George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space related topic and photos. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Garry Parsons Books
Garry Parsons is an artist who delights in letting his imagination run wild, particularly in his creations for children. Through his illustrations, he aims to capture the magic of a child's world, where seemingly ordinary objects like an empty bucket can become a source of boundless creativity. His works often play with the conventional rules of physics and reality, opening up avenues for imaginative adventures. Parsons crafts books intended to inspire young readers just as much as the books he remembers from his own childhood.
A young boy's day takes a chaotic turn when he brings his dog to school, leading to unexpected mischief and adventures. The story explores themes of friendship, responsibility, and the humorous challenges of navigating school life with a furry companion. As Finlay and his dog encounter various obstacles, readers are treated to a delightful tale that highlights the joys and troubles of childhood.
George's Secret Key to the Universe
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos. George's Secret Key to the Universe was a New York Times bestseller and a selection of Al's Book Club on the Today show.
La petite chouette de Noël
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Par une froide nuit d'hiver, Rosie, la chouette effraie, se blottit pour dormir dans le creux d'un pin. Mais lorsqu'elle se réveille, l'arbre se trouve à l'arrière d'un camion ! C'est ainsi que commence l'incroyable voyage de Rosie, depuis la forêt jusqu'à la maison d'une famille très surprise...
De drakenoppasser
- 132 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Het klonk zo simpel: Eddie zou een weekje op het ietwat ongewone huisdier van zijn oom Morton passen, terwijl die op vakantie is. Maar al gauw is de koelkast leeg, staan de gordijnen in de fik en rent de postbode hun huis voorbij… Wanneer Eddie langzaamaan wat meer drakenoppaservaring heeft opgedaan, blijkt draak Ziggy opeens verdwenen. Eddie vindt hem terug in een kast. Heeft hij soms iets te verbergen? Wat is toch het geheim dat oom Mortons draak met zich meedraagt? uiten!
O Melhor Mágico do Mundo
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
George and the Big Bang
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Meet George. He's an ordinary boy with an incredible secret - the power to go on intergalactic adventures! Join him as he battles a sinister rebel- scientist, who's hell bent on sabotaging the most exciting - and dangerous - experiment of the century. A deadly bomb is ticking. The whole world is watching. Can George stop the second big bang?
Největší kouzelník na světě
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
ODHAL TAJEMSTVÍ… PŘEDVEĎ TRIKY… STAŇ SE KOUZELNÍKEM! Připoj se v tomto dobrodružném příběhu plném zábavy k Elliotovi, chlapci posedlému kouzly, při jeho hledání největšího kouzelníka na světě. Naučíš se tak neuvěřitelným trikům s mizením předmětů a jejich znovuobjevováním! Nauč se, jak: • dokázat, aby předmět zmizel jako pára, • pobavit kamarády čtením jejich myšlenek, • provádět bláznivé triky s kartami, • překvapit posluchače předvídáním budoucnosti a mnoho dalšího! Upozornění! Vzhledem k přítomnosti malých předmětů kniha není vhodná pro děti do 3 let. Pozor, nebezpečí udušení!
