Join Miranda, Jet, Slick, Sune, Wonder and JJ on their adventures through Hawaii. Along the way, they meet strange things such as giant tarantulas, long-lost siblings, fire goddesses and even a baby dragon. They are a mischievous gang of cyborg sugar gliders and trouble always seems to follow them wherever they go.

Embark on a mind-bending journey through the uncharted territories of science fiction in this epic anthology. In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection, the very best...

Embark on a Mind-Bending Journey Through Time and Space in this Stunning Sci-Fi AnthologyThe twenty-first century has proven to be an era of unparalleled wonder and possibility, and Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection continues to explore these exciting new frontiers with captivating results. This science fiction anthology brings together twenty-six imaginative tales from both masters of the form and brilliant new talents, each one ta...

After finally confronting the demon lord and coming to a peaceful resolution, Touya Houjou dives right into another problem. This time, the hero Cosmos has been kidnapped! Touya chases down the kidnapper, only to discover it’s another summoned hero, Ritsu Nakahana. Ritsu seems to have brainwashed Cosmos with her mysterious gift, and she’s even managed to enlist the prince of Jupiter into her ranks. The only way to stop her from taking over Jupiter is to...return her to Japan?! It’s the gra...

Four great nonfiction books in one!Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life with the help of his very popular main character, Fly Guy! This collection features four great nonfiction titles in one! These engaging books combine the kid-friendly humor of Fly Guy with the following high-interest topics: sharks, space, dinosaurs, and firefighters. Straightforward fun facts, humorous asides, and full-bleed photographs make these books a hit with young reader...

Nina, one of the few descendants of human colony on Mars that was abandoned by Earth, is surprised to discover that she can breathe the toxic atmosphere of the Martian surface. The crew, thinking that their attempts at terraforming and breeding for Martian adaptability have finally payed off, rejoice at the prospect of a brighter future. But Nina's about to unlock the mystery of the disaster that stranded them on Mars… and nothing will ever be the same.At the Publisher's request, t...

How many lenses does a dragonfly's eye have?Which is bigger, an eagle's eye or a human's?How many eyes does a scallop have?How do lizards keep their eyes wet?Animal eyes can be really strange and wonderful. How much do you know about the eyes of your animal friends? Find out more in this book.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices t...

I had found it! This house was the perfect place to write the great American novel. I tumbled into bed, anxious to start the next day. Within half an hour, I was awake again. The sounds were back.I got up and peered out the window. That's when I saw it. In the ghostly light of a half moon shining through the darkness, I saw a young girl chopping at the trunk of a huge oak tree behind the house. She was only about five or six years old, wearing a tattered dress that was soaked in the...

In the 1920s, the first passenger airplanes began to fly over the Peruvian mountains. Passengers looking out their windows said they could see lines on the Nazca plateau below. The lines looked like runways where airplanes could land.They could also see animals and other objects. There are birds, monkeys, spiders, a killer whale, plants and flowers. There are human like figures. There are geometric shapes; triangles, spirals, rectangles, wavy lines and concentric circles (circles th...

"Ah, this one was going to be easy," Martin thought to himself. "A single woman living alone."He had haunted families, bachelors, and old maids before. None of them lasted more than a week. He had his favorites, of course.There was the young lad whose family refused to believe he had seen a ghost! They kept hollering at him and insisting there was no such thing when he was right there behind them the whole time, plain as day! When they finally turned around, their jaws droppe...

A wolf is an animal that looks a lot like a dog, but wolves are wild. You can't make friends with them like you can a dog. Wild wolves also don't make very good pets. They are usually afraid of people and will hide from them or will attack them.How much do you know about wolves? Do you know:What a wolf mother feeds her babies?How fast a wolf can run?Why the tunnel to a wolf's den goes down and then up?How far a wolf pack can travel in one day?Learn...

A lot of people think that bamboo is a tree because it grows so tall. It also has a trunk with leaves and branches sprouting from it.Bamboo is not a tree, it is a grass. Scientists have found that it has much more in common with the lawn in front of your house than it does with any trees growing in the forest.Which is stronger, a pound of bamboo or a pound of steel?How does bamboo spread?When a bamboo plant fruits, why does it bring starvation to the surrounding...