With Lizzie’s father fighting in World War II, her mother takes on the job of a zoo keeper to provide for her family. Lizzie, her mother, and her eight-year-old brother Karli have become especially attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene. The bombing of Dresden is imminent and soon, so the zoo director explains that as a precautionary measure all the animals must be destroyed so that t…
Being alone is something Raymond is used to. Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His free-wheeling parents move their family from town to town, and he’s living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day, they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffle bag full of clothes and his reliable pup, Rosie, he is forced to live in the woods behi…
Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis. Ben, Erica, and the others mount a rescue mission, but events quickly spiral out of control in a plot involving the secret history of US-Russian relations, a young KGB agent with skills to rival Erica’s—and lots and lots of bears.
The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. Sophie and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past following Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare to the home of the Elders at Danu Talis. But this is no ordinary island--it is the legendary city of Atlantis, and Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc…
Setiap hari sebelum matahari terbit, Kareem dan Khaleel berdoa kenapa mereka bersyukur atas segala nikmat yang Allah berikan. Namun kali ini, saat Kareem tengah berdoa, ia tiba-tiba penasaran. Apakah Allah bias mendengar doa kita? Di mana Allah?
This is one of a series of activity/observation game picture books focusing on a single day in a busy place. This book is set at the factory, where people come and go, and lots of different things happen. At the back of the book are some fold-out flaps with lists of puzzles to solve on every page. Philippe Dupasquier has also produced three "Robert" books, "The Great Escape", "I Can't Sleep" an…
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate... The first said, My, it's getting late! ... Count with the pumpkins from one to five as they each experience the fun and spookiness of Halloween night! Spot-laminated pumpkins shine on the cover of this spirited padded board book. The soft padded covers, rounded corners and sturdy board pages make this title a perfect fit for preschoolers!
HIPPITY HOP, IT'S BABY BOP has a lively rhyming text, introducing children to simple rhyme sounds while Baby Bop carries out a number of activities in and around the home.