Join thrill-seeker, Seymour, and his intergalactic friend, Hau, as they travel the globe! Using Seymour’s smarts and Hau’s out-of-this-world abilities, they follow the call of friendship to far away lands, helping an international array of kids in tight spots- exploring new cultures, solving mysteries and making new pals with every adventure.Every book in the The Adventures of Seymour & Hau series takes young readers (6-10 years old) on an inspiring adventure around the world where...

Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese children who overcome mortal dangers to improve their lives and the lives of others.A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching wat...

Go on a super reading mission with the LEGO® DC Super Heroes!Join Superman™, Wonder Woman™ and Batman™. Battle dangerous villains. Learn about the heroes' incredible powers, and find out what happens when they work together to save the day!Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages build reading skills in this Level 2 Reader - just right for children who are beginning to read on their own. A glossary and fun quiz at the end of the book help to develop vocab...

Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents Home of the Brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope.Kek comes from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He's never walked on ice, and he falls. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter – cold and unkind.In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his m...

The New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning In the Heart of the Sea, now a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, adapted by the author for young readers.On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean...

"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers."The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come*--* run."Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala*--* Amira's one true dream.But life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when the Janjaweed arrive. The terrifying attack...

**“Harrowing but ultimately redemptive…the murder of Tanzania's albinos is a real and horrific phenomenon of the past 15 years, a cold fact that makes the fictional events in ‘Golden Boy’ more moving and consequential than those in any dystopian young-adult chase-drama.”—The Wall Street Journal*"A riveting snapshot of one Tanzanian boy who makes himself matter."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review*“Readers will be haunted by Habo’s voice as he seeks a place of dign...

When Daniel Collins and the crew of the Betsey set sail for Cuba in 1824, they have no idea of the horrors that lie ahead. This is just one of the stories in a collection of five true tales about pirates and shipwrecks that introduces readers to the perils of the high seas.Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories is the first book in the Mystery & Mayhem series for 9–12 year olds, which features true tales that whet kids' appetites for history by engaging them in genr...

When Harold and Charlie go on holiday all Harold wants to do is go searching for a mermaid rather than teach Charlie how to swim. All goes well until Charlie starts flying a kite and gets blown off the boat and into the water. Can Harold save Charlie before he sinks too deep? And who is the mysterious lady who comes in to the rescue? Could it really be a mermaid?

After doing their chores, the young girls ran away on their bicycles. They were gone too long and got in trouble."What lesson did you learn today girls?""Never go too Far.""With anything."

From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.

Crime Time – Australians Behaving Badly is a collection of true Australian crime stories ranging from bushrangers such as Ned Kelly and Mad Dan Morgan through to serial killers, fraudsters and modern celebrity criminals. Crime Time contains details of the crimes, biographical details, portraits by Louise Prout and interesting trivia in Did You Know boxes.