Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the YearA New York Public Library: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing SelectionAn ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award WinnerSwing with a hairy orangutan and her baby as they lunge for a smelly, spiky d...

No one renders primates with more faithful detail or surreal humanity than Browne." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A USBBY Outstanding International BookAn Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award WinnerThree starred reviews (Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal)Once there was a very special gorilla who had almost everything he needed. There was only one thing he didn't have: a friend. With no other gorillas at the zoo, the keepers...

An in-depth look at Ali's life through twelve rhyming poems. . . . Collier's bold pictures . . . are among the best of his illustrious career." - Booklist (starred review)From the moment a fired-up teenager won 1960 Olympic gold to the day when a retired legend, hands shaking from Parkinson's, returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston an...

Joe's first-person narrative is childlike, yet wonderfully evocative. . . .The artwork glows with color and warmth. A winner for winter storytimes." -BooklistJoe couldn't be more surprised to find his friend Osbert knocking at his front door-AWOL from the zoo-with an invitation to a South Pole extravaganza under his wing. Since penguins can't fly, and Joe has a helicopter from Santa, the boy is soon piloting a bunch of penguins on a long journ...

Candlewick Illustrated Classics are collectible editions that bring treasured stories to life with lavish full-color illustrations and elegant French flaps.This superb collection of thirteen Andersen tales includes "The Princess and the Pea, " "Thumbelina, " "The Emperor's New Clothes, " "The Little Mermaid, " "The Ugly Duckling, " and "The Snow Queen." Naomi Lewis' translations brilliantly capture Andersen's irresistible humor and conversatio...

Alex has always been the actor in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out to be a musical, Stevie decides that she's tired of being the Sensible One.

Bestselling author Kessler and Philippa Fisher are back with a sympathetic story about navigating between old friends and new, a tale full of mystery, whimsy, and the magic of friendships.