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...

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! On a visit to the British Museum, Maisie meets Professor Tobin's old university acquaintance Lord Dacre, who's devastated about the recent...

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In this Level 1 I Can Read book, Splat, Spike, and Plank can't wait to go to the fair. But when Kitten can't come, the friends are determined to bring her back the perfect gift. Beginning readers will delight in Splat's hilarious attempts to find the perfect present.

Splat's friends are having a band rehearsal for their rock band, the Cat Gang. They want Splat to play with them, too! But what will he play?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. With this beautiful, large-scale new edition illustrated in full color, Muggles too will have the chance to discover where the Runespoor lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why shiny objects should always be kept away from the Niffler.

Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. It's particularly fun for dads to read with their kittens, at home or in the classroom, and makes a fun Father's Day gift.

Splat loves watching his favorite superhero, Super Cat, on the family TV, but when the set breaks, Splat has no way to watch his cherished cartoon. Splat asks himself, 'What would Super Cat do?' and decides to save the day by winning a brand-new TV. The only problem is that winning the TV requires Splat to enter a cake-baking contest . . . which turns out to be a little trickier and stickier...

Here are collected the best Eastern fairy tales - with unimaginable fairy tale plots, beauties, cunning and all-seeing spirits, stupid rich people and wise poor people. It turns out that the fairy tale is much closer - you just have to open the book!

The Hunger Games has enthralled millions of readers in its examination of the price of war, human nature, and the powerful force of both love and resistance. Now it appears for the first time in a deluxe illustrated edition, with spellbinding art from internationally acclaimed artist Nico Delort

Ob daheim, auf der Alm, in der Schule oder auf der Wiesn – in Bayern gibt es viel zu entdecken! In zwölf zauberhaft illustrierten Szenen schildert das bairische Bildwörterbuch den Lebensalltag der Kinder in Bayern von vier bis 14 Jahren. 20 bairische Begriffe in jeder Szene benennen, was man sieht.

Das Waisenkind Mary lebt auf einem Schloss voller verborgener Zimmer und verbotener Gänge und niemand kümmert sich um sie. Als sie eines Tages im Garten umherläuft, entdeckt sie ein efeuberanktes Tor. Hinter einer Mauer liegt ein geheimer Garten, der seit Jahren verschlossen ist. Gemeinsam mit Colin, ihrem zehnjährigen Cousin, beginnt Mary, vor der Welt der Erwachsenen ein paar Dinge geheim zu...