This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes us from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato.Our seas and rivers tell a c
Are you lost? Come in! You're in luck--there's no one here just now. Shhh . . . Be as quiet as you can, and very, very careful!In The House of Madame M, we explore a strange house: hallway, living roo
The final story in this big-hearted series takes on the most important case everinvestigated in Detective Gordon's forest—where is Buffy's mother? Gordon faces his old nemesis, the fox, in an investig
Joy Cowley’s favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected and reillustrated in a hardback gift volume for thefamily to treasure WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK“This is a book that has been waiting to
Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years, to visit his friends.Otto wants to do a s
Zanzibar is an excellent cook and a crow who wears his feathers well.At least he thought so, until a lizard in glasses knocks at his door. The lizard is a journalist, who wants to write an article abo
Cornelia and her parents move in to a new house. Bored, she is sent to play "outside." She discovers a hidden treehouse and a boy her own age."Do you really live here all alone?" she asks."No I live h
How much sex education do children need? As much as they ask for, say the experts. And exactly what do children want to know? Ask them!This book collects real questions asked by children in classes ab
A frog jumps. Boing! A kitten jumps. Boi-ing! A dog jumps. Boiyyyyyyoiingg! . . . "And I jump too—BOING!"This joyful book gets children joining in the fun of each animal's jump—sharing the sounds and
Something is going on in the forest. The animals are troubled. But no one dares make a statement to the police. Detective Gordon and his assistant Buffy must investigate!It is a complicated case. The
Simon feels a new emotion stirring - he thinks he is in love with Lou! Sadly, Lou loves Mamadou... One day Lou comes to school with nits. She’s suddenly not so popular any more. Except with Simon. He
Another wonderful book from our beloved author Jorg Muhle.Bear finds three tasty mushrooms on her way home through the woods. Her friend Weasel cooks them up in the frying pan. But the friends have a
The Runaways is an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers for children.Grandpa hates being in hospital. He thinks only of the place he was happ
What do you do if your best friend lives in another city and the adults can't keep their promises about when you'll see her? You have to sort it out for yourself!Dani's father is away and Dani is stay
A comical story about a very busy bath. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse....They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick
Elise was frightened—of spiders, people, even trees. So she never went out, night or day.One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a knock at the
Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago. One day, while they are out gathering snowberries, Miki is abducted by Captain Whitehead, a notori
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salt
