When Peter (14), Robyn (11) and Billy (5) are left without parents or guardians, the Child Welfare Department take charge of them. The Department have a plan for the children's future, but the children have their own plans. With the resourcefulness typical of Australian bush kids, they manage to "fly beneath the radar" of the authorities in such a way that they are never identified as missing. The children pack their gear on bicycles and travel the far outback regions of Australia looking for a home where they can live together. The young writer based most of the events on her own experiences. This is a fast moving story with plenty of humor.
A rock’s life is no rock candy. Of all pebbles, Bumpy knows that best. Everyone around him has a purpose. While he has nothing but rocks in his head. If only he was a little boulder to stop graveling and escape this rock bottom! A beautifully illustrated rhyming story of a very bumpy road to the life’s meaning, (which should never be taken for granite).
A buen juez, mejor testigo es una leyenda de versos octosílabos de José Zorrilla incluida en su volumen Poesías (1838) e inspirada en la tradición toledana del Cristo de la Vega, que, milagrosamente, declara como testigo del incumplimiento de una promesa de boda.
About a boy who dreams of being a Superman and reading World Atlas all day long on his sick bed.
'17 POEMS, THE NUMBER OF MY AGE.'
POEM 1
Outer Space
The most distant galaxies perceivable
from Earth lie 13 billion light years away
Milky Way got its name
from it’s misty appearance
200 billion distant stars in it
Orion Arm where Sun
Orange and black
Frightening and needed
And our associated planets sit
Earth third from the Sun
The number of man completion
The lesser completion
To the number seven
We are Superman
POEM 9
Biomes
Life oh life
Amazon rain forest
Amazing rain forest
The moose, boreal forest, Caribbean, Sahara
Tropical Andes, flower meadows, Siberia
Panda China’s South-west Mountains
The Great Barrier Reef, Madagascar, Borneo
Bound together in an intricate web
are the systems, organs, and functions
within me
Go away, go away, cancer from our
gene, our double rotating DNA
I'm Dan Hope and inside my head I keep a list of things I want to come true. For example, I want my sister to go to university at the North Pole and only come back once a year. I want to help Sherlock Holmes solve his most daring mystery yet. I want to be the first eleven-year-old to land on the moon. And finally I want my dad to love me.
Before there was Santa Claus, there was a young boy who believed in the impossible. . . . Lemony Snicket meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper.
Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed “Christmas”—has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he’s happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him.
Along the way, Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen village of Elfhelm. But the elves of Elfhelm have troubles of their own: Christmas spirit and goodwill are at an all-time low, and Nikolas may be the only person who can fix things—if only he can reach his father before it’s too late. . . .
Sparkling with wit and warmth, A Boy Called Christmas is a cheeky new Christmas classic-in-the-making from acclaimed author Matt Haig and illustrator Chris Mould.
"Irresistibly readable. Destined to become a Christmas and anytime-before-or-after-Christmas classic!" --Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
“The definitive (and funny) history of ho, ho, ho! My children loved it.” —Yann Martel, bestselling author of Life of Pi
“The most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades.” —Stephen Fry
"Humorous and heartfelt, A Boy Called Christmas will grow your heart three sizes and make you believe in magic." --Liesl Shurtliff, New York Times bestselling author of Rump
"Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.”—Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book
From the Hardcover edition.
NARRATED BY STEPHEN FRY
You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas.
It is a story that proves that nothing is impossible.
If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. It is most certainly not for you.
Because this book is FULL of impossible things.
Are you still reading?
Good.
Then let us begin . . .
A Boy Called Christmas is a tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow, and an eleven-year-old boy called Nikolas, who isn't afraid to believe in magic.
From the winner of The Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. With illustrations by Chris Mould.
It started as an ordinary school field trip. The bus pulled up; the kids got off. Their teacher told them where to explore and what to look out for. But when Code Lightfall spots what appears to be a tiny metallic bee, his world will never be the same again . . . literally.
This "bee" leads Code from his world into Mekhos-the land of robots. And with bizarre robotic creatures around every turn-from infinipedes with razor-sharp mandibles to giant slaughterbots to tiny nanoscopic creatures that dissolve everything in their path-Mekhos is as dangerous as it is fantastical. It soon becomes clear that the only way for Code to get home is to embark on a daring rescue mission: find the object known as the Robonomicon before it falls into the hands of an evil ruler.
With new friends by his side, Code will journey from one end of Mekhos to the other in his quest to save himself-and all the robots-from impending doom. But as incredible as the adventure is, the biggest surprise is yet to come, when Code finds himself face-to-face with the last person he ever thought he'd see again. . . .
She's back! Ten-year-old business phenom Zaria Carter returns to serve us with another glittered platter full of boss magic! BOSS MAGIC CHECKLIST: Still #FriendshipGoals iZight Crushing Sales Z-Galaxy Launch Products in Development Extra Dose of Popularity Glasses Intact With school back in session, Zaria is ready to prove that this savvy fifth-grader can maintain the honor roll, her friendships, extracurricular activities, and a thriving business. Life is great! Until ... A little unfriendly competition by the name of Kionna 'KiKi' Dyers is now glossing the halls of A. J. Stanly Elementary-but she's not alone. With her fierce looks, mega influencer vibes, and FREE samples Magic Lemonade from her own lip gloss line, The Gloss Goddess is coming for Zaria's friends and her number one spot. Now, Zaria must work extra hard to keep her friends from falling under KiKi's spell, while also managing the fifth-grade-life and its creative curveballs. But once Zaria's grades start to slip and iZight products go missing, KiKi becomes the least of Zaria's troubles. Is the magic all sprinkled out, or will Zaria reclaim her young queendom and learn how to put these bad days behind her? To save not only her grades, but her budding empire.
A young man, unemployed and rootless, comes home to help his grandmother through her last days. As her memory peels away, so that the present is dim but the past grows ever more vivid, she tells him the strange story of the magical event that shaped her youth. He is drawn in by her tale, and longs to believe. But it couldn't possibly be true . . . or could it?
A gorgeous audiobook that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin
Pat, pat, pat...
Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.
Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she bakes with her mama. But she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't resist a nibble?
In this audiobook that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a heartwarming original story that explains phases of the moon.
