macmillan publishers international macmillan children's books (118 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Award-winner Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers of any age. Perfect for fans of Journey to the River Sea. With a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey.'Packed with wit and adventure' - The TimesEver since she was found abandoned as a baby in 1896, Annika has lived in the servants' quarters at a grand house in Vienna. She loves the other servants as if they were family, and she adores the magnificent, glittering city. There is only one thing that Annika longs for: the day her real mother comes to find her.So when a beautiful aristocrat arrives to claim her, it is as if Annika has walked into her own dream. Whisked off to her true home - a remote estate far, far from Vienna - her new life begins. But the dark and crumbling castle echoes with secrets and lies, and as Annika unravels the truth she finds herself in terrible danger . . . 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Gruffalo is an internationally bestselling picture book, a popular stage show, a BAFTA and Oscar-nominated animation - and now the story has been adapted into a fun and accessible play script by Julia Donaldson. Ideal for children to use as a school play or at home, The Gruffalo Play has been designed with rehearsals and performance in mind. A clear layout and colour-coding for each character will help children to follow their lines and join the action with ease. The book also contains a hints and tips section which includes helpful advice on staging the play and performing it with larger groups. There are ideas too for themed make-and-do Gruffalo activities, as well as stage make-up for Gruffalo and Mouse! And of course no production of The Gruffalo Play would be complete without the lyrics and music for beloved Gruffalo Song.With Axel Scheffler's fun illustrations, this wonderful, dramatic way to share the classic story is sure to delight teachers, parents and children everywhere. 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What starts as an adventure ends in disaster when Rapunzel, Anansi and Jack and his talking chicken, Betsy, are captured by a wicked witch and locked up in a tower! It's up to Red (the sustainable woodcutter's daughter) to save the day. With the help of the witch's servant, Ella, and her magical fairy god-brother, can Red save her friends and all the other magical creatures the witch has kidnapped - including a fearsome troll The Great Troll Rescue is the second book in this brilliant new highly-illustrated series by Tom Percival, featuring all the fairy-tale characters you know and love having brand-new adventures!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelfBut he doesn't spend very much time by himself,For each boy and girl in the class is a friendAnd he goes home with one of them every weekend.The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack and embarks on his own big adventure! He's washed down a drain and whooshed out to sea, rescued by a fishing boat, loaded onto a lorry, carried off by a seagull . . . how will he ever make it back to Class One The Everywhere Bear is a warm and engaging story from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the creators of The Paper Dolls, which has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide and was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenway Medal.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Zurück auf Bahnsteig 13Neun Jahre sind vergangen, seit sich der Gügel unter dem Bahnsteig 13 das letzte Mal geöffnet hat, um den Weg zu einer magischen Insel voller fantastischer Wesen freizugeben. Es ist auch höchste Zeit, denn der Nebel, der die zauberhafte Insel vor der Entdeckung schützt, schwindet mehr und mehr. Warum nur Hexe Lex macht sich auf in die Menschenwelt, um einen Nebelexperten zu finden. Irrtümlich hält sie das Mädchen Lena für diese Expertin und schleppt sie auf die Insel. Dort spitzt sich die Lage mehr und mehr zu. Wird es den Inselbewohnern mithilfe von Lenas ungewöhnlichen Ideen gelingen, ihre Heimat zu retten.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion. But one day Hanneke gets a very unusual request. One of her regular customers asks her to find a girl. A girl who has disappeared from the secret room in her house. A Jewish girl . . .As she searches for clues Hanneke is drawn into a dangerous web of lies, secrets and mysteries. Can she find the runaway before the Nazis do Meticulously researched, intricately plotted and beautifully written, The Girl in the Blue Coat is the extraordinarily gripping novel from Monica Hesse.'A gripping historical mystery' Publishers Weekly, starred review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - TRUST NO ONE. NOT EVEN YOURSELF.After a devastating scandal breaks in her elite New York City private school, Magdalena is shipped off to her family home to spend a summer recovering under the radar. Over-medicated and under-confident, she spends her days in a fog, hiking in the woods behind her grandparents' cottage.But then a gorgeous boy called Bo stumbles across her picnic blanket and Magdalena starts believing she might be able to move on from her past. Bo is wild and free and he gets her - it's like he can see into her soul. Finally she's starting to feel . . . something.But there's something dark going on in this sleepy town, and when a mutilated body is found in the woods near Bo's forest home, it's clear that Magdalena's nightmare is just beginning. She's no longer sure if she can trust anyone - even herself . . .What She Found in the Woods is an addictive and all-consuming thriller with a twist from the internationally bestselling author of the Starcrossed series, Josephine Angelini.