Maisie Hitchins longs to be a detective. She's sure there are lots of adventures to be had on the streets of Victorian London. And, together with her faithful puppy, Eddie, she is determined to follow even the slightest scent of a mystery no matter what! Alice's father is having a run of bad fortune two of his ships have disappeared and he has lost a lot of money. Maisie is sure she can solve...

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like: Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your nose...

Farmer Pettson begins to sow his vegetables and because Findus doesn’t like vegetables he decides to plant one of his meatballs instead. However keeping the vegetable garden safe from the farm animals proves a hard task for Findus and Pettson. The seventh story from Hawthorn Press in the popular Findus and Pettson series about a farmer and his talking cat.

Hello from the moon! This book was drawn and written for you by the famous Ukrainian illustrator Rostyslav Popsky, in whose imagination the most incredible stories are born. The plot is really unusual: an astronaut engineer is sent to the moon to repair some equipment and... they forget about him. Real feelings for the fate of the main character, unexpected discoveries and grand accomplishments...

Part botany, part history, part cultural anthropology—Trees goes beyond the basics to tell readers everything they might want to know about this particular branch of the plant kingdom. Trees explores the important roles trees play in our ecosystem, takes an up-close-and-personal look at the parts of trees (from roots to leaves), and unpacks the cultural impact of trees from classification...

From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, author Piotr Socha explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. His beautiful guide for children offers full-color two-page topical entries dominated by large, detailed illustrations with text running along the lower half of the pages. Bees are essential to the health of...

An ancient evil, a terrible prophecy -- and five dragonets who could save the world...Don't miss the most thrilling adventure yet in the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series! Qibli knows Darkstalker must be stopped. And he knows he could stop him -- if he had magic. With even a sliver of the ancient dragon's all-powerful scroll, Qibli could rewrite history the right way: end war...

Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop her, and save the day, no matter what it takes.

Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right - if only he can find her. Winter's new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, won't let him make this dangerous journey...

Funny stories, from which it immediately becomes easier on the soul, are permeated with that special light feeling that is found only in the best children's books. They bring up a sense of humor and kindness in the kid. Colorfully illustrated by Vladimir Kanivets. The works of V. Dragunsky are included in the list of extracurricular reading for elementary school.

From the moment the Death Mark lit up in the sky during the final Quidditch World Cup match, danger has been haunting Harry Potter. Chosen by the Goblet of Fire to represent Hogwarts and defend the school's honor in the legendary Triwizards Tournament, Harry goes through the toughest trials that could be a challenge for the most prominent sorcerers. And the first of them is a meeting with the...