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Bick Kidd and his globe-trotting siblings Beck, Storm and Tommy may have completed their first treasure hunt after their father was lost at sea, but their kidnapped mother is still in the hands of nasty pirates. Their search for a rescue plan takes them down the Nile river in Africa, where they'll have to navigate everything from Egyptian pyramids in the desert to wet-and-wild jungles—not to mention life-threatening encounters with wilderness diseases, angry hippos and some seriously bad guys—in order to find the treasure and save the day.

At the edge of desperation, King Gregorio entrusts his life and the fate of the planet in the hands of a cryptic rogue named Steel Reign to rally the rest of the Inner and Outer Planets to his cause of freedom. But when the evil Space Pirate Forge captures William and forces him to compete in the deadly Gauntlet of Sport, Sydney faces her challenges back on Earth as she is captured by a secret society who has been tracking alien life for years.

Southeast Alaska is a new world of islands, float planes, and adventure for Will, Elias, and Will’s dog, Blackie. They’re the new float monkeys—dock boys—at Spruce Cove Air who do all the loading, unloading, and grunt work. So the boys need to adapt to life on the water and in the air—in a hurry!

Scampato alla morte e fuggito nel mondo reale con la sua compagna mutaforme Volpe, Jacob Reckless, cacciatore di tesori sepolti e oggetti incantati, è pronto a fare ritorno nel Mondo Oltre lo Specchio. Prima, però, deve nascondere la balestra di Guismund, affinché non cada in mani sbagliate. Il nemico, il Giocatore, è più vicino di quanto immagini. Ruba i volti delle persone e le tramuta in argento e, quel che è più terribile, pretende in cambio un prezzo impossibile.

As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the same mountain where his two older brothers died. When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers. What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.

This inspirational children's book is a hidden gem that tackles some of the difficult issues kids face today like absent parents, divorce, and fitting in. This is a story of how a young boy turned to the beloved game of basketball to help him cope with life's struggles, and to ultimately excel and succeed.

Doggerland was the prosperous and powerful kingdom that connected Britain to Europe eight thousand years ago. But from great beginnings it now lies drowned, lost forever far below the cold waves of the North Sea. Who were the people who lived in Doggerland? And what happened to those who survived the tsunami that caused the kingdom’s disappearance?

This is a two part-story of offense and forgiveness in Bugsville. In part one of Feighee’s Drum, Feighee, a predator bug, lures fellow bugs with his enchanted drum. He snares them into his trap, and they disappear, lost to friends and family. This goes on for a while.

Pirates, beasts, and battles! With his brother’s life at stake, the fearless Black Knight is catapulted into a rescue mission that leads him and his crew into the heart of the dark seas and the terrifying beasts within. Not only will he have to survive these monsters, but he must also face an enemy he thought he’d never see again.

Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche. Could you survive? In this series, listeners come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse conditions … and survive!

Gavin McNally is an eleven-year-old who lives in a small Northern California town. Just as he’s preparing to enter middle school, Gavin’s parents announce that the family will spend the next year traveling the country in an RV. How boring! But Gavin learns that a year in an RV can be many things—terrifying, death-defying, action-packed—but it’s definitely not boring!

Superheroes and villains have always been enemies. But after coming together to save the world from a global threat, they form the coalition All One to unite them for good. But not everyone is on board with the plan. Join Villain Mateo, Superhero Zoe, and friends as they struggle to fit into their new world and save the coalition.

When three eleven-year-old ‘problem children’ are thrown together at summer camp, they’re challenged to build a place to live together for the next week. But after a trip to a disused tin-mine goes awry, Milo and his new friends, Oscar and Effie, soon find themselves split off from the group and trapped underground. Can they work through their individual issues and come together as a team to find their way to freedom?

Er hatte sich anfänglich gut amüsiert, lernte Freunde kennen, und verbündete sich gegen einen gemeinsamen Feind. Mit der Zeit wurde er zum Helden, aber nach einem bedauerlichen Vorfall wurde er von Bewohnern des Waldes als ein gefallener Held bezeichnet. Dabei war er ein sehr gutmütiger, lebensbejahender und freundlicher Zeitgenosse, der die Annehmlickeiten des Lebens wie z.B leckere Waldbeeren genoss und auch sonst sehr umgänglich ist.

Caleb's finest hour is his deepest secret. Not even his parents knew what really happened after three nights in the wilderness. Now another school, another class, and another group of kids who were not his friends.

Sarah, Forest Animal Whisperer is a story about a young girl named Sarah who has a special connection to the animals in the forest. With the help of her animal friends, she is called on a journey to the heart of the forest to save it from peril. Along the way, she encounters strange creatures and learns about the lives of the animals, using her gift to communicate with them.

Twelve-year-old Tegan and his friends are excited to set out on a weeklong backpacking trip through the wilderness in Shadow Canyon, known for its vast forests and jaw-droppingly deep canyon. But after the group sets off on a little-used trail to visit a remote waterfall, they soon discover that the path markers they’ve been following have mysteriously disappeared, leaving them hopelessly lost.

When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson are forced to go to the middle of nowhere for a school project, they think things can’t get much worse. Why on earth do they need to learn how to survive in the wilderness by an eccentric instructor? But what starts off as a weekend of team building turns dangerous when their instructor goes missing and they are left with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook to complete a series of challenges.

Même chez les kangourous, la vie n’est pas facile quand on est un enfant différent. La petite Séléna en sait quelque chose, elle qui est toujours rejetée, brimée et humiliée à cause d’une rare différence, à peine perceptible pour un être humain, mais tout à fait inacceptable au pays des Kangourous.

In the Congo, a herd of giraffes dreams of a land of acacia trees. When the dry season comes, Bongani and his herd must move north with the rains to find it, but the Congo can be a dangerous place. Especially for giraffes. On their way, they meet old friends and treacherous foes. In the sweet lilt of poetry, this story paints a poignant image of a struggle we can all identify with. Join Bongani and his family on a wondrous journey as they travel toward their destination: a land of peace.