Animal Friendships

Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert and runs a "business" teaching other foster kids what she's learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up. Then Pavi meets Meridee: a five-year-old, who's getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home.

Spider was mean, Spider was cruel, Spider was grumpy with no friends at all. But when Spider hears music for the first time, suddenly his world changes. Can Spider turn a corner with the help from—of all unlikely creatures—a fly? From the makers of Why, oh why, am I a crocodile?, this enchanting tale of two friends and their journey into the world of Rock music will have children mesmerised and grown-ups laughing out loud. A beautiful story of how, with a little direction, a bully can change their ways.

It’s a beautiful spring morning and a perfect opportunity for Percy to trim the overgrown maze. The animals decide to have some fun hiding on the stone lion in the middle of the maze, to surprise Percy. But the surprise is on them when they fall asleep and Percy, finding them, hides behind the statue and pretends his voice is the lion’s telling them to wake up. Percy has unravelled some string through the maze to help him find the way out, but the squirrel, thinking he is helping, has wound the string into a ball. Help Percy and his friends find the way out of the park.

Duck wants to go on an adventure. But Goose isn't so sure. Together, the two best friends set off on a walk that takes them through the meadow, past a shady thicket, and over a distant hill, all the way to a place they've never been before—the beach! Turns out, Goose loves the ocean. But guess who doesn't?

Abby Lovitt doesn't realize how unprepared she is when she takes her beloved horse, True Blue, to a clinic led by the most famous equestrian anyone knows. The biggest surprise, though, is that Sophia, the girl who never makes a mistake, suddenly makes so many that she stops riding. Who will ride her horse?

Tre amici ed un cane percorrono in barca il Tamigi. Sia durante i preparativi del viaggio che in navigazione, si verificano situazioni assurde e divertenti, descritte con il tipico umorismo inglese.

When Dante's Inferno is born early on a February night, there are great expectations for him. He may be the grandson of the greatest racehorse in modern times, but Dante's start proves a rough one: He doesn't bond with many people, as they always seem to be either poking and prodding him or trying to get him to fulfill their dreams.

It's a big world out there, and Copper the golden retriever finds himself navigating it alone - hungry, homeless, and afraid. Copper longs for love and a family to call his own. He's got a big heart, a love for people, and an even bigger love for adventure. Follow Copper through the greatest experience of his life: hiking the 2,186-mile-long Appalachian Trail. The novel is based on the true story of Copper, a 10-year-old adopted golden retriever who thru-hikes the trail with his best friend, David.

When Melody Horrill arrived at university she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. She had experienced a childhood of emotional and physical trauma mainly at the hands of her violent father that was as damaging as it was brutal. One day Melody volunteered to help her lecturer monitor pods of river dolphins nearby. There for the first time she encountered Jock, a solitary dolphin with a maimed fin, who lived apart from the highly social pods. Melody was to form a bond with Jock that gave her the key to freeing herself from the demons of her own past.

Daisy and Dad set off to a nearby forest park for the day. What an adventure they would have! They met a salmon, a frog, and even encountered a gentle breeze whispering from the talking trees.

Brimming with mystery and treasure, this action-packed tale sends a boy in need of luck and a girl in need of a friend on an adventure that will change their lives forever. Meet George, the third Lord of Devonshire and the unluckiest boy in London. Why is George so unlucky? First, he's an orphan. Second, unless he sells everything, he's about to lose his house.

Lotte und Flocke gehen durch dick und dünn! Auf dem Ponyhof Apfelblüte herrscht große Aufregung: Ein Mounted-Games-Turnier steht bevor. Klar, dass die Mädchen dort zeigen wollen, was in ihnen und ihren Ponys steckt. Doch das Training läuft nicht für alle so, wie sie es sich vorgestellt haben. Lottes Stute Flocke ist sehr schreckhaft - weder an bunte Flaggen noch an harmlose Becher traut sie sich heran. Sollten die beiden besser nicht Teil des Teams sein?

Este audiolibro relata las aventuras de dos hermanos: Mikah un cachorro de león y Patrik un chimpancé preadolescente. Juntos vivirán emocionantes aventuras en su camino por conseguir sus sueños.

From the moment Sarvey Wildlife Care Center volunteer Jeff Guidry saw the emaciated baby eagle with broken wings, his life was changed. For weeks he and the center's staff tended to the grievously injured bird. Miraculously, she recovered, and Jeff became her devoted caretaker. Though Freedom would never fly, she had Jeff as her wings.

On the night that Aunty dies, the raggedy witches come for Mup’s family. Pale, cold, and relentless, the witches will do anything for the tyrannical queen who has outlawed most magic and enforces her laws with terror and cruelty - and who happens to be Mup’s grandmother. When witches carry off her dad, Mup and her mam leave the mundane world to rescue him. But everything is odd in the strange, glittering Witches Borough, even Mam. Even Mup herself. In a world of rhyming crows, talking cats, and golden forests, it’s all Mup can do to keep her wits about her.

On the night that Aunty dies, the Raggedy Witches come for Mup's mam. Pale, cold, relentless, they will do anything to coax Mam back to Witches Borough. When they kidnap Mup's dad, Mup and her mam must leave the mundane world to rescue him. But Mam is strange on this side of the border - striding, powerful, and distant. Even if they can save Dad, Mup is not sure anything will ever be the same again....

The seaside town of Isla has many stories, the most notable being the legend of the Seafaring Parrot. Locals claim that the Seafarer remembers every sound, every whisper, cry, laugh, or snort ever uttered. But, though there have been rumored Seafarer sightings, no one has actually seen the bird before. Other stories surround a boy named Pablo, who had washed up on shore in a blow-up swimming pool as an infant with only a lavender parrot as a companion.

Things are hard for 11-year-old Yonder. She doesn't have a friend to her name...except for Dirt, the Shetland pony next door. So when Miss Enid makes the cruel decision to sell Dirt for horsemeat, Yonder knows she has to find a way to rescue him. Even if that means stealing Dirt away and sneaking him into her own house. What follows will make you worry, will make you cry, and will ultimately fill you with hope, love, and an unshakable belief in the power of friendship. Especially the four-legged kind.

Gray and his alliance of peaceful shivers - Riptide, Coral, and AuzyAuzy - have beaten the bloodthirsty emperor Finnivus and his vicious Indi Shiver Armada to smithereens, sending them swimming as fast as they can retreat. But there’s no time to party: Finnivus may have been humiliated, but he’s still out for revenge. This is the ruler who feasts on the heads of every shark he conquers, after all. When the emperor’s gangs of soldier fish strike, Gray and his friends endure a tragic loss.

Au printemps, Philippe se sépare de sa femme et perd son travail. Il est alors happé dans la spirale infernale : sans emploi, pas de logement, et sans logement, pas d'emploi. Devenu SDF, il est confronté à la dure loi de la rue, faite de solitude, de honte, et de violence. Jusqu'au jour où, au cœur de l'hiver, il rencontre Baudelaire, un irrésistible corniaud. Grâce à ce compagnon d'infortune, Philippe se lie d'amitiés avec les commerçants du 14e.