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Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable–in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through the Stone Age, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending.

Have you ever heard of a prickle of porcupines? Or a tower of giraffes? What about a parcel of penguins? This fun-filled romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay. Clever rhymes bring these collective nouns to life in funny ways, making it easy to remember which terms and animals go together. A glossary in the back matter offers further explanation of words used as collective nouns, such as sleuth meaning "detective."

Thirteen-year-old Juan’s summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito’s house for the entire break! Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks 15 cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own! He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him.

One day, villagers from Lacaune, in the mountains of southern France, returned from the woods with a startling story. They’d glimpsed a naked boy digging in the leaves. A year later - in 1798 - the strange, scarred boy appeared again, and this time woodsmen captured him and marched him down the mountain to the village square, where everyone crowded around to take in the spectacle. And so began the curious public life of the boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, whose journey took him all the way to Paris.

Coconut on Safari - spielerisch Englisch lernen mit dem kleinen Drachen Kokosnuss. Feuerdrache Kokosnuss und Fressdrache Oskar vermissen ihre Freundin Matilda sehr! Das Stachelschwein ist wegen eines Schüleraustauschs nach Afrika gereist. In einem Brief berichtet sie, dass sie, kurz vor ihrer Rückkehr auf die Dracheninsel, noch alle großen Tiere Afrikas interviewen will. Auweia, denken Kokosnuss und Oskar, das könnte gefährlich werden, so ganz allein Löwe, Nashorn, Büffel & Co. zu begegnen.

Audiolibro bilingüe: Español e inglés. La historia de Max el pequeño jabalí que no quiere ensuciarse. En búsqueda de una cerda de jabalí, Anita la Mariquita conoce a Max, un jabato que piensa que el barro y la suciedad son repugnantes. Él no quiere ensuciarse. Todos los animales se ríen de él y piensan que sia aburrido. Un día una amiga de Max está a punto de ahogarse en un estanque. ¿Podrá Max salvarla? Bilingual radio play: In Spanish and English. On her search for a bristle Ladybird Marie meets Max, the little wild boar who thinks mud and dirt are disgusting. He doesn't want to get dirty. All the animals laugh at him. Max is not amused. Then Max's friend is drowning in the pond. Can Max save her?