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Trial by Fire is a sensational, page-turning adventure, inspired by the Salem witch hunts, from the bestselling author of Starcrossed, Josephine Angelini.Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted . . . which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear. Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian . . . Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences. Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected. But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy Continue The Worldwalker Trilogy with Firewalker. 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden, he is determined to take a picture of it and send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition, thinking it will help bring his dad back home. But the bone begins to grow, reaching up out of the ground until it turns into a skeleton - a skeleton with an unusual interest in his unwell younger sister Miren.As time wears on, Miren's condition worsens, and the only time she is truly at peace is when she is playing with the skeleton. But Stanley is wary of him, especially when he finally manages to get a picture, and spots a scythe at the skeleton's feet. . .Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella is a whimsical, heartfelt story about a boy who finds a friend in Death with the help of an unusual tree growing in his back garden. With black line illustrations throughout by Victoria Assanelli.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - David Baldacci is back with The Width of the World, the third book in the Vega Jane series which began with his instant #1 global bestseller and award-winning YA fantasy debut The Finisher.This is it. Vega Jane's time. Lied to her whole life, she has broken away from Wormwood, the only home she's ever known, and headed off into the Quag in search of the truth. She battles horrors to fight her way through it, with her best friend, Delph, and her mysterious canine, Harry Two, alongside her. Against all odds, they survive - but arrive into a place that's even worse. Not because deadly beasts roam the streets, but because the people there are enslaved and don't even know it. It's up to Vega, Delph, Harry Two and their new comrade, Petra, to take up the fight against savage and cunning new foe - and their triumph or failure will determine the fate of the whole world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second exciting Ottoline adventure! Ottoline Goes to School is a beautifully-illustrated story from the award-winning Chris Riddell, author of Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse.Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Meanwhile, Mr Munroe is more worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night. As the school term continues, will Ottoline discover her hidden talent And can she and Mr Munroe expose the spook Full of gorgeous, intricate black-and-white illustrations, the Ottoline series is perfect for young and reluctant readers. Though they can be enjoyed in any order, continue the mysterious adventures with Ottoline at Sea.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman comes Frances Hardinge's spectacular gothic novel Unraveller.Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . .In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them. Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but uses it to help those who have been cursed, including his ally and closest friend, Nettle. But Kellen himself is cursed, and unless he and Nettle can release him, he is in danger of unravelling everything - and everyone - around him.From Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree, Hardinge expertly weaves together mythology and mystery in a richly-detailed world besieged by curses.'Exquisite . . . sheer perfection'- Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts'Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical' - Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent.Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide.Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding.Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment.And now there's a ghost inside her.The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession - or death.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Awakening of Sunshine Girl is the second in a frighteningly good series based on the popular YouTube sensation The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Network, created by Paige McKenzie.Sunshine's Luiseach powers have been fully awakened. For months now, Sunshine has felt spirits everywhere. She hears their voices; feels their emotions . . . it's intense and sometimes overwhelming. She tries to ignore them, but it's impossible. Hoping to get her powers under control (and hoping for answers to her never-ending questions) she agrees to start training with her Luiseach mentor, leaving her family - and her friend Nolan - behind. But Sunshine's mentor doesn't understand her attachment to the humans in her life; and she can't forgive his abandonment of her so many years ago. The only thing getting Sunshine through the terrifying and creepy training is her new, distractingly attractive, friend - another young Luiseach.Though Sunshine's mentor is reluctant to answer her many questions, she finally learns the truth about her lineage, as well as the rift that threatens the future of Luiseach and the human race . . . and the crucial part she has to play in repairing it.

