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Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen’s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang?

A captivating, young fiction novel about a kind girl and a lost bear cub, with a classic feel from the much-loved, award-winning author-illustrator. Are you brave enough to enter the Wild Bear Woods? Polly Pecorino rescues animals, and she can talk to them too. She spends all of her time caring...

Maya has to escape. She's on the run in a country she doesn't know and has no idea who to trust. Raul is escaping too - travelling back to his home where a terrible tragedy happened, ready to stir up trouble. When their paths collide in the middle of the jungle, the sparks begin to fly. As modern world corruption meets the magic and legends of ancient times, can Maya draw on her hidden light to find the way through to the truth?

An epic, emotional story of two girls and their bond with beloved horses, the action sweeping between Italy during the Second World War and present day. When Lola’s grandmother Loretta takes her to Siena, Italy, for the summer, Lola learns of her family’s history of heartbreak and adventure...

Selvi is a free spirit who loves climbing in the beautiful mountains behind her home. There, she befriended Lokka, a leopard with a beautiful coat and huge golden eyes. Together, they roam the wilderness as they please. But when hunters come with bows and arrows, Selvi knows she must stop them before they hurt Lokka. But what can she do against such powerful enemies, especially when the friends and family she turns to for help are not all they seem to be? To rescue her leopard friend, first Selvi must outwit the poachers and expose the mastermind behind it all.

When Lila discovers a magical unicorn, she’s given three wishes—but what she chooses will change more than just her own life. Instead of wishing only for herself, Lila uses her wishes to help her family, her community, and the world around her. Along the way, she learns a powerful truth… the greatest magic isn’t in wishes, it’s in kindness. This heartwarming story inspires young listeners to believe in themselves, care for others, and understand that even the smallest act of kindness can change everything

Read by actress Noma Dumezweni. Meet a little girl who loves running in this magical adventure from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With funny rhyming verse, The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is loved by children and parents alike –...

Twelve-year-old Samantha Zillmer has ridden horses her entire life. When her mother offers to give her and her best friend dressage lessons, Samantha doesn't know what to expect. She soon discovers that the challenges of dressage are very different from her usual bareback races across the fields and cow pastures of Wisconsin.

Kaya’s adventure begins in the first book in her series. Kaya knows in her heart that her beautiful Appaloosa mare, Steps High, is the fastest horse in the herd. But when boasting leads to a daring bareback race, Kaya pushes Steps High too hard. She puts herself and the horse in danger and...

Kaya’s adventure continues in the second book in her series. Kaya’s beloved horse, Steps High, has been captured by enemy raiders. Kaya fears she’ll never see Steps High again, until she hears of a herd of spotted horses running wild in the mountains. As she travels with a hunting party...

Sapphire's pony, Dazzle won't jump in the next competition at Rainbow Wood stables. Dazzle's pony friend has been pony-napped by the evil unicorn who wants to steal his magical powers. Sapphire and her friend Scarlett find themselves asked by the fairies to help to save Dazzle's pony friend. Will they be able to free him from the unicorn and still make it back from fairy land in time for the competition? Find out! 

Brought to you by Penguin. Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu...

For Kalla, born to human parents but raised by a family of elephants, growing up in the rainforest is a grand adventure - until she realizes that humans and elephants make better enemies than friends. Determined to prove she belongs with the herd, Kalla goes on a quest to find the Oracle Stone, a mythical object as ancient and sacred to the elephants as the stories they keep. Once again among a human tribe, however, she faces new challenges and doubts about where her true loyalties lie.

This little book is full of short, playful stories about many different animals and their adventures. Each story has a positive message, and features situations that will be familiar to children, too. We really can learn so much from animals!

Bean Bean loves bugs! And she can communicate with them, too! It's her life mission to get humans and insects talking and more importantly, to get humans to stop squashing bugs. When Bean and her buddy, Manuel, encounter a lost frog from the Amazon forest in the creek behind her house, she relies on her insect network to help reunite him with his family although they encounter a few hiccups along the way. It's a wild adventure that ends with an unimaginable surprise for Bean Bean Bug Girl!

This instant-classic book is perfect for listening story times and solo young listeners, alike. Enjoy listening to lines and themes as a young sailor experiences ever-increasing dangers through shark-infested waters. It is a touching tale of facing challenges with strength, courage, wisdom, and the love that sees children through it all. 

Samantha and Alisa never let a little snow and sub-zero temperatures get in the way of an adventure. But when a mysterious and possibly criminal situation comes to their attention involving the Casara Family, the girls must fight not only the Wisconsin winter, but almost every adult they have come to trust. The stakes are high, and people are getting hurt. Will their friendship survive?

Ice Edition: Set in the Northern Rockies, the grey wolf species is to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act and free to be hunted all in the name of "population control", but for one lucky little injured wolf-pup, a wolf-hating livestock farmer’s lonely little daughter secretly befriends this orphaned pup and tries to nurse him back to life...but will our brave little hero be able to save him in time before her secret is exposed?

Let’s Go! is Nonstop action and adventure with just the right amount of light fantasy-fiction. Skip begins searching for his mysterious runaway brother, who was last seen in Tahiti. The search for his brother explodes into a dangerous journey Skip never expected. He meets Kanek, a Tahitian orphan, and together they sail around the world searching for Skip’s brother. They’re surprised and shocked about the dark discoveries they make, but are compelled to keep on the hunt.

Drachenstarker Serienstart! Azmina, Willa und Naomi können es kaum glauben: Sie sind Dragon Girls! Sie können glitzerndes Feuer spucken, durch die Lüfte schweben und mit allen Kreaturen des Zauberwaldes sprechen. Doch als Dragon Girls sind sie auch die Beschützerinnen des Waldes und müssen die Schattengeister davon abhalten, den Zauberwald für immer zu verdunkeln.