David Henry Wilson
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Publisher
North South
Language
English
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A long time ago a mouse learned to fly ... and crossed the Atlantic. But what happened next? Torben Kuhlmann's book transports readers to the moon and beyond! On the heels of Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse comes Armstrong: A Mouse on the Moon--where dreams are determined only by the size of your imagination and the biggest innovators are the smallest of all. The book ends with a brief non-fiction history of human space travel--from Galileo's...
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English
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"When Rainbow Fish meets a new friend, Humbert, he isn't sure what to think. Humbert tells all kinds of strange stories: Somewhere at the bottom of the ocean there's a plug! There's a blue whale living near here . . . and he's going to eat up all of our food. But before Rainbow Fish and his friends panic, they realize that Humbert just likes to make up tall tales. Rainbow Fish and his friends soon come up with an idea that might make them all happy--even...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When two unlikely friends build a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean and find a missing treasure, the truth turns out to be far more amazing. A mixture of STEM and animal adventure recommended for kids fascinated by engineering or invention.
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Publisher
NorthSouth Books, an imprint of NordSud Verlag AG
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Through an enchanting conversation with a young girl in a horse-drawn coach, Hans Christian Andersen shares his life's struggles, dreams, and triumphs--whose threads can be found woven into his greatest stories."--
8) Ava's poppy
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Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Ava is delighted when she discovers a red poppy in the field of her house. She sits with the flower in the sunny days of summer and shields it in the rain until one day the petals start to drop and the beautiful flower fades. But when spring comes again, Ava is surpised anew.
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Robert and his father have the day off. Robert wants to bake a gigantic cake--the best in the world! But when Robert's freshly created invitations blow out the window, Robert, his dad, and Mopsi the dog get an even bigger surprise. Just when they sit down to eat the cake, the doorbell rings again, and again, and again! With humor and a keen sense of the absurd, Anne-Kathrin Behl tells a delightful story about the big and little wonders of everyday...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When an inventive mouse misses the biggest cheese festival the world has ever seen, he's determined to turn back the clock. But what is time, and can it be influenced? With the help of a mouse clockmaker, a lot of inventiveness, and the notes of a certain famous Swiss physicist he succeeds in traveling back in time. But when he misses his goal by eighty years, the only one who can help is an employee of the Swiss Patent Office, who turned our concept...
Author
Publisher
North South Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's springtime and bees, flowers, and love are in the air! When Mr. Squirrel's friend, the hedgehog, catches sight of an attractive lady hedgehog, he isn't sure what to do to win her heart. What a stroke of luck that he has a friend like Mr. Squirrel, who can help him.
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Language
English
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"It's cold in the woods and it's time for Little Bear to start his winter sleep. But not before he says good night to all of his special forest friends -- badger, deer, rabbit, mouse, fox, owl, squirrel, and wolf. Now Little Bear can happily fall asleep in his warm and cozy den all snuggled up to his mother ... knowing that his friends will watch out for him during his long winter's sleep"--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Palace rules, boarding school, and paparazzi have Jenna, princess of the newly unified kingdom of Scandia, longing for her former anonymity, but when she runs away she finds herself in grave danger--and in a position to prevent the outbreak of civil war.
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Publisher
NorthSouth Books Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"Lily, the little elf princess, is baffled when the water lilies on Lake Magic refuse to blossom. If the flowers won't open, the honeylings can't gather honey. Worst of all, Lily's friend, the little nymph Freya, can't leave the lake. And Freya would love to attend the great Elf Party! So Lily sets off work Elf Town to solve the mystery of the water lilies. But time is running out. Will she find the right spell?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Pirates are a dangerous and dirty lot, but when they get an invitation to a little girl's birthday party, they're simply delighted... but Pete the pirate parrot makes them clean up before they go. No bath, no cake."-- From dust jacket flap.