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Punset, Ana

¡Las Zapatillas Rojas participan en las Olimpiadas del colegio! Pese a los problemas de cada una, ¿seguiran tan amigas como siempre?Ahora que ha arreglado las cosas con Eric, a Lucia el mundo le parece de color de rosa. Pero cuando el Club de las Zapatillas Rojas se prepara para competir contra las Pitiminis en las Olimpiadas de Otoño, surgen algunos roces entre ellas... Lucia,...

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in a major motion picture adaptation from Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks Studios — starring Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance as The BFG! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of th...

Michael C. Harris / Jerry Hoare

Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free!On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation—The United Stat...

Megan Stine / John Hinderliter / David Groff

Young readers will connect with the story of this National Historic Landmark—the Brooklyn Bridge! Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastat...

Roberta Edwards / John Hinderliter / David Groff

Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world! Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of...

Nico Medina / David Groff

Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison!The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors eac...

Sarah Fabiny / Daniel Colon / David Groff

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and ...

Kirsten Anderson / Joseph J. M. Qiu / Nancy Harrison

How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained to play classical music, Elton's real love was rock and roll. He cut his first album in 19...

Pam Pollack / Meg Belviso / Andrew Thomson / Nancy Harrison

Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager, she was leading troops into battle in the name of her country. Though she was captured and ex...

Jordan London / Scott Burroughs / Nancy Harrison

Puzzles, mazes, quizzes, and brain-busting challenges based on the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series.Can you paint like Picasso? Write like Shakespeare? Solve a puzzle as fast as Einstein?Go head-to-head with your favorite Who Was...? characters and leave your mark on history with this fun and exciting activity book. Includes three pages of full-color stickers! ...

Kathryn Waterfield / Waterfield Robin / Andrew Thomson

When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of course, was not the case. King Alexander went on to control most of the known world of the time. His victories won him many supporters, but they also earned him enemies. This easy-to-read biog...

James Buckley / Copeland, Gregory / Nancy Harrison

Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular write...

James Buckley

There are myths about it. Men have landed on it. Just about everybody has gazed at it in wonder. But what is the moon? Where did it come from? What's it made of? Find out in this lively reader about the celestial body that's so familiar and yet so mysterious. ...

Jennifer Swanson

They fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isn't just for science-fiction anymore — it's real and more relevant than ever. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about r...

Kitson Jazynka

The mission of this book is to get up close to giant pandas to learn all about their lives, the challenges they face, and what can be done to help save them. Discover a true story about a panda in the wild, amazing adventure stories from real-life explorers in the field, and hands-on rescue activities for ideas on how YOU can take action to help save these amazing creatures. ...

Ruth Musgrave

Inspiring young animal lovers to get up close to all different types of sharks and the real-life challenges they face is what Mission: Shark Rescue is all about. This compelling narrative combines fun and amazing adventure stories, gorgeous photography, hands-on activities, fascinating information, and more, connecting the reader in-depth with the animal's real world. Meet real...

National Geographic

Get ready to be grossed out — in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of. ...

Demuth, Patricia Brennan / Nancy Harrison

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the we...

David Walliams

From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventureStella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve... ...

Amy Timberlake

But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) befor...

Jennifer L. Holm

"From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind Babymouse comes a middle-grade, graphic-novel memoir. Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, 'Sunny Side Up' is at once a compelling 'problem' story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world" ...

Jay Bell

Love, like everything in the universe, cannot be destroyed. But over time it can change. The hot Texas nights were lonely for Ben before his heart began beating to the rhythm of two words; Tim Wyman. By all appearances, Tim had the perfect body and ideal life, but when a not-so-accidental collision brings them together, Ben discovers that the truth is rarely so simple. If winni...

Stilton, Thea

The Thea Sisters are visiting a friend in sunny California -- and she invites them to the set of a movie in Hollywood! The mice love being around famouse and fabumouse directors and actors as they're working. But then an important reel of film is stolen from the studio! Can the Thea Sisters catch the thief and save the movie? ...

Geronimo Stilton

I, Geronimo Stilton, was amazed to find myself called back to the Kingdom of Fantasy for another adventure. Blossom, Queen of the Fairies, needed my help -- time itself was under threat! Something evil was making the hands of the magical Tick Tock Timepiece spin faster and faster. It was causing Blossom to age at an alarming rate . . . and if she perished, so would the entire K...

Varios Autores / Donnali Fifield

Entertainment, Zag / Action Lab Entertainment

Every story has a beginning. Discover how Marinette and Adrien, two high school students practically like everyone else, became Ladybug and Cat Noir, and why Hawk Moth is their sworn enemy. This is the PERFECT jumping on point for new readers! Based on the Animated Series by Zag Entertainment Adapted by Cheryl Black and Nicole D Andria" ...

Blendin Blandin is searching for the legendary Time Pirates' Treasure, and he needs Dipper and Mabel's help . . . and yours, too! Journey through time and explore the dragon-infested medieval era, the Weird-and-Wild West, and the laser-and-giant-baby-filled future. YOU choose from multiple paths that lead to different wacky adventures! You might end up finding the greatest trea...

Revenson, Jody

Kids can build their own customizable Aragog with this thrilling hardcover book and 3D wood model set from IncrediBuilds. The deluxe hardcover book gives readers an inside look at how Aragog and the other Acromantula of the Harry Potter films were designed and created. Filled with incredible illustrations and unit photography, this book provides fascinating facts about the Acro...

Cornelia Funke

Huyendo de su tia, que intenta separarlos, Prospero y Bonifacio llegan hasta la maravillosa Venecia. Alli encuentran cobijo en una pandilla juvenil liderada por un misterioso cabecilla apodado Senor de los Ladrones. La unidad de la banda parece romperse cuando un enigmatico encargo lleva a los ninos a una isla de la laguna que alberga un misterio que lo cambia todo... Un relato...

Laura Marsh

Roar with lions in this exciting Reader. Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, kids will learn all about these majestic big cats. This Level 1 reader is carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience, perfect to encourage the scientists and explorers of tomorrow! ...