An action-packed story of justice, cheese-and-tomato sandwiches and the greatest car ever from bestselling author, Alexander McCall Smith.
When Max finds an old car that has his last name - Champion - on the bonnet, he learns that his grandfather used to make some of the best cars around... and race them! That is, until his ideas book and his favourite car, Arabella, were stolen by greedy rival Mr Grabber. Can Max find a way to get back what Grandfather Gus lost? And will Arabella ever be seen again?
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of more than a hundred books, including more than thirty best-selling books for children.
A retelling, in a very simple and fun way, of Homer's Odyssey. Max and the Map was written by American writer Edward Alan Kurtz, a well-travelled author who has already written a variety of travel books. He spent many years living in Hawaii and now lives and writes in Thailand. As well as writing for the travel genre, the author has created many children's books, both fiction and nonfiction. His travels have given him great inspiration especially for his stories.
The story of Max and the Map is centered around a young boy, Max, and his two best friends, Kathy and Brad. The story begins with Max finding an old book at the library. At first he is unaware of its significance, but later on he discovers that it is full of old maps. Max shares his discovery with his two close friends and upon touching one of the book's maps, they are all suddenly transported to the Mediterranean Sea during the time of ancient Greece. The three begin an exciting adventure which turns out to be a journey that a very famous character has embarked on himself, Homer's Odysseus. How will they get back home to Ithaca, NY?
Max and the Map is full of thrilling twists and turns for the listener. It contains 15 chapters in total, all with curious titles to interest the listener. The book's literary features have been carefully researched and allow children to easily delve into the world of ancient Greece, as well as learn about a very famous epic poem.
James Patterson's bestselling Maximum Ride series is back, with Max and the gang as The Protectors. Someone--or something--is decimating ships and sea life off Hawaii's coast, and Max and her flock find themselves sucked into the Navy's top-secret investigation of the catastrophe. Their objective: Rescue Max's activist mom from a wicked subterranean enemy. The hitch: They must dive deep into dark waters, where gruesome evil dwells... and for high-flying Maximum Ride, could there be anything more terrifying than being trapped in the great abyss? This soaring new adventure takes Maximum Ride and the Flock into terrifying new territory--fans, hold your breath!
Wie bitte? Er soll kein Glück haben? Mauritz, der Mäuserich, will nicht glauben, was der freche Rabe behauptet. Und so macht er sich, zwei dicke Kastanien unterm Arm, auf die Suche: Was ist Glück überhaupt? Aber egal, wen er trifft – ob Glückskäfer, Biene
Mattimeo should have been named "trouble." Always getting into mischief and quick to lose his temper, the young mouse seems an unlikely candidate to take up thegreat sword once wielded by the legendary Martin to defend Redwall Abbey's peaceful way of life. But when Mattimeo and his friends are kidnapped by the fierce fox Slagar the Cruel, the bold little mouse learns that there is far more to becoming a true
warrior than simply brandishing a sword. Brian Jacques' Redwall books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Lügen haben kurze Beine, aber man kommt ganz schön weit damit!
Der 11-jährigen Matti träumt von einem Familienurlaub in der Heimat seines finnischen Vaters, was er mit einer faustdicken Lüge auch erreicht. In Finnland aber finden sich Matti, der kleine Bruder Sami und die Eltern auf einmal ohne Bleibe, Geld und Auto mitten in der finnischen Einöde wieder. Nur ein Wunder kann sie retten – oder Onkel Jussi, der aber mit Mattis Vater in lebenslanger, brüderlicher Konkurrenz verstrickt ist. Ein sommerleichter Roman für Kinder, der durch seinen Wortwitz besticht. Und das ist nicht mal gelogen …
Matilda es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil.
Matilda es una ávida lectora de solo cinco años. Sensible e inteligente, todos la admiran menos sus mediocres padres, que la consideran una inútil. Además, tiene poderes extraños y maravillosos... Un día, Matilda decide liberarse y empieza a emplearlos contra la abominable y cruel señorita Trunchbull.
Más de 17 millones de ejemplares vendidos en el mundo.
Matilda es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil.
Matilda es una ávida lectora de solo cinco años. Sensible e inteligente, todos la admiran menos sus mediocres padres, que la consideran una inútil. Además, tiene poderes extraños y maravillosos... Un día, Matilda decide liberarse y empieza a emplearlos contra la abominable y cruel señorita Trunchbull.
Más de 17 millones de ejemplares vendidos en el mundo.
Mathias Sandorf est un roman d'aventures qui est dédié à titre posthume à Alexandre Dumas père, l'auteur du Comte de Monte-Cristo en 1844. Les deux romans ont des points communs, même s'ils sont bien différents : dans Mathias Sandorf, le nationaliste hongrois éponyme, condamné à mort à la suite d'une tentative de coup d'État ratée, s'évade d'une prison autrichienne, devient riche et se venge des traîtres qui l'ont dénoncé.
Henry Mosley decides that he and his pals Riley and Reed need to go on some earth-shaking adventures and make a name for themselves. Henry is the mastermind; Riley's the researcher who's prepared for anything. And somehow fearful Reed always ends up with the scariest, craziest assignments. Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, reenact scenes from books, solve a hundred-year-old murder, and carry out Henry's other inspired ideas, Riley and Reed follow their fearless leader everywhere: into the wilderness, inside a bull-riding ring, into a haunted house, off the neighbors' roof, and into a cataclysmic collision with explosive life-forms. Gary Paulsen brings all his trademark humor to this tale of fun and disaster.
Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. In this idyllic place, every lawn is perfectly manicured and everyone has a pool and a tree house. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie, they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places.
Eli has never left Serenity . . . why would he ever want to? Then one day he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one, least of all their own parents. . . .
This is the first book in a thrilling new series from bestselling (noncriminal) mastermind Gordon Korman.
