Age: From 4 years oldDo you dream of becoming an adventurer?Discover Jack and Maddie’s fantastic journeys!Jack, Maddie and Poko are playing on the beach. Suddenly, they see a bottle among the rocks. Hidden in the bottle is the treasure of the most famous pirate: Terence the Terrible!The Treasure of Terence The Terrible is a pirate story which is part of the Budding Adventures series. It is a wonderful adventure about friendship and ...

Age: From 4 years oldDo you dream of becoming an adventurer?Discover Jack and Maddie’s fantastic journeys!Jack and Maddie have just discovered a new planet! But the inhabitants seem odd... Who are they? What do they want?The Planet of the Memoks is a Fantasy story which is part of the Budding Adventures series. It is a wonderful adventure about friendship and new discoveries.While young children will love the colourful illus...

Age: From 4 years oldDo you dream of becoming an adventurer?Discover Jack and Maddie’s fantastic journeys!Jack, Maddie and Poko are delighted, they are going to explore the jungle! But while on their way, they encounter a young marmoset in danger. The poor creature is trapped in the middle of the river... Will they manage to save him?A Marmoset In Peril! is part of the Budding Adventures series. It is a wonderful adventure about fri...

Age: From 4 years oldDo you dream of becoming an adventurer?Discover Jack and Maddie’s fantastic journeys!This morning, Jack and Maddie have decided to spend a simple day fishing. They certainly did not expect to find a fabulous treasure hidden in the ocean…The Mystery Box is part of the Budding Adventures series. It is a wonderful adventure about friendship and new discoveries.While young children will love the colourful il...

Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a fishing boat in the north Atlantic. The novel originally appeared as a serialization in McClure's, beginning with the November 1896 edition.The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kiplin...

Un romanzo di avventura per mare, vissuto direttamente dall'autore, salpato nel 1907 dalla baia di San Francisco a bordo di imbarcazione di 45 piedi, lo Snark. Viene narrata l'avventuroso viaggio attraverso il Pacifico durato un anno e mezzo tra gioie e paure di un equipaggio inesperto. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

The Wallace brothers and Muyunda plan a quiet camping trip on Lake Kariba on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, but things turn a little hairy.While photographing hippos one night, Bruce sees a mysterious boat loaded with uniformed men and an assortment of weapons crossing the lake, and the boys decide to investigate.Their curiosity leads to both Bruce and Muyunda being captured by guerrilla fighters intent on overthrowing the Zimbabwean government. It is up to Nigel t...

The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont....

From John Flanagan, author of the worldwide bestselling Ranger's Apprentice -- an all-new adventure featuring the Brotherband crew and one of our favorite Rangers!Hal, his Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan have freed the twelve Araluens sold into slavery. Returning to Araluen, Gilan is given a new mission by King Duncan: protect his daughter’s life. Princess Cassandra has survived one attempt on her life already, and now whispers of a second attempt have reach...

The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this new fictional series! In book 1, ten-year-old George is trapped on the Titanic -- how will he survive?Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Sudde...

"Forsooth, good friend, I am but a poor outlaw who loves freedom better than gold." Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is one of the most beloved adventure classics ever written—a spirited retelling of the legendary outlaw who became a timeless symbol of freedom, friendship, and justice. Set in the green heart of Sherwood Forest, this vivid tale follows Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men—including Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Maid Marian—as they rob from...

The Hardys purchase a Chinese junk to use as a ferry service, in order to make some money over the summer. It soon becomes apparent that others are very interested in the ship.