This volume contains an illustrated collection of Australian Aborigine folklore, rewritten for a general audience. "Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines" is highly recommended for those with an interest in mythology and Australian Aboriginal culture. Contents include: "Why the Crow is Black", "How the Stars Were Made", "Rolla-Mano and the Evening Star.", "The Story of the Seven Sisters and the Faithful Lovers", "A Legend of the Sacred...

Die-cut windows give a peek-a-boo look at the fun that awaits on the following page. Rhyming verses and die cut book shapes add to the fun.

The day Rena had been waiting for had finally arrived. She was going to the Easter egg roll at the White House, and nothing was going to spoil it for her. But then. . .well, what would you do if you were nine years old and lost at the White House? Lavishly illustrated with full-color paintings by Andrea Shine, Lisa Griest's lively Easter tale is sure to become a holiday favorite with young readers.

Adventure to the four corners of the Ottoman Empire. Includes all four books in The Ottoman Cycle series; The Thief's Tale, The Priest's Tale, The Assassin's Tale and The Pasha's Tale. The Thief's Tale: Istanbul, 1481. The once-great city of Constantine, with a mix of Christians, Turks and Jews, now forms the heart of the Ottoman empire. The conquest, still a recent memory, means emotions run high and danger is never far away. Skiouros and Lykaion,...

L'aventure enchantée de trois enfants intrépides, lancés dans un voyage incroyable dans un monde rempli de merveilles et de la magie de Noël. Depuis des siècles, un livre magique protège les Étoiles de Noël qui veillent à ce que Noël soit la plus belle fête au monde. La fête de la joie, de la générosité, de l'harmonie et de l'espoir.Mais lorsque Juliette, Klelia et Théo détruisent le livre, Noël perd sa magie et le monde se retrouve...

Ester "Essie" Tomasi is a genius. She got an early entrance scholarship to university and at eighteen years old is already in her second year of pre-med. But Essie also struggles with a dark secret: she has a serious gambling problem. She is falling deeper and deeper into debt, struggling to keep up with her heavy course load and unable to make even the simplest of decisions without flipping a coin. But when Essie makes a bet that she can't cover,...

"Nappies are YUUECH!" said the little princess. "There must be something better!" At first the Little Princess thinks the royal potty is even worse than nappies but she soon learns to love it -- even if it isn't always there just when she needs it!

There will always be a Hammer and an Air...Graeme and Eirn have no words for what they are to each other. Children, clinging together in a crowded orphanage; friends, battling back to back in a school yard; and bedmates, finally bridging the gap between sleeping next to a body and allowing it to touch you in the night-all of these roles are summed up by just their names: Hammer and Air. The innocent exploration of their newest roles is brutally marred...

A dark fairy tale in a modern Greek setting. Hiding in the mountains, a harpy and her adopted daughter struggle to survive. Iphis has always known that survival comes hand in hand with loneliness, but when she catches feelings for a girl in the nearby town, her heart yearns for a different kind of future. When she's suddenly attacked by a group of enraged harpies, things only become more complicated... and dangerous. This is a standalone novelette...

This is the must-have junior novel based on the awesome Disney Channel Original Movie 'Teen Beach Movie'! When teen surfers Brady and McKenzie are magically transported into a 1960s beach movie-inspired universe, they must try to blend in until they can find their way out. Will they make it back home? This exciting junior novel features an excerpt from the script, photos from the film, and an interview with stars Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell!