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"What's for dinner?" seemed like a simple question - until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers' adaptation of Pollan's famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices.

A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for girls who prefer their fairytales with a twist. Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains. Sophie, the most beautiful girl in town, has always dreamed of her place at the School for Good while her friend Agatha, with her dark disposition seems destined for the School for Evil. But when the two are kidnapped they find their fortunes reversed…

After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched against one another, Sophie and Agatha are back home again, living happily ever after. But life isn't exactly a fairy tale.… When Agatha secretly wishes she'd chosen a different happy ending with Prince Tedros, the gates to the School for Good and Evil open once again. But everything has changed and a happy ending seems further away than ever.…

A young Dominican girl is excited for her first Carnaval with her parents. Flor, Papi, and Mami zip through the streets! They're off to Carnaval! When they arrive, the plaza is bursting with sights and sounds—people shouting and laughing, fried food sizzles, and the aroma of funnel cake wafts...

The extraordinary biography of Salif Keïta, a Malian singer born with albinism, who overcame all odds to become a musical and social justice icon reminding all who hear his voice, they can accomplish anything. Salif Keïta was born in the Malian village Djoliba in West Africa. While his parents...

Brought to you by Puffin. A charming, cosy and thought-provoking tale about an UN-wonderfully unconventional little witch, by bestselling author of BUTTER, Asako Yuzuki. A charming, cosy and thought-provoking tale about a wonderfully unconventional little witch, by bestselling author of BUTTER...

The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embarks on a thrilling sixth adventure! Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat climb aboard the night train to Narvik, travelling to the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights for Christmas. As their train leaves Stockholm, Hal and Uncle Nat...

Some people are deaf. What does that mean? Listeners learn what deafness is, how it can be caused, and what daily life is like for someone who can't hear.

When Mr Gruber takes Paddington to Buckingham Palace to watch the Changing of the Guard, there are so many people in the way he can’t see a thing. Luckily, a mysterious someone ‘on high’ appears to like small bears…

Oma hat beim Preisausschreiben eine Reise nach London gewonnen. Für fünf Personen. Und Penny und ihre Freundinnen dürfen mit. Doch schon kurz nach der Ankunft verschwindet Omas kostbare Goldkette, dabei hat Reiseleiterin Emily doch noch so eindringlich vor den Taschendieben gewarnt. Und bei diesem einen Diebstahl bleibt es nicht. Nach der Besichtigung von Big Ben fehlen eine Kamera, eine Sonnenbrille und ein Batzen Geld. Kein leichter Fall für Penny und Co., denn Verdächtige gibt es zuhauf.

A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal...

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting fourteenth book in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops are going on a royal adventure in London, England! Stanley and his family receive an unexpected phone call from...

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Christmas with Princess Mirror-Belle, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Ellen gets a big shock when her reflection climbs out of a mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess...

As the children tour the famed Sydney Opera House, their next puzzle - and its key - falls right into their laps. They need to find the rightful owner of a rare Australian coin. Using their knowledge about Australia, the Aldens find the coin's owner, but a saboteur is again hot on their heels and nearly spoils their hard work. Next up, the Aldens travel to frigid Antarctica, where they need to return an artifact to the hut Shackleton used on his expeditions to the South Pole.

Geronimo parte per una vacanza organizzata a Puerto Catorcio. Ma gli succede di tutto: deve lanciarsi col paracadute, fare free climbing, scappare da squali e scarafaggi... non vede l'ora di tornare a casa!

The stunning conclusion to S. E. Grove's New York Times–bestselling Mapmakers trilogy—a historical, fantastical adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman! It is late August 1892, and Sophia Tims is coming home from a foreign Age, having risked her life in search of her missing parents...

You are invited to a Genovian Royal Wedding in this second audiobook pulled From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, a Princess Diaries spin-off series, written and illustrated by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot. Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still finds it hard to...

In this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie has returned to his life as a miner and has dismissed the supernatural happenings of the past, believing them to have been a dream. When Curdie callously wounds a pigeon, his conscience leads him to Princess Irene's mystical great-great-grandmother for help. She has him plunge his hands into a pile of rose petals that burns like fire. Extraordinarily, this grants him the power to see what kind of "animal" a person is at heart.

Au Backe! Eliot ist stinksauer, weil er seine Ferien auf der Ratteninsel Ratzekoog verbringen soll. Doch wie es der Zufall will, ist auch Isabella in Onkel Knuts Hütte einquartiert. Zum Lesen kommt Eliot aber nicht die Bohne, denn schon bald rücken den beiden Rattenkindern Bocky Bockwurst und seine Bande auf die Pelle. Beinahe ertrinkt Eliot sogar, doch da eilen ihm Pinguin Rakete und Fiete Flunder zu Hilfe.

Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their family's past; they say that Grandpa attracted a malevolent spirit - a duppy - into their home. Grandpa hasn't spoken a word since. Now Jewel is 12, and she lives in a house full of secrets and impenetrable silence. Jewel is sure that no one will ever love her like they loved Bird, until the night that she meets a mysterious boy in a tree.