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Home Sweet Home
Sigal Adler - 2017
Took off his heavy shell to go for a swim. He went down to the lake by the shortest route, He was wearing a hat and a blue bathing suit.
Cars
Elizabeth Hurchalla - 2006
But on the way to the race, Lightning's impatience causes him to get separated from his driver. In his struggle to find the interstate, Lightning tears through the forgotten Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, demolishing its main street in the process. With the race just days away, Lightning is arrested and forced to slow down for the first time in his life. As he gets to know the town's offbeat residents, he learns the importance of teamwork and friendship--and discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line.
The Queen's Cat (First Year at The Palace)
David Rossmaur - 2012
When Queen Beatrice visits the royal family of Norway, she receives a lovely surprise gift, a cute fluffy kitten. She names the kitten Albert and brings him home to live in the palace. As Albert grows up he gets into all kinds of trouble. Albert has many friends at the palace, including Isabelle the Chambermaid, Gerard the Butler, Angus the Chauffeur, Norman the Grenadier Guard, Princess Sophie, Prince Nicholas and his best friend Sergeant Major, the Magpie. Albert travels to lots of lovely places with the Queen, meets lots of nice people and some not so nice. If Albert does not like you, then watch out. His favourite trick is rubbing his paws on the carpet and giving you a nasty electric shock, which can be painful. Albert loves to roll in smelly horse poo and it’s usually left to Isabelle to bath him before the Queen finds out. Life is good at the palace and Albert makes the most of his position as The Queen’s Cat. In this story Albert wonders if the Queen has remembered his first anniversary at the royal palace and he also meets an unfriendly dog.
The 25 Weirdest Animals in the World! Amazing facts, photos and video links to the strangest creatures on the planet. (Amazing Animals Series)
I.P. Factly - 2012
Using video links, IP Factly's Amazing Animal series has been designed to encourage and bolster independent reading. The animals are accompanied by pictures and facts plus video links so children can see the animals and how they behave.
Journey to the Ice Palace (Disney Frozen: Jumbo Coloring Book)
Walt Disney Company - 2013
Anna's only hope of reversing the curse is to survive a perilous but thrilling journey across an icy landscape. Joined by a rugged, thrill-seeking outdoorsman, his one-antlered reindeer, and a hapless snowman, Anna must race against time, conquer the elements, and battle an army of menacing snowmen if she ever hopes to melt Elsa's frozen heart. Boys and girls ages 3–7 will love to join in the adventure with this 96-page coloring and activity book based on the hit movie and featuring a foil and embossed cover!
The Monster That Ate Our Keys
A.J. Cosmo - 2012
3k words, 6 color illustrations, perfect for emergent readers!
Si Duglit, Ang Dugong Makulit
Luis P. Gatmaitan - 1995
Explore with Duglit as he takes you into the inner workings of the human body. Winner of the First Prize in the 1994 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for Maikling Kuwentong Pambata.
Cassie's Tale (Family of Rescue Dogs Book 3)
Brian L. Porter - 2018
The tiny little terrier soon wormed her way into the hearts of the family, and her antics and oversized attitude quickly earned her the nicknames ‘The Mad Ferret’ and ‘The Wicked Witch of the West.’ Cassie can best be described as a ‘pocket dynamo’ or, as the author puts it, “She is filled with boundless energy, and despite being fourteen years old now, she’s like a Duracell bunny without an off switch.” Cassie has bounced back from operations, managed to get lost and found in one afternoon, chased away Rottweilers and Dobermans that have had the nerve to try and steal her tennis ball, and found herself being injured by interfering in larger dogs’ squabbles. People just can’t help falling in love with this tiny bundle of joy. Cassie’s Tale is the third book in Brian L. Porter’s series of rescue dogs, following on from the award-winning bestsellers, Sasha and Sheba: From Hell to Happiness.
Walk Twenty, Run Twenty
Garry Disher - 2013
He looks at his punctured tyres in dismay. Ten kilometres. If he walks, he’ll be too late to save them. If he runs, he’ll expire in the heat.Somewhere across the flats, in between the red-dirt back roads, there’s real trouble happening. Rick has never felt so alone; the land around him feels as alien as the moon – nothing like the city.But now is no time to hesitate…Ian and Nita are depending on him.Then the voice of his dead father comes back to him: ‘Don’t use up all your energy at once. Walk twenty, run twenty.’
Ooops… It’s Butterfingers! Volume -1 (Tinkle Collection)
Luis Fernandes - 2011
The clumsy boy who is so accident-prone that he’s sure to break, tear or drop whatever he’s holding. He causes total mayhem wherever he goes. So in this Collection, be prepared to be amazed, thrilled, and most of all, laugh till it hurts!• It’s Diwali! Amar and his friends have planned a grand Diwali party in Amar’s backyard. But given his tendency to create trouble, no one knows when this grand plan will backfire… and how much trouble it will cause! Best be on your guard when celebrating Diwali with Butterfingers.• A new girl in Amar’s school! And what’s worse, she’s the daughter of a butterfly researcher! Amar is convinced she’ll be the most boring person ever, until he meets her. And then things take a rather unexpected turn in Butterfingers and the Butterflies.• Disaster strikes when Amar is tasked with welcoming a famous tennis player to his school! Watch Butterfingers take his clumsiness to dizzying new heights inNew Shoes for Butterfingers.
Suarez (Classic Football Heroes) - Collect Them All! (Ultimate Football Heroes)
Matt Oldfield - 2017
Luis was too quick. Before they could move, he had pounced on the ball and fired a shot into the top corner.'
Suarez follows the Uruguayan's winding path from love-struck youngster to Liverpool hero to Barcelona star. Grabbing goals and headlines along the way, this is the inspiring story of how the world's deadliest striker made his mark.Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
Books for kids: The Knight of Bermuda: Bedtime Stories For Kids Ages 3-10: Kids (Kids Books - Action & Adventure - Survival Stories) (Books for kids Fantasy & Magic : Survival Stories)
Summer Bill - 2015
Books for kids:The Knight of Bermuda: Bedtime Stories For Kids Ages 3-8: Kids (Kids Books- Action & Adventure-Survival Stories) (Books for kids Fantasy & Magic: Survival Stories) by Summer Bill This story is about Carlton Aborre who defended Bermuda Island from invasion by Aliens from Bermuda Triangle.
Alice in Wonderland (A Stepping Stone Book)
Mallory Loehr
She chases after him, down a rabbit hole to a strange land full of exotic creatures, like the Mad Hatter and March Hare, a smiling Cheshire cat, a philosophical caterpillar, and a tempermental croquet-playing queen. Alice can hardly keep track of all the curious characters, let alone herself!Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has been adapted to an easier reading level for Stepping Stones, while keeping all the fun, nonsense, and fantastic twists of the original book.From the Trade Paperback edition.