Get shrunk! Humour and high-stakes combine in the action-packed Infinity Drake series. A BIG adventure with a tiny hero...Infinity Drake and his scientist uncle are summoned to a crisis meeting. A power-mad villain has released a doomsday bio-weapon - the mutant Scarlatti wasp.Millions of lives are in danger, but Uncle Al has a crazy plan that just might work... Soon he's shrinking a crack military team to take down the wasps. But a double agent throws the mission and now Finn is 9mm tall and has the weight of the world's survival on his tiny shoulders.Killer bugs: It's time to pick on someone your own size!
ABE and Pru team up with Mr. Fox and Ratatosk, the insult squirrel, for a new adventure among the gods and lands of Norse mythology as they race to stop the chain of events foretold to lead to Ragnarok--the war that ends the world. It's been a year since friends ABE and Pru joined Mister Fox's Fantasy Investigation Bureau--otherwise known as the Unbelievable FIB--to save their hometown from an invasion of Viking gods and giants. Life has been incredibly ordinary ever since. But that's all about to change when the Norse Allfather, Odin, appears with terrible news: Baldur, his favorite son, has been murdered. It's the first step in a fated chain of events that leads to Ragnarok--the end of the world. Fans of Thor, Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase, and classic Norse myths will cheer as ABE and Pru outrun trolls, explore Asgard and the Viking underworld, and try to outsmart the Queen of the Dead herself to change fate, save the world--and survive seventh grade.
CAN THE STAR DARLINGS SAVE THEIR WORLD?
Lots of strange things are going on at Starling Academy, and some of the girls are suspicious. As they begin investigating, they wonder if there's any connection between Scarlet getting kicked out of the Star Darlings and Leona's troubled mission.
When Vega gets sent to Wishworld, she is determined to solve the puzzle fast, but her Wisher is incredibly secretive. Scarlet watches from the sidelines as Ophelia, who is hopelessly unprepared, is chosen to go on a mission. Cassie has been dreading her journey to Wishworld since she first arrived at Starling Academy, and her assignment is even harder than she feared!
Emily loves living on Funfair Moon - especially when she gets to help Jinks & O'Hare, the extraordinary repair team. But when chaos strikes during a crucial funfair inspection, Emily has to act fast. Can she deal with a violent fudgesplosion, a gravity inversion and a marauding candyfloss creature? Or does this spell doom for Funfair Moon?
After successfully thwarting a dastardly plan to steal rare marine animals, Ben and Fee MacTavish feel they can relax and continue learning all about nautical life on board School Ship Tobermory. But it's not long before their everyday routine is interrupted by an extraordinary event. The crew find themselves embroiled in another adventure that leads them to a small island in the Caribbean, where they learn about Captain Macbeth's past and come face to face with modern-day pirates.
A flash of lightning illuminates a horrific sight. What his school claims was a tragic accident James Bond suspects was murder. In search of the truth - and revenge - Bond risks his life to learn of a new secret weapon that could change the course of history. The trail leads across Europe to a ruthless warmonger who stands ready to unleash hell upon the world. To survive, James must brave traps, trials and terrifying experiments - and triumph over his most powerful opponent yet.
When thirteen-year-old Lily's inventor father vanishes on a routine Zeppelin flight, Lily's determined to find out the truth behind his disappearance. But she's not the only one searching for her father; there are silver-eyed men in the shadows who will stop at nothing to find him. With Robert, the local clockmaker's son, Lily travels to London, where they soon discover that she holds the key to the mystery... a mystery closer to Lily's heart than she could have ever imagined.
Alfaguara Clásicos nos trae esta preciosa edición de
Alicia en el país de las maravillas, uno de los libros más emblemáticos de la literatura occidental de todos los tiempos.Un caluroso día de verano, Alicia decide seguir a un conejo blanco con chaleco y reloj que parece tener mucha prisa, es más, no hace más que repetir la frase ¡Dios mío, Dios mío! ¡Qué tarde voy a llegar!
. Y dentro de su madriguera llegará a un reino maravilloso donde todo es posible: conocerá a personajes inolvidables, algunos un poquito chalados, como el Sombrerero Loco y la Liebre de Pascua, una Oruga fumadora, un pájaro Dodo y... ¡hasta una reina de corazones empeñada en cortar cabezas! Clásicos inolvidables para disfrutar, compartir y dejar volar la imaginación.
Alfaguara Clásicos nos trae esta preciosa edición de
El Mago de Oz, obra clave de la historia de la literatura infantil, mundialmente conocida y alabada.Dorothy no podía imaginarse que la casa donde se resguardaba de los tornados saliera volando y aterrizase... en otro mundo.Deberá buscar la manera de regresar con su perrito Toto a casa. Para ello, viajará hasta la Ciudad de las Esmeraldas, donde el maravilloso Mago de Oz le concederá su deseo (o al menos eso le ha dicho la Bruja buena del Norte).El viaje no será fácil, pero con la compañía de un espantapájaros, un hombre de hojalata y un león cobarde, Dorothy recorrerá Oz y se enfrentará a sus miedos, y también a cierta bruja malvada que busca venganza... Clásicos inolvidables para disfrutar, compartir y dejar volar la imaginación.
A thrilling debut novel where fantasy and science fiction meet, dragons aren't as innocent as they look, and nothing is quite what it seems.
Anne has spent most of her thirteen years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children. When the big day arrives, a series of very curious happenings lead to Anne being charged with an epic quest. Anne, Penelope, and new questing partner Hiro have only days to travel to strange new locales, solve myriad riddles, and triumph over monstrous foes--or face the horrible consequences.
Packed with action, humor, and endless heart, this debut novel marks the first volume in an irresistible and original fantasy series.
Lukas und seine drei Freunde wollen nur eines - die zerstörte Burg Lohenstein wieder aufbauen, dass sie darin gut über den kalten Winter kommen. Doch da taucht der Sterndeuter Senno auf und hat beunruhigende Neuigkeiten: Ihr alter Widersacher, der Inquisitor Waldemar von Schönborn, habe die legendären Reichsinsignien in seinen Besitz gebracht. Senno befürchtet nun, dass Waldemar von Schönborn mithilfe von Schwert, Krone und Zepter das Reich erpressen will. Die wertvollen Gegenstände sind in der alten Kaiserstadt Prag versteckt ...
Nick ist jetzt Mitglied der Accelerati und wird von keinem anderen als dem großen Thomas Edison in die Geheimnisse der Gesellschaft eingeführt. Und plötzlich kann Nick nicht mehr eindeutig sagen, auf wessen Seite er steht. Schließlich ist die 'normale' Menschheit nicht in der Lage, dem Energiechaos Herr zu werden, das von dem Beinahekometeneinschlag auf der Erde ausgelöst wurde. Und wenn er den Accelerati nicht hilft, Teslas Maschine zusammenzusetzen, geht die Welt eventuell doch noch unter ...
