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A remarkable tale of books and reading, now in a bilingual Spanish-English edition. On most days, teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez packs his two burros, Alfa and Beto, with books and makes his way over mountains and through valleys to visit children in far-flung villages in rural...

Dazzle is a snow-white unicorn with a twisty horn, a sparkly pink tail, and a tag that says unicorns can grant wishes. He isn't sure whether he can make a wish for himself, but he does so anyway, hoping for a child and a home of his own. Instead, Dazzle gets sold at a yard sale and becomes one of the Book Buddies, friendly toys that children can check out of the library just like books. Meanwhile, Maya has just moved to town and decides to borrow Dazzle, hoping he can grant her a wish for a new friend.

Whilst leaving footpaths should never be done, Straying from stories is all sorts of fun! Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to stray from the path and read for a little...

School libraries are the hub for learning, community, and creating. Kid-friendly text highlights all the things a library can be.

Tras la gatera empieza un viaje de aventuras en Imaginaria. La abuela Amelia es una escritora muy famosa. Lucas, Zoe y Marina están impacientes por leer su nuevo libro pero, cuando asisten a la firma en una librería, empiezan a suceder cosas muy raras. Enciclopedias que hablan, hojas que salen del suelo... y unos seres muy traviesos que quieren provocar el caos en el evento. Si no fuese imposible parecería que la librería está embrujada.

Frederik ist vierzehn Jahre alt und liebt Fantasy-Romane. Er träumt davon, ein Held zu sein, hat aber wenig Selbstvertrauen und hält sich für schwach und feige. In der Schule gilt er als Nerd und kann sich nicht durchsetzen. Eines Tages findet er eine Möglichkeit, in die fabelhafte Welt eines Buchs zu gelangen. In einem mittelalterlichen Dorf mit einem Drachen steht er plötzlich zahlreichen Gefahren gegenüber.

Pinkalicious loves reading so much, she can’t stop. The perfect Level One I Can Read to share with your book-loving beginning reader! An homage to reading from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann. Pinkalicious reads in bed, at the table, and even while she is walking. When...

Es ist Zeit für die Abreise der Königin, nachdem Becky nun auch ihre Geschichte niedergeschrieben hat. Als Dank möchte die Königin Becky, Hugo und Ben einen Wunsch erfüllen. Doch da erscheint in Glimmerias Kristallkugel das Bild von Mo, dem Jungen auf dem fliegenden Teppich. Er wurde von Prinz Alvar aus dem Nordland und dessen fiesen Gehilfen gefangen genommen, denn sie haben einen gefährlichen Pakt geschlossen. Mo schafft es, sich in die reale Welt hineinzulesen.

"De nen no tenia televisió. La música a través de la ràdio era la meitat del meu món, ja que l'altra el formava la literatura, devorar llibres. Moltes nits em quedava a escoltar les òperes que retransmetia Radio Nacional de España en directe. Quan el locutor descrivia el següent acte, la meva imaginació volava lliure." I això és el que ha volgut transmetre'ns Jordi Sierra i Fabra, el mestre de la literatura infantil i juvenil, a través de les pàgines d'aquesta atípica òpera.

Are you ready for a library adventure? Join a group of children as they explore the Dewey decimal system! Search for ghosts in the 100s section, track down everything from costumes to cars in the 300s, and be on the lookout for sports and music in the 700s. By the end of the book, you'll be more than ready to dive into Dewey on your own!

¡Stink no puede esperar para comprar el libro #5 de la serie Pesadilla en la calle Zombi y participar en la Marcha Zombi a la Medianoche! Pero con tanto hablar de no-muertos, ya empieza a preguntarse si los zombis lo persiguen. Sesos, sesos, sesos…

Join Meg and her friends as they compete in a 10-day scavenger hunt across the state of Virginia. Their journey includes hiking to Devil’s Bathtub, sliding down a natural water slide in Shenandoah National Park, discovering shark teeth at Fossil Beach, and kayaking through the Great Dismal Swamp. The competition heats up when they encounter two bullies who try to throw them off their game. Along the way, Meg and her friends explore several regional treasures and visit the gravesites of all seven US presidents buried in Virginia.

The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey's Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams. Stacey’s favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books. On one...

Noah is thrilled when the week's library theme is sea creatures. But when Noah can't find the stuffed shark, he is disappointed. Noah knows there is a shark in the library, and he is going to find it!

The Librarian's pages are missing. Can he defeat the Wordsmith to save them?

Karl and Carolina love to learn. This week, they want to learn about dinosaurs. Karl has lots of questions about books, and Carolina knows just how to answer them. Join Karl and Carolina as they explore the parts of a book.

Perry likes pizza and pingpong. But one day he wonders what kind of pizza professional pingpong players would pick. When he can't find the answers at the library, Perry decides to write his own book. Follow Perry's idea from beginning to end, and find out how his big idea becomes a book.

A group of children go on a field trip for a guided tour of a public library, where they learn how to find and check out books and other materials.

Max is having trouble taking care of his library books, and Zoe is ready to help him. She explains that folding the pages into dog ears is not good book manners. Max needs to find a way to show the librarian that he has learned his lesson and will take better care of the books.

Max, who loves to read, discovers all the services available to him during a visit to the library.