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The thrilling sequel to the #1 New York Timesbestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown

Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings–but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island?

From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed sequel to his New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot,about what happens when nature and technology collide.

The #1 New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot series returns, taking Roz on an action-packed under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island!

Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. 

Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? 

This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. 

*** AWARD WINNER ***

Newbery Medal

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (Vermont)

In this Newbery Medal–winning novel, a girl faces prejudice and accusations of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Connecticut. A classic of historical fiction that continues to resonate across the generations.

Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met.

Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined and ultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.

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From the World’s No. 1 Storyteller, The Witches is a children’s classic that has captured young reader’s imaginations for generations. This edition has a special glow-in-the-dark cover.

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There’s nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma’s stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

Most people don’t know that witches wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs. They live in ordinary towns all across the world—and there’s nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only people who can stop the witches’ latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country.

This full-color graphic-novel edition of Roald Dahl’s The Witches is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. Graphic-novel readers and Roald Dahl fans alike will relish this dynamic new take on a uniquely funny tale.

A Play with the typical ingredients for the best story: a wizards, a king, a queen, a prince, oh! And a Toad! 

A wizard's mistake turns the king into a toad and takes some unusual steps to correct.

El cuento perfecto para actuar en grupos de a 6 estudiantes y realizar mini-obras de teatro.  Ideal inclusive en Educación Media.

The wolf loves to eat more than anything in the world and one day he has a terrible craving for chicken stew. He spots a chicken who seems just right, but then he thinks how much more stew there will be if he fattens her up before dining himself. So he goes home and begins to cook all kinds of scrumptious food for the chicken to eat. A big surprise is in store for the wolf when he finally visits Mrs. Chicken to collect his meal.

The wolf loves to eat more than anything in the world and one day he has a terrible craving for chicken stew. He spots a chicken who seems just right, but then he thinks how much more stew there will be if he fattens her up before dining himself. So he goes home and begins to cook all kinds of scrumptious food for the chicken to eat. A big surprise is in store for the wolf when he finally visits Mrs. Chicken to collect his meal.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies., 32 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x21x25 cms, Mike Venezia, 5 a 8 años.

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers (Ages 8-9).This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Michelangelo. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies., 32 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x21x25 cms, Mike Venezia, 5 a 8 años.

When Geronimo's sister, Thea, is invited to teach a journalism class at a college on Mouse Island, she has no idea that she's going to be called on to help solve a mystery. But when a student disappears, it's up to Thea and five of her students to find out what happened.

A nail-biting mystery ensues, complete with secret passages, underground tunnels, and more than a few surprises along the way. Readers will love following the clues to help Thea and her new friends through their first adventure together!

Thea and her friends the Thea Sisters take off for Australia to solve a mystery.

A flock of sheep at Nicky´s family´s ranch is losing all its wool, and the ranch depends on the wool to stay afloat! Maybe the sheep´s cure lies in an Aboriginal medicine containing a strange root. The five mouselings set off on a tour of the whole country to find out. It´s a truly memorable outback adventure!

During a marine biology lesson at Mouseford Academy, the Thea Sisters learn about a mysterious shipwreck off Whale Island. According to legend, a very rare diamond called Jasmine's Heart was on the ship when it sank.

When biology teacher Professor Van Kraken disappears, the Thea Sisters have to dive into the deep ocean to find him and the jewel. And just when they think their adventures are over, the Thea Sisters receive an invitation to travel to China to find another missing treasure. It's an adventure these five world-traveling mice will never forget!

Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters are called to help an enchanted land! It's a world linked to the legends of Japan, and it is in danger. The realm's special lotus flowers are disappearing, no one knows why!
The mouselets must solve this mystery. 

The Thea Sisters are about to head off on their separate family vacations when they receive a call from Will Mistery. Once again, there is trouble in one of the imaginary kingdoms! A crack has been discovered in a map in the Hall of Roses. 

The mouselets head to the Crystal Kingdom, where a dragon has been wreaking havoc all over the land. He has been turning all of the precious gems into stone and leaving a path of destruction wherever he goes. Can the sisters figure out why the dragon is destroying the Crystal Kingdom and stop him before it's too late?

An old favorite as you've never seen it before!

Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With this inventive die-cut artwork, Simms Tabak gives us a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem.

You won't believe why the Old Scientist swallowed a dinosaur, a fern, a rock, a pick, a dustpan, a sifting screen, a pen, and a magnifying glass!

There was an old scientist who swallowed a dinosaur. I don't know why she swallowed a dinosaur but she needed to explore.

Filled with hilarious illustrations, fun rhyming text, and real facts about dinosaurs, this is the latest book in the bestselling Old Lady series that's perfect for young readers

This bundled-up gal isn't playing in the snow; she's slurping it up as fast as she can. Raccoons, reindeer, and bears look on with stunned amazement as she gobbles up even stranger items like a pipe, a scarf, two lumps of coal, and even the branches of a tree. What could she possibly be up to? What do all of these items add up to?
Delightful sound effects and fun-to-say words, like tinkle, crunch, and yummy, are written out as part of the comic pictures, providing a great way for the youngest readers to participate in the read-along fun.
Series Information: Whether this wacky old lady is eating bats (for Halloween), leaves (in fall), or clovers (for St. Patrick's Day), she's sharing what's special about each holiday or tradition in a fun, fresh way. With just enough suspense, the catchy rhymes in these picture books encourage readers to guess their way toward a satisfying ending. Plus, as the old lady gobbles and gobbles and gobbles, new readers get to experience rhyme, repetition, cause and effect, and sequencing, which can boost fluency and vocabulary skills. No wonder so many kids have an enormous appetite for books starring this lovable lady!

Fall in love with this bright, ecofriendly take on a favorite rhyme for children.

“There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, and some days were just a big Hullabaloo!” Readers follow along as a woman and her household of high-spirited children and their pets reuse and recycle everyday items. The crew repair their broken furniture, find alternative modes of transportation when the car breaks down, and remake worn clothing with colorful patches.

Jane Cabrera’s charming acrylic artwork is perfect for sharing with young readers and listeners.

An impatient mouse despairs at the bear in his chair. When he can"t get him out, he takes matters and rhymes into his own hands.

We DO NOT make a happy pair,

a MOUSE and BEAR

with just one CHAIR.

First of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. A classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through fictional experiences of Okonkwo…

More than two million copies of Things Fall Apart have been sold in the United States since it was first published here in 1959. Worldwide, there are eight million copies in print in fifty different languages. This is Chinua Achebe's masterpiece and it is often compared to the great Greek tragedies, and currently sells more than one hundred thousand copies a year in the United States.

Historical Fiction.

"Browne brings a fresh perspective and his own witty visual imagination even to such simple-seeming books as these small catalogs of enthusiasms. Mass-market appeal combined with excellent quality."–Kirkus

Kimberly Drew shows us that art and protest are inextricably linked. Drawing on her personal experience through art toward activism, Drew challenges us to create space for the change that we want to see in the world.