Zustand: New. The perfect book for any practical joker - Just Annoying is the second book in the hilarious Just series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, the creators of the bestselling Treehouse series.The perfect book for any practical joker - Just Annoying.

Zustand: New. Stephanie Perkins returns with another blood-chilling contemporary horror novel, the perfect companion to her New York Times-bestseller There s Someone Inside Your House, soon to be a Netflix feature.Stephanie Perkins returns with another blood-chilling.

Zustand: New. Magic can burn, turn tides, light the darkness and bring back the dead. But magic is gone. So one girl must bring it back in the first in a gripping fantasy trilogy.Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West Af.

Zustand: New. True love has the worst aim in this darkly funny tale of a boy and a girl who find each other and then screw it all up.Acidly funny and compulsively readable, Mercedes Helnwein s debut novel Slingshot is a story about two people finding ea.

Zustand: New. &i>Harold and the Purple Crayon&/i> meets &i>The Train to Impossible Places&/i> for boys and girls of 8+, this dazzling adventure fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. Its funny too&b> &/b>. . .Harold and the Purple Crayon meets The T.

Zustand: New. A refreshed edition of the funny and uplifting bestselling classic, about a crocodile who might not be a crocodile at all, from the award-winning Gemma Merino.A refreshed edition of the funny and uplifting bestselling classic, about a crocodile who m.

Zustand: New. From Roman times to the present day this is the story of Black British history.From Roman times to the present day this is the story of Black British history.Winner of the Book of the Year, Children s Illustrated and Non-Fiction.

Zustand: New. Poor little monkey! He s lost his mum. Luckily butterfly is nearby to help him find her . . . I ve lost my mum! Where is Monkey s mummy? It s not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. Kindly butter.

Zustand: New. Climb aboard the Highland Falcon and join Harrison Beck as he solves the case of a jewel thief in an addictive series, Adventures on Trains, from bestselling mystery-writing duo M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman.Winner of the Book of the Year, Chi.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Lots of laughs on every level in the world s most awesome treehouse! The ninth instalment in the number one bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.The ninth book in the number one bestselling series! Laugh-out-loud and full of c.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Laugh-out-loud wacky adventures in the world s most awesome treehouse! The sixth instalment in this hilarious and highly illustrated series will appeal to fans of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.The sixth book in the laugh-out-loud adventure.

Zustand: New. Ogilvie, Sara (illustrator). Meet Detective Nell, a very inquisitive dog, and follow her adventure investigating the curious case of the missing books!When a crime needs solving, there s only one dog for the job! Join Nell the Detective and help solve the mystery of the m.

Zustand: New. Laugh-out-loud wacky adventures in the world s MOST AWESOME treehouse! The fourth instalment in this hilarious and highly illustrated series.The fourth book in the laugh-out-loud series, climb new levels and discover new adventures in the MOST AWESOME t.

Zustand: New. Elisa Paganelli (illustrator). Nevermoor meets Narnia in this spectacular magical adventure with an environmental twist from Pari Thomson, an unforgettable new voice in children s fantasy.Winner of the Overall Waterstones Children s Book Prize.

Zustand: New. It s Christmas at the treehouse! This is the twelfth laugh-out-loud hilarious book in the series, filled with cartoon illustrations and perfect for fans of Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Merry Christmas from the treehouse! The 156-Stor.

Zustand: New. Eleven brilliant books in one! A glorious, playful celebration of the joy of books and reading.Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook s Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donal.