Ergebnis für "Ace" in Literatur & Belletristik

Farmer Tubbs takes a real shine to one particular pig, so much so that he can't bear to send him to market with the other young pigs. Soon Ace is befriended by the farmyard animals including Nanny the goat and Clarence, the cunning white cat. Together they help Ace to find his place in the farmhouse, ousting Megan, the farmer's aristocratic corgi, from her queenly seat – the best parlour chair.

Follow the FELINE agents as they jet off to Boracay to stop the villainous penguin king Blackwing from destroying the island. Ace Agent Spycat, a new action-packed adventure series, recounts the crime-fighting escapades of Spycat, a Singaporean agent extraordinaire, with the First Enforcement...

Fasten your seatbelts and join the FELINE agents on a mission of international importance. The Finders Keepers, master thieves and twins, are stealing famous landmarks from around the world! They must be stopped before all is lost. It's a task for none other than Ace Agent Spycat and his partner...

When Ace is wearing his magical yellow wellies, he’s able to talk to animals. So when the weather starts acting up, he knows the farm squad aren’t happy. There’s snow, hail, rain and sun – and that’s just in one day! Now Ace and his best friend Bear need to come up with a plan to solve the mystery of the wacky weather. But will they be able to fix it in time for the farm’s first festival?

Welcome to 2048. Every graduate of the B.E.S.T. Program can receive a bionic enhancement as a rite of passage in this inclusive tween series. For Ace Wells, it is just the beginning of his epic augmentation journey in book one of this near-future sci-fi trilogy. Eleven-year-old Ace Wells’s...

When Ace receives a surprise gift from a long-lost relative, he and his amazing grandparents pack up their life in the city and move to the countryside to live on a run-down farm. There's an even bigger surprise in-store for Ace when he tries on some magical new wellies and realises he can talk to animals! He's going to need this new skill to take on the evil Councillor Crabbington, who is determined to shut down the farm.

Creakie Hall is falling down but there is no money in the bank so Aunt Gardenia Bogey-Mandeville needs to come up with a money making scheme pretty quickly or she and her niece and nephew will be out on the streets. It seems unlikely that opening the Hall as a hotel will be very successful, especially when the first guests through the door are two stuffy, fussy hotel inspectors, but with the 'help' of a pair of ancient ghosts who float down from the attic, all is not lost.

Fall down the rabbit hole with this stunning edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Explore the nonsensical and comical adventures with the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts in this abridged edition of the timeless tale. Join Alice on her adventure...

1961: For more than 15 years, a cabal of escaped Nazi war criminals has been scheming in secret to restore the glory of the fallen Reich. Now they have set their sights on the one man who can lead them to a fantastic secret facility buried in the Arizona desert. But kidnapping J. J. Roberts, Yale Professor of Theology, is a big mistake: Not because he's a member of the elite Skull & Bones fraternity, and not because he has friends in the highest levels of the American government. Kidnapping J. J. Roberts is a bad idea because his son is Ace Roberts....

Come and hear what happens to Ace, and sing along with his song!

AUGIE BORETSKI KNOWS how to get by. If you're a scrawny loser in the destitute city of Camden, New Jersey, you keep your head down, avoid the drug dealers and thugs, and try your best to be invisible. Augie used to be good at that, but suddenly his life is changing. . . . First, Augie...

This riveting novel in verse, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Toni Morrison, explores American history and race through the eyes of a teenage boy embracing his newfound identity Connor’s grandmother leaves his dad a letter when she dies, and the letter’s confession shakes their...

What’s better than one Ellie and Ace adventure? Four – all together in one ready-made collection! Girl detective Ellie and her dog pal Ace will captivate and delight readers with their adventures in this four-story set. Ellie and Ace want to be world-famous detectives. To do that, they need lots of practice. Fortunately, their small town of Huckleberry Springs provides lots of cases for them to solve.

The Annual Rubber Ducky Race has the town of Huckleberry Springs buzzing with excitement...and suspicion. Everyone is sure someone is cheating in the race. Everyone except Ellie that is. This time, she doesn't think there's a mystery to be solved at all. Will the townspeople of Huckleberry Springs convince Ellie that the race is rigged? Will Ellie and Ace even take the case? Will the town "quack" up if they don't?

Almost-world-famous detectives Ellie and Ace are back! At least Ellie is. But where is Ace? Could it be? Is he really.... Asleep on the job?! Even worse, has he become a sneaky snacker? A cheating chow hound? Ace no longer wants to take a bite out of crime, he just wants to take a bite out of dinner - Ellie's, that is. How will Ellie and Ace ever become world famous detectives if Ace has given up the sleuth business for good?

Meet Ellie and Ace! Soon to be… Nearly… Just about… World-famous detectives! Well, almost. Any day now, if they solve enough cases. And good news! They are on a case now. Someone is