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When twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant, a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly. Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should he go in search of his parents, or his lost baby sister? Who should he trust? And why is Lady Gall, Provisional Monarch of Fontania, hunting him?
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This is the story of a gorilla like no other. This is the story of a fantastic voyage across the world, from the Congolese rainforest to the grand bazaar of Istanbul, from Borneo to London, Singapore and beyond. The story of a mysterious jewel thief and a sad sailor with a heart of gold. A story of friendship and adventure on the high seas. This is the story of Sally Jones.
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"The Mistery cousins learn that crime never rests as a relaxing vacation turns into the scene of their latest mystery. As Agatha and her cousin Dash try to enjoy a sightseeing cruise on the Norwegian Sea, they find themselves caught up in a web of spies and deceit. A secret document has gone missing, and Agatha has to find it before the ship docks."--
64) Treasure Island
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Mauritian artist, Shiraz Bayjoo, works with film, painting, photography, performance, and installation. His research-based practice focuses on personal and public archives addressing cultural memory and postcolonial nationhood in a manner that challenges dominant cultural narratives. He has created a new artist's book in response to 'Treasure Island'. Presented alongside Stevenson's text, Bayjoo's images take us from the ports of England to landscapes...
65) Wicked's way
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Will could walk a tightrope above the treetops, and juggle bananas as he went. 'One day you'll be the star of a circus, ' his mother told him. 'But until then, you must be a secret.' For each year the Captain and his pirates came to the islands to steal young boys for their crew. And if that happened to you, well, you may as well kiss your life goodbye ... So what's a young lad to do when his mother disappears and pirates arrive at his door?.. Kept...
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A menudo me preguntáis por qué los calcetines siempre viven sus aventuras solos. ¿Es que no tienen amigos? ¿No se enamoran? Y, ya puestos, ¿por qué siempre calcetines? ¿Por qué no escribir un libro sobre guantes que se escapan? En este libro, he decidido responder todas estas preguntas. Hasta he incluido a unos guantes blancos. Aunque, como veréis, son bastante sospechosos. Quizá debería darles una oportunidad a los de colores... Eso sí,...
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Lorsque l'opportunité de naviguer à bord d'un immense bateau se présente à Marco le renard, il la saisit sans hésiter, espérant ainsi trouver réponse aux multiples questions qui l'habitent. Pourquoi les arbres ne parlent-ils pas? Pourquoi l'eau est-elle tellement mouillée? Jusqu'où le soleil s'enfonce-t-il lorsqu'il plonge dans la mer? Il s'embarque dans un voyage où il fera l'apprentissage de quelque chose de beaucoup plus important : l'amitié....
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Al emprender un viaje de una semana po el océano Atlántico a bordo del opulento RMS Etruria, Audrey Rose Wadsworth y su compañero de investigaciones, Thomas Cresswell, se ven deslumbrados por una compañĩa itinerante de artistas de circo, videntes y un carismático escapista que entretienen a los pasajeros de primera clase durante la noche. Cuando algunas jóvenes de alta cuna comienzan a desaparecer sin ninguna explicación, y una serie de asesinatos...