Stephanie True Peters schafft Kinderliteratur, indem sie ihr alltägliches Leben mit fantasievollem Erzählen verbindet. Gestützt auf ihren Hintergrund als ehemalige Kinderbuchredakteurin und Ghostwriterin von Sportfiktion taucht sie in faszinierende Themen und fiktive Szenarien ein. Ihre Arbeit befasst sich oft mit der Schnittstelle von Sport und dem Präsidentenamt und zieht die Leser mit fesselnden Erzählungen und historischen Verbindungen in ihren Bann. Peters findet Erfüllung darin, ihre Schreibkarriere mit ihrem Familienleben in Einklang zu bringen und ihre täglichen Erfahrungen in fesselnde Geschichten für junge Leser zu verwandeln.
A test of loyalty unfolds as sixteen-year-old Macy navigates the chaotic school game Spoon, which leads Alliyah, the star volleyball player, to make increasingly reckless decisions in her quest for victory. This gripping narrative explores themes of friendship, competition, and the consequences of ambition.
Polar bears and arctic foxes team up for a hunt in this photo-filled nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One powerful polar bear + one sly arctic fox = a dream team! Discover how two vastly different animal species team up to find food. With super-smell and tremendous strength, polar bears are the Arctic's deadliest hunters. So much so, these big-time beasts often have leftovers. Cue the arctic foxes! These clever opportunists are game for any game and will clean up after polar bears, lickety-split. With eye-popping photographs, quick facts, and beyond-the-book back matter, Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes Team Up! will have young research writers and wildlife fans rooting for these Animal Allies. Other Animal Coyotes and Badgers Team Up! Groupers and Moray Eels Team Up! Ravens and Wolves Team Up!
Ravens and wolves team up for a hunt in this action-packed nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One watchful raven + one ravenous wolf = a dangerous duo! In this book, discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With bird's-eye views, ravens easily spot prey from afar, but these high-flying scavengers need help catching it. Cue the wolves! When alerted by their feathered friends, wolves chase down the prey with lightning-quick speed and big-time teeth. And when they do, this dream team feasts! With in-the-field photographs, fast facts, and bonus back matter, Ravens and Wolves Team Up! will have young research writers and wildlife fans rooting for these Animal Allies. Other Animal Allies: Coyotes and Badgers Team Up! Groupers and Moray Eels Team Up! Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes Team Up!
What does it take to be a great friend? Find out with the help of a checklist. Learn how to meet new friends, maintain relationships with old ones, be a good listener and more in this easy-to-follow guide guaranteed to help you tackle all the items on your friendship checklist. With simple activities, colourful imagery and fast-paced text, Checklist Challenge Guides will help young readers, new and confident alike, check off new skills and experiences and live their best life!
In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie's tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy's wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own.
How can you make it through life and accomplish everything you want? By following a checklist, of course! Learn how to speak up and be heard, balance money, spread your wings and more in this easy-to-follow guide guaranteed to help you tackle all the items on your life skill checklist. With simple activities, colourful imagery and fast-paced text, Checklist Challenge Guides will help young readers, new and confident alike, check off new skills and experiences and live their best life!
Revisit the tale of the Three Little Pigs with this graphic novel for new readers. The three pigs need to build their own homes. But a big, bad wolf has come to find them. What happens to their homes as they try to stay safe? What do they do to get rid of the wolf?
Revisit the tale of Rumpelstiltskin with this graphic novel for new readers. The king demands the miller's daughter spin straw into gold. She doesn't know how until Rumpelstiltskin appears out of nowhere with his magic. But as the king asks for more gold, and Rumpelstiltskin demands repayment, what will happen to the miller's daughter?
Attenzione ai segreti della palude... Aidan e Olivia vivono in una vecchia casa scricchiolante ai margini di un lago sporco e paludoso. Desiderosi di un po' di avventura, convincono i loro genitori a lasciarli accampare sulla riva del lago sotto una luna piena, con solo il loro cane come compagnia. Aidan ama spaventare sua sorella e ha in serbo molti trucchi divertenti per il loro campeggio. Ma i gemelli stanno per scoprire che il creepy vecchio libro che è approdato sulla spiaggia, Tales from the Scaremaster , ha una mente propria--e la sua mente è decisa a spaventarli oltre i sogni più sfrenati di Aidan! Quando la storia nelle sue pagine su Aidan, Olivia e un mostro della palude inizia a prendere vita, Aidan e Olivia si trovano in un grosso guaio. Possono trovare un modo per superare e ingannare il mostro e il Scaremaster... o finiranno come melma paludosa? Racconti spaventosamente divertenti prendono vita in questa nuova serie avvincente, perfetta per i fan di Goosebumps.
Tintin erwirbt ein Modell des Dreimasters Unicorn, das ihm der aufdringliche Sakharine gleich abkaufen möchte. Doch Tintin lehnt ab und findet im Rumpf des Schiffes eine geheimnisvolle Textrolle. Er stellt Recherchen an und findet heraus, dass die echte Unicorn gesunken ist und mit ihr die bis dato ungeborgenen Reichtümer von Sir Francis Haddock. Gemeinsam mit seinem Hund Snowy geht er auf Schatzsuche. Doch diese gestaltet sich schwierig, denn Sakharine will Tintin um jeden Preis aufhalten…
Tintin a jeho věrný pes Filuta neustále touží po nových dobrodružstvích. Když si Tintin na tržišti koupí krásný model trojstěžníku Jednorožec, zdaleka netuší, jaké neuvěřitelné události jej očekávají. Tintin se totiž bezděčně ocitne na stopě starého rodinného tajemství a pohádkového pokladu! O poklad však usilují i lupiči, kteří se neváhají tajemství Jednorožce zmocnit za každou cenu. Velké dobrodružství právě začíná...
