Our #1 nationally bestselling Warriors story arc, Power ofThree, continues with this exciting fourth installment! Firestar’sgrandchildren have learned of the powerful prophecy that foretellstheir destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans’future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. Each secretlyyearns for power, and their strengths are tested when ThunderClanis suddenly attacked—and all the clans are thrown into a battleunlike any the cats have seen. Suddenly, the Warrior code is beingtested, and a crisis of faith threatens to tear the Clans apartFull of battles, hunts, visions, and rescues, this series has allthe epic drama, betrayal, and action that our legions of Warriorsfans crav
Charlie Bucket loves chocolate - and Mr Willy Wonka, the mostwondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazingchocolate factory to five lucky children. It's the prize of alifetime and all you have to do is find one of the five GoldenTickets. Charlie is the last lucky winner to join Willy Wonka in atour of his factory - where some amazing surprises, both good andbad, await the children. This title is an award-winning Roald Dahlfavorite.
Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in theearly sixth century BC, who represented his masters in court andnegotiations, and relied on animal stories to put across his keypoints. All these fables, full of humour, insight and savage wit,as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life, have nowbeen brought together for the first time in this definitive andfully annotated modern edition.
“Even Paddington can’t come to much harm in half an hour,”said Mrs Brown optimistically. But he can manage a lot of otherthings in even less time – like hanging Mr Curry’s lawnmower from atree-top, or coming up through the bandstand floor during the‘Surprise Symphony’.Then Paddington has a sticky time of it makingtoffee in Mrs Bird’s kitchen, and an even stickier time explainingwhat went wrong.And who else but Paddington could set FatherChristmas’s beard on fire?
If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it'sdetermined. So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can'tfly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder Shefeels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of thestaircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossibleability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftopbefore landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysteriousCanada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, theHall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capableof....
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed aheadinto the ocean, the class takes a submarine expedition that'sanything but ordinary. With a well-meaning lifeguard in tow, theclass takes a deep breath and learns about hot water vents, coralreefs, plant and animal life on the ocean floor, and more!
Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the crueltyof both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death duringthe frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who “trains”him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces himto participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as heovercomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers himkindness and love.
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Leaping lizards--the Cat and Co. explore the world ofreptiles! The Cat in the Hat travels the globe--in his trusty crocodilecar--to explore the world of reptiles: lizards, snakes, turtles,and crocodilians. Along the way, young readers learn thecharacteristics shared by most reptiles; basic information abouteach group; quirky, fun facts about individual species; and much,much more. Cool creatures featured include komodo dragons,chameleons, geckos, cobras, leatherback turtles, frilled lizards--avirtual Who's Who of the World's Most Remarkable Reptiles. Youngreaders will slither in delight!
This extra–long, epic Warriors adventure stars the legendaryBluestar, a beloved Clan hero who has appeared in each of the fourWarriors arcs! A prophecy foretells that Bluestar will leadThunderClan to unprecedented glory. As closely guarded secrets fromthe past haunt her every paw step, and dark shadows whisper in herears, Bluestar fights to protect her Clan. But will she collapseunder the weight of her destiny? This title also features anexclusive Warriors short manga story in the backmatter.
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of BramblyHedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book.Itwas the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of BramblyHedge forecasted snow.And they were right. In the morning theyawoke to find their doors and windows hidden behind deep drifts.There hadn't been snow like this for years. "There's enough for aSnow Ball!" cried the mice with glee, and set to work in thetime-honoured way to make an Ice Hall for the festivities. Thelittle mice watched wide-eyed as all the preparations weremade.Then at last everything was ready, and the Ball couldbegin…
Book Three in the New York Times bestsellingseries. Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his belovedParis crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee andMachiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction.Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins ofprophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from theDark Elders. But Nicholas grows weaker with each passing day. Perenelle is stilltrapped in Alcatraz, and now that Scatty has gone missing, thegroup is without protection. Except for Clarent—the twin sword toExcalibur. But Clarent’s power is unthinkable, its evil making itnearly impossible to use without its darkness seeping into the soulof whoever wields it. If he hopes to defeat Dee, Nicholas must find an Elder who canteach Josh and Sophie the third elemental magic—Water Magic. Theproblem? The only one who can do that is Gilgamesh, and he isquite, quite insane. From the Hardcover edition.
Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protectedfrom the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest. But the forest'spower has begun to fade and the Valley is in danger. Tilja is theyoungest of four brave souls who venture into the Empire togetherto find the mysterious magician who can save the Valley. And muchto her amazement, Tilja gradually learns that only she, an ordinarygirl with no magical powers, has the ability to protect her groupand their quest from the Empire's sorcerers. "From the Hardcoveredition."
Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happilyever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf?Think again! Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darklycomic twists to six favorite tales, complete with rambunctiousrhymes and hilarious surprise endings.
Leon is a small-time crook who's ridden his luck for threedecades. When he starts splashing big money around, the cops aredesperate to know where it came from. They call in CHERUB, a secretorganisation with one essential advantage: even experiencedcriminals never suspect that children are spying on them. James'latest mission looks routine, but the plot he begins to unravelisn't what anyone expected. And the only person who might know thetruth is a reclusive eighteen-year-old boy. There's just oneproblem. The boy fell to his death thirteen months earlier.
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, toEnglish language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widelypublished author of all time and in any language. Now Collins hasadapted her famous detective novels for English language learners.These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the languagetargeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each readerincludes: * A CD with a reading of the adapted story * Helpfulnotes on characters * Cultural and historical notes relevant to theplot * A glossary of the more difficult words When ColonelProtheroe is found murdered in the vicar's study, it seems thatalmost everyone in the village of St Mary Mead had a motive to killhim. This is the first case for Agatha Christie's legendary femaledetective, Miss Marple. She needs to use all her powers ofobservation and deduction to solve the mystery.
Emily's uniquely strange homeschool syllabus includes . . . 1.Time Travel 101 2. Advanced Spy Photography 3. Bonnet Basics 4.Great-Aunts Through the Ages 5. Intro to Germ Theory 6. Care andFeeding of 'Squito Fish 7. Fundamentals of Black Rock 8. SpiderwebEmbroidery 9. Historical Contemporary Felines 10. Pop Quizzes11. Foodstuffs of the 1790s 12. Thwarting Ancestral Enemies 13.Techniques in Parallel Universe Management
