Travel Reader

Forced by her moms to spend Christmas at her grandmother's dusty old house, 10-year-old Charlotte discovers the impossible: an ancient family quilt that travels through time! Now, she's trapped in the past with just a needle and thread and a whole lot of questions. The only people who can help are her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The problem is that they're 10 years old, as well!

The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track—and history needs them—a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things right... In this instalment, the Timekeepers travel back to 1890s New York City and the laboratory of Nikola Tesla. On the eve before Tesla is set to reveal his latest invention, the X-Ray Machine, the time pirate DeLay, disguised as Tesla's rival Thomas Edison, steals the machine.

When Frankie and Drew get in an argument about how ancient Egyptians really walked, there's only one way to set the record straight - a quick time-travel adventure! But what happens when Frankie and Drew's precious Sonic Suitcase ends up buried inside a booby-trap-ridden pyramid? There's only one way to get it back - by going inside and hoping they can make it out again.

Thanks to The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred are back in the Stone Age, where there aren't any math problems. But there's a tribe of hostile cavewomen, a hungry-looking saber-toothed tiger, a bone-rattling earthquake, and a woolly mammoth who wants to turn them into toe jam. Worst of all, Joe, Sam, and Fred have discovered that writing hasn't been invented yet - so how can The Book get them back home?

Did you know that our word Thursday comes from the Viking god Thor...as in Thor's Day? Neither did the Time Warp Trio. Did you know that if you say "Thursday" over and over again too close to a certain magic book, you will get sucked back 2,000 years to the time of the Vikings? Neither did the Time Warp Trio. Can our trusty heroes, Joe, Sam, and Fred, survive a wild ride with Leif Eriksson, match wits with his evil cousin, and get back home in one piece?

Thanks to the magic of The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred are back in the wild, wild West - and it's proving to be way too wild. They're almost stampeded by a herd of crazed cattle and nearly suffocated by foul cow fumes! Then they meet a friendly Indian chief, but why do his warriors keep staring at their scalps?

The Time Warp Trio is staying home for once, and Joe's got a perfect way to keep The Book from getting lost. But when the guys find themselves stuck on top of the half-finished Brooklyn Bridge, they realize that Joe's foolproof Book Tracker wasn't so foolproof after all. Now, the guys have to make their way through 1877 Brooklyn and find The Book before they uninvent the light bulb, the phonograph, and - oh, no! - baseball!

Written in English and Mandarin (Simplified Chinese and Pin Yin), Travel, Learn and See Your Friends is a story about two first-graders attending a Mandarin Immersion school. Dean and Ethan become fast friends. Dean is ethnically Chinese, and his reasons for learning Mandarin are more cultural. Ethan is an African-American and through his language journey, he learns about himself, his family, and the world.

You’re about to have hours of family fun competing with your rivals. Whether at home or on a road trip, Dad to the Bone Trivia: Kids Edition (K-6) will keep the family entertained with laughter and fond memories for a lifetime. Divide into teams, and compete head-to-head to see who can answer the most questions each round. Or play as a group, and try not to miss a single question.

Abraham Lincoln may have returned to history books, but other historical figures saw what he did - and now they know they can escape from their times, too. When Abigail Adams decides there's more to life than doing chores in the White House, she joins a crew of Caribbean pirates! Can siblings Abby and Doc set history straight? Or will they be the ones who need to be rescued?

When Abraham Lincoln overhears a classroom of kids say "history is boring," he decides to teach them a lesson. Lincoln escapes from 1860--to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler! Now siblings Doc and Abby have to convince Lincoln to go back to Springfield, Illinois, and accept the presidency . . . before everything spins out of control!

At sea, captains need to know their ships’ location at all times or risk crashing into unseen dangers. Since people first took to the seas, the stars have been useful for measuring latitude - or position relative to north and south. But up until the 18th century, there was no accurate way to measure longitude - or position relative to east and west. Countless seamen were lost because they didn’t know they had sailed into dangerous waters. To encourage the invention of an accurate method for measuring longitude, the British monarchy offered the Longitude Prize in 1714.

In February of 2022, a black bear by the name of Hank the Tank made international news after he reportedly broke into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe. Concerned citizens made over 100 calls to the local authorities about a bear scavenging for food and destroying property. Authorities feared they would have to euthanize Hank.

Blackbeard, the meanest, ugliest pirate ever, has our accidental time travelers cornered. Can Fred, Sam, and Joe find The Book in time - or will they become shark munchies?

You're invited to go along with Little Lorrie Lincoln on her adventure with her family as they travel to James and Pearl's Church. To join in on the fun, be sure to bring your paper, crayons, markers, or pencils to draw pictures of the exciting trip to the church as you listen.

You're invited to go along with Little Lorrie Lincoln on her adventure with her family and friends as they travel to James and Pearl's Amusement Park. You're invited to go along with Little Lorrie Lincoln on her adventure with her family and friends as they travel to James and Pearl's Amusement Park.

Are you relatively new to learning Russian or need to brush-up on your language skills? You wish to not only talk like a native, but also understand them clearly? Welcome to Polyglot Planet. We provide you with the right tools, energy and motivation for you to understand and speak Russian confidently.

You're invited to go along with little Lorrie Lincoln with her family and friends as they travel to James and Pearl's movie theater. To join in on the fun, be sure to bring your crayons, markers, or pencils and paper to draw pictures of the exciting trip to the movie theater as you listen to it.

The town of Chelm is known for having the silliest townspeople in the world. And the silliest one of all was Shlomo the Dreamer...Follow Shlomo on his journey as he leaves Chelm behind on the first day of Hanukkah to visit the city of his dreams, and finds that it looks very familiar!