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Recounts the adventures of Shu-Li and her classmate Diego as they face the challenge of taking care of Baxter, a neighbor's dog. The two friends face disaster when Baxter runs away and they have to inform his owner.

The ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of the ancient civilization of Atlantis, was endowed with incredible powers. In the cataclysm that resulted in the destruction of Atlantis, the maskwas shattered and its fragments scattered to the ends of the earth. Over many generations, the mask of Kulkaan has been reassembled by the shadowy Crystalline Order, who intend to unleash its terrible powers on mankind. In a desperate race against time, J...

Young children will love this simple rhyming story. Come along on a rollicking rainy-day walk!

High-stakes, high speed adventure in Italy

Poetry on an eco-theme. Ages: 11+

Jovanovic's debut adapts a Serbian variant of a King Midas story, placing the emphasis on acceptance. Because of his self-consciousness about his unusual goat-ears, shut-in King Boyan engages a new barber for each haircut, imprisoning the previous ones. Apprentice Igor volunteers to barber the King and - apparently unlike his predecessors - seems unperturbed by those ears. Allowed to come and go between village and palace, Igor shouts his secr...

Shu-Li and Tamara, both new to their school and neighborhood, are quickly becoming good friends, until Shu-Li begins to hear ugly rumors about Tamara.

Wendy and Zachary form a club called Angels Inc to help their neighboors, with disasterous results

Geordie likes baseball, crunching carrots, playing the trumpet in the school band and anything to do with water. Not quite telling the truth earns: "You're grounded!" Over the year that follows, the world's truths turn out to be more interesting than Geordie ever imagined. Some discoveries are comic, some are exciting, some upsetting, some sad. And some are puzzling. Consisting of word puzzles, a series of poems and a diary, this book will del...

Discover a year in the life of the Pacific tree frog whose habitat reaches from San Diego to British Columbia. Spectacularly illustrated, as well as educational, this book is perfect for children of all ages.

This enchanting story is told by Maudie Hessett who takes us back to 1499 when she was a girl living in Woolpit. One day she discovers two green children who have fallen into a wolf-pit from another world. Eventually the children are treated so cruelly by the villagers that they return to their own land. Maudie, now a grown woman, vows to visit the green world when her own child becomes old enough.

Lucy sets off on an adventure to find her father who has been captured by pirates. Lucy and the Pirates is a rollicking, rumbustuous adventure story set in the 18th century. It will appeal to both girls and boys.

This charming story is based on a real-life onion peddler from France who has been selling onions from his bicycle in London for many years. In this story, Quizz, the cat, steals the onions and everyone in the neighborhood joins a search to find them! This charming story is based on a real-life onion peddler from France who has been selling onions from his bicycle in London for many years. In this story, Quizz, the cat, steals the onions and e...

On a school trip to the museum, Matthew has an eerie meeting with Peter Glimmer, who was imprisoned in his own portrait by his uncle, the villainous alchemist, Nicolaas van der Leyden. Peter Glimmer entrusts Matthew with recovering from the past the one thing that can save the world. Encountering magic, mayhem and murder, Matthew ends up in a desperate race back through time in order to save the future.

This rollicking pirate adventure appeals to girls as well as boys, with a story about a young girl who sets sail on a grand adventure when she joins a band of pirates. Full-color illustrations.