Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - even at Christmas!
Frankie and his friends are spending Christmas in Austria with his pen pal Heidi. He is excited to learn how to ski, even if it's not quite the same as playing football.
Late on Christmas Eve they discover a lost elf who needs help. Frankie's team will need to use all their skills to get the elf back to his world, and return in time for Christmas!
With an exclusive introduction read by Frank.
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Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!
When Frankie's football transports them to a Roman arena will his team be a roaring success or will the football battle be more than they bargained for?
With an exclusive introduction read by Frank.
(P) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2016
Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!
When they're transported back into the Wild West, Frankie's team will have to go head-to-head with some crabby cowboys. Will they be able to win the penalty shoot out at high noon?
With an exclusive introduction read by Frank.
(P) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2016
Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!
But when Frankie, Charlie, Louise and their dog pal, Max, get transported to ancient Egypt they're in for a surprise. Will they be able to beat the menacing mummies?
With an exclusive introduction read by Frank.
(P) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2016
Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game.
But when they win an old football at a carnival, they're going to be transported to a magical world of football they never knew existed!
Can Frankie and his team beat the Pirate Pillagers and make their way home?
With an exclusive introduction read by Frank.
(P) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2016
Do you know what it takes to run a farm? Gail Gibbons uses her signature combination of clear and informative wording, with plenty of illustrations to explore life on a farm throughout the year. Kids will see the work required to take care of various kinds of animals, as well as indoor chores necessary to maintain the farm. Showing how activities change from one season to the next, Gibbons explains how farmers deal with weather and use machines to grow crops which become our food.
A serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains.'
When Miss Kitty sneaks out to go hunting in her beautiful boots, she gets herself into all sorts of scrapes, but on this particular night she meets the foxiest hunter of them all - Mr. Tod!
This utterly entertaining tale is filled with mistaken identities, devious villains and even an appearance from Peter Rabbit, all brought to life by Academy Award Winner Dame Helen Mirren.
Also contains 5 more classic Beatrix Potter tales, read by Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel:
Tale of Peter Rabbit
Jemima Puddle Duck
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
Squirrel Nutkin
Jeremy Fisher
Yei Theodora Ozaki was an early translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. Her translations have been very popular, and were reprinted hundreds of times after her death.
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki includes English translations of 22 classic japanese tales that include ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons and many more.
This is a classic collection loved by many, a great addition to your collection.
Berries, apples, melons and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas--yum! This scrumptious collection of facts, a companion to The Vegetables We Eat, offers youngsters an inviting, information-packed cornucopia of favorite fruits. Gail Gibbons combines clear, simple wording with her signature illustrations to present fruit facts galore: the parts of fruits, where and how they grow, harvesting, processing, where to buy them, and how to enjoy them as part of a healthy diet. Once again, Gibbons proves a master at creating factual books through which young readers can explore details of nature at an accessible and engaging depth.
Who knew there were so many different kinds of vegetables? Nonfiction pro Gail Gibbons responds to the need for books on good nutrition with this accessible exploration of vegetables. From glossy red peppers to lush, leafy greens to plump orange pumpkins, vegetables are explored in depth in these fascinating illustrations that clearly explain the many vegetable varieties, how they are grown, and why they are so good for us to eat. Using her signature combination of clear and informative wording, with plenty of diagrams and cross sections, Gibbons provides a wealth of information about produce in its many shapes, colors and forms.
Today's young readers will truly be enchanted by this version of the Brothers Grimm classic, set in an American frontier. As she sets out to visit her grandmother's house deep in the woods, Little Red Riding Hood has no idea what is in store for her. She soon suspects that her basket of sweets isn't the only thing her new friend the wolf is after! With the help of a brave hunter and her grandmother, Little Red learns a valuable lesson about following her mother's instructions.
To the millions of children and grown-ups who have loved a Rag Doll, the author dedicated these stories. Now listen as eight voices read to you Raggedy Ann's exciting adventures, as gentle and charming today, as they were when first published.
Find out what is written on her candy heart, what was the gift the fairies brought, and all about Raggedy Ann's new sisters.
