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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > General
From killers to conservationists, Carnegie-shortlisted Chris Vick
tells the story of three generations of the Kristensen family,
their history as whale hunters and later their mission to save the
great whales and our planet. Summer, the Present Fiery and fierce,
computer geek and eco-activist, Abi is holidaying with her
grandmother on an island off the Norwegian coast. Having developed
and befriended an AI device, Moonlight, she hopes to organise a
global protest. On the island, she learns her great-grandfather
rejected the family's whaling livelihood, instead creating the
first whale song recording. Inspired by him, Abi and Moonlight
translate the whales' songs and discover their stories. Whales are
under threat, their numbers rapidly dwindling. Abi is determined to
help. Autumn, 30 years later The world's ecosystems are collapsing.
There is no sight or sound of whales. Abi, her daughter, Tonje, and
a now almost conscious Moonlight live on an isolated island in the
Atlantic. They search for any sign of whales, but so far there is
only silence. Winter, the Future Tonje's search was not in vain.
Despite climate crisis and the threat of extinction, there is
always hope for the future, as nature and technology combine in a
captivating, action-packed adventure with a powerful environmental
call to arms.
It’s a race against time for the Shadow Chasers.
Led by the General, an army of monsters is intent on destroying this world. The Shadow Chasers have discovered that if they defeat the General on the Night of the Red Moon, her army will sleep forever. As the minutes tick by, and the moon turns blood red, the Shadow Chasers are joined by the ancient god/Kaggen.
But the General is the fiercest and most dangerous warrior of all… are their combined forces going to be enough?
Lotta Liebenberg is tien jaar oud. Haar beste vriendin se naam is Chantelle, sy hou van pannekoek en sy is MAL oor diere. Maar eintlik is sy net doodgewoon. Baie meer doodgewoon as haar ouers en haar tweeling-raasbekboeties. So sy verstaan nie hoekom daar die laaste tyd sulke snaakse goed met haar gebeur nie. By die skool verskyn daar vanself lelike goed op die bord en haar gunstelingkos smaak skielik na spruitkool. Jig! En dan is daar nog die vreemde Indiese blokfluit wat haar ma vir haar present gegee het. Maar sy het nie nou tyd vir sulke nonsens nie. Sy wil ’n troeteldier hę. Chantelle het tweehonderd konyne in haar kamer, maar sy wil nie eens enetjie afstaan nie! Lotta het egter klaar ’n plan hoe om haar EIE troeteldier te kry . . .
Dit is die een katastrofe ná die ander in Lotta se lawwe lewe! Haar avonture is egter altyd vol pret, humor en verrassings.
Die dagboekstyl en skeeusnaakse illustrasies sal sorg dat lesers van 8 tot 12 jaar die sjarmante Lotta se eskapades onweerstaanbaar vind.
Imagine if you could have an adventure as a pirate. What if you
could have MILLIONS of them? With this story-building book, readers
aged 5+ can create their own pirate-inspired adventures, over and
over again. Just read the question and choose from the vibrant
pictures on the page to build the story. The book is packed full of
fun, silly and exciting things for the reader to choose from,
including: Visiting a pirate milkshake bar Wearing a sparkly eye
patch and a beard Packing a treasure map Voyaging on a ghost ship
Sailing past an island made of chocolate Facing a tentacled sea
monster Once they've finished, the reader can turn back to the
start and make different choices to build a completely new tale.
There are millions of possible combinations and endless stories to
be told! And can you find the cheeky penguin hidden on each page?
Let's Tell a Story is a series of books designed to help readers
dream up their very own adventures. From selecting which hero to be
and where to visit, to deciding on how the story will end and
choosing a reward, the reader controls the action from start to
finish. Packed full of imaginative characters, thrilling places to
go, hilarious random objects and extraordinary situations to choose
from, these books are made to be read again and again.
See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone,
now a Netflix original series. The wolves are circling and a young
king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of
the instant No.1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars Duology.
The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade,
Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm -
and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat
looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the
impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to
war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and
she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace
her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the
cost. The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks
discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its
capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance
at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart. King.
General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in
the darkness. Or watch a nation fall. Read all the books in the
Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as
The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of
Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves The Language of Thorns:
Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Severed Moon: A Year-Long
Journal of Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A
master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely
bewitching." -The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry
Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times
Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own
passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the
better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. .
. . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of
emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original
epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything
I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent
"Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an
intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy
Jackson series
Hekse maak amok in die woeste woud en daar skuil gevaar agter elke boomstam.
Wens is ’n krygermeisie wat ’n kosbare Towerboek besit. Xar is ’n towenaarseun met ’n gevaarlike heksevlek op sy hand. Wens en Xar word van mekaar weggehou deur die hoogste muur wat jy jou kan voorstel. En die tyd word min …
Maar hoe gaan die twee verby hulle ouers kom? Dit word ’n stryd van TWEE teen TWEE.
Harwarrus Horribalus Heldehelm die Derde was 'n swaardvegter,
draak¬fluisteraar en die grootste Wiking-held wat nog ooit gelewe
het. Maar die reeks gaan oor toe hy nog gesukkel het om 'n held te
wees. Kinders wat DreamWorks se film How To Train your Dragon uit
2010 onthou, kan Hiccup (oftewel Harwarrus) se avonture nou in
Afrikaans lees!. Harwarrus moet die koning van die Wilderweste
word. Kan hy die heks se Vampier-spioendrake uitoorle en boonop
voor Joelfees se Dag van Doem die koning se verlore toebehore by
Alvin terugsteel? En is daar 'n bedrieer in Harwarrus se kamp wat
hulle almal op die ou end gaan verraai?
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