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Anton wants to do some magic. He wants to make something disappear... First Anton tries to make a tree vanish, but it’s too big. He manages to make a bird disappear, and even his friend Luke. But where did Luke go?
This anti-war story is told through the eyes of Douglas, the only ant in Antworld who has a name. He dreams of joining the beautiful line that delivers food, but he's been enlisted to be a soldier, and it's probably for the best that he doesn't understand quite what that means...
Humour combines with accurate, digestible information in this honest comic reference for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. The author's many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia. The illustrations are relatable and funny, including charts, cartoons and more. This compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children, laying the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly entertaining way.
It's 1960 and Peggy Sue has just been transplanted from Texas to Hawaii for her father's new job. To make matters worse, eighth-grader Kiki Kahana targets Peggy Sue because she is haole-white-warning her that unless she does what Kiki wants, she will be a victim on "kill haole day," the last day of school. Life looks bleak until Peggy Sue meets Malina, whose mother gives hula lessons. But when her parents take a trip to Hilo, leaving Peggy Sue at Malina's, life takes an unexpected twist in the form of a tsunami. Peggy Sue is knocked unconscious and wakes to learn that her parents' whereabouts are unknown. Peggy Sue has to summon all her courage to have hope that they will return safely.
High-Low, supernatural teen fiction--Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orphan living with her aunt who is suffering from dementia. She also has a dodgy brother that drinks too much. Then there was the empty apartment next door. The crying... The screams... Something was not right ... This three-book series keeps the tension tight and the interest high.
A dirty old Volvo pulls up in front of the orphanage and out steps a gorilla. She’s as thick as a barrel with a head like an overgrown pear. Of all the orphanage’s fifty-one children, it is Jonna who, to her horror, is chosen by the gorilla. She had been dreaming of a well-dressed mother who smells of perfume, and now she’s going to live in a scrapyard.
Readers can explore the top of the food chain with Apex Predators. Each title in this series examines of of natureÎs top predators, its adaptations, and its habitat. Vivid photos and exciting facts help bring each featured animal to life.
"Houston, we've had a problem." On April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft were headed to the moon when a sudden explosion rocked the ship. Oxygen levels began depleting rapidly. Electrical power began to fail. AstronautsJames Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise were about to be stranded in the inky void of outer space. The mission to the moon was scrapped. Now, Apollo 13's only goal was to bring the crew home. With the damaged spacecraft hurtling towards the moon at roughly 9600 KM per hour, there was little hope of success. But the astronauts and mission control were fully prepared to do whatever it took to return the crew to Earth.
Apple Black follows the young sorcerer Sano as he struggles to fulfill his prophesied destiny as the Trinity, the savior of the world, recounting how humans acquired fruits called "Black" that turned humans into sorcerers. Sano follows his dangerous and challenging quest.
Katy’s favourite holiday is Rosh Hashanah, when she gets to pick apples and make applesauce with her mother. But what happens when the tradition is interrupted by the early arrival of her new baby cousin?