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Hoist the mizzenmast and batten down those bloody hatches: Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World tells the hilarious-but-true adventures of history’s most amazing pirates.

Margarita isn’t particularly passionate about music, but she loves Stephanie and would do anything to help her - and that includes being thrust into the media spotlight after an article in the New York Times calls out country music for its lack of diversity. Since Margarita’s father is Mexican American, the McCoys' record label wants to use her to show that they aren’t as whitewashed as the article says.

It’s an election year, and candidates Ronald Crump and Ernie Blanders are dominating the headlines. Eleven-year-old Bennet Sable’s never been into politics, or school for that matter; it’s all hockey all of the time. But when his grandmother gets kicked out of her retirement home under suspicious circumstances and moves in with the family, everything starts to change.

Moving from the big city to the picturesque town of Sunnypoint seems perfect for Dillon and her mom. But the new house - a big, old Victorian - creeps Dillon out, especially the old trunk in the attic that seems to move by itself. As if that weren't bad enough, the tight-knit popular girls at her new school hate her instantly. Dillon finds solace with the quirky kids - Quinn, the film nerd, Birdie, the back-of-the-class wit, and Kumail, the history fanatic. Together they find a mysterious necklace in the trunk, and when Dillon wears it, all of her wishes seem to come true.

Jam with intergalactic rock stars Michael & The Rockness Monsters as they fire-up the Milky Way with an extra special tour of Earth! Sing along as Michael, Dibbs, Lucy and Robi set out on adventures and celebrate cultures around the world.

Peters Tante Minchen hat Geburtstag. Und wie immer wünscht sich die alte Dame etwas Altes, Glänzendes für ihre Antiquitätensammlung. In Elmar Windigs Trödelmarkt wird Peter fündig: Eine entzückende silberne Öllampe wie aus 1001 Nacht hat es ihm angetan. Angeblich soll ihr sogar ein Zauber innewohnen. Doch das gute Stück ist teuer. Und so macht sich Peter mit einem Metallsuchgerät auf die Suche nach verloren gegangenem Kleingeld. Ob er auf diese Weise wirklich an die Wunderlampe für Tante Minchen gelangt?

Motley’s Adventures was first published in 1984 within the story of Motley the Spotted Pony Foal. Shelty and the Race was published in 1996. Both books received excellent Reviews including Australia's Reading Time Review. Both books have been updated, illustrated in colour and published in new editions in 2024.

What happens when two fairy sisters have magic hands? They turn the sun from dark and cold to warm and bright! Follow along as Abby and Zoe use their special gifts to bring light to the whole world.

When Timmy Willie, the country mouse, accidentally hitches a ride to the city, he discovers that town life is much too loud and scary for him. This charming story shows how two friends learn that while some people love the excitement of the city, others feel much more at home in the quiet countryside.

Benvenuti nel mondo della scienza e dei divertenti e un po' matti esperimenti di Maurizio e di Susanna, due gemelli di 10 anni che, vestititi i panni di altrettanti scienziati in erba, si lanciano in improbabili e apparentemente assurde imprese come scoprire come "truccare" i gessi di scuola in modo che scrivano da soli la risposta corretta alla lavagna o assicurarsi che la famosa "Regola dei 5 Secondi" sia vera, rimpicciolendo fino alle dimensioni di un Microbo!