After being put back to sleep and abandoned in an old museum, Slappy is brought to life by a curious girl on a school trip. Out for revenge, Slappy uses his powers to raise an army of creatures from the exhibits. But when the museum closes, Slappy and his new friends are locked inside with Arragatis, an ancient mummy with his own plan for revenge. It's dummy versus mummy as Slappy faces his most dangerous and frightening opponent yet! Can Slappy defeat this ancient adversary? Or will it be a wrap for this dummy?
Het sprankelende debuut van acteurskoppel Jeroen van Koningsbrugge en Marie-Claire Witlox
Elvis en Jones wonen in een oud huis in het centrum van Amsterdam. Hun vader is rechercheur bij de politie en hun moeder is kunstschilder. Op een dag vinden ze een roestig oud doosje op zolder. Daarin zit een brief, die in 1967 is geschreven door een meisje genaamd Hannah. Op de dag van haar verhuizing heeft ze een speurtocht gemaakt voor de kinderen die na haar in haar geliefde huis zullen komen wonen. Voor Elvis en Jones dus!
Broer en zus aarzelen geen moment en besluiten de aanwijzingen uit de brief op te volgen, ook al vindt Elvis het best spannend om 's nachts bij volle maan zijn kamer uit te sluipen en moet Jones steeds heel nodig plassen als ze nerveus is. Het is het begin van een spannende zoektocht die leidt naar een stokoude misdaad die hun vader nodig moet oplossen...
Elvis & Jones is een spannend verhaal over twee stoere kinderen en een oude misdaad, met een mooie bijrol voor de stad Amsterdam!
Wie immer geht Leon nach der Schule alleine nach Hause. Da spricht ihn ein fremder Mann an. Der behauptet; dass er sein Onkel ist und Mama ihn schickt; um Leon nach Hause zu fahren. Was soll Leon bloß tun? Er darf doch nicht mit Fremden mitgehen! Jetzt braucht er eine gehörige Portion Mut; genauso wie der Mäusejunge Timmi. Er muss sich gegen den hinterlistigen Fuchs und dessen böswilligen Täuschungsmanöver behaupten. Zum Glück helfen ihm seine Freunde Dachs und Hase dabei.
Pippa liebt ihre Familie, doch irgendwie wird sie fast nie gehört. Das Mädchen ist einfach zu still, um gegen ihre Geschwister anzukommen. Als sie die pensionierte Opernsängerin Frau Glücksvogel kennenlernt, sind die beiden von Anfang an ein echtes Dreamteam - und endlich hat Pippa jemanden, den sie nicht teilen muss. Zusammen haben sie die sagenhafte Idee für eine ganz besondere Agentur: die Schüler aus Pippas Klasse und die Senioren aus dem Stift unterstützen sich gegenseitig bei kleineren Hilfeleistungen. Eines ist klar: bei 'Glücksvogel & Pechpilz' werden Wünsche wahr!
Can the big dogs get along with the small dogs at the dog park? Join Reggie, Rex, and Remi as they work together to find their lost ball. With playful illustrations and a fun story, this book emphasizes why it's important to work together and appreciate each other's differences. The high-frequency words and simple sentences build foundational reading skills and support early literacy.
When a cat gets stuck in a tree and some ducks need help crossing the street, these young superheroes are there to save the day! With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this brightly illustrated fiction reader builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.
Boris the basset hound is best friends with his owner, Bea. They do everything together. Bea starts to notice that Boris seems sad on their walks together. She later finds out that Boris used to be a therapy dog at the children's hospital and he misses the children. In the end, Bea resolves to take Boris to the children's hospital every day. Young readers will be engaged by the lovely illustrations and the inspiring story about friendship and the joy of giving back.
This is the diary of Little Yellow the snake. Through monthly diary entries, Little Yellow describes what he does throughout his early life as a growing snake. Although he desperately wants to be big and green, he slowly comes to realize that there are advantages to being little and yellow. But will he ever shed his skin and become green? Children will enjoy reading about each month of Little Yellow's first year through this book, which features vivid illustrations and easy-to-read font.
When exchange student Soo Yun has to return home to Korea, her class makes her a scrapbook of all the wonderful times they shared with her in America. Each page is an entry from a classmate that describes their favorite memory with Soo Yun. Through this heartfelt book, readers will learn about Soo Yun's unique personality and culture. With fun illustrations and lovely anecdotes about Soo Yun's time in the United States, readers will discover how much they can learn from someone from a different country.
This exciting version of a classic tale follows the story of Cinder, a beautiful and kind girl who is forced to clean the house for her evil stepsisters. When Cinder's stepsisters try to keep her from attending Prince Charming's Grand Ball, her fairy godmother appears and gives her glass slippers with wings. These magical shoes will fly Cinder to the ball and back home at midnight. After a wonderful night with Prince Charming, Cinder's fairy godmother makes sure nothing interferes with their happiness. Accompanied by whimsical illustrations and simple font, readers will love the twists in this well-known fairytale.
Follow the story of a big family of Happy Face Spiders who live in the rainforest. When the baby spiders are old enough, they leave their mother to go and live on their own. Each spider promises to send their mother a post card of their adventures. Through these exciting post cards with vivid illustrations and messages told from each spider's perspective, readers will gain knowledge of the various plants, animals, and natural formations found in the rainforest.
In this classic folktale, the town mouse leaves the city to visit his cousin, the country mouse. He makes the town seem like a wonderful place where the food is bountiful and delicious. The country mouse agrees to go to the town with his cousin, but he soon finds out what a dangerous place the town can actually be. Is eating well worth this much trouble? With large font, dialogue, and engaging illustrations, children will have an enjoyable reading experience while learning how important it is to appreciate the things that we have in life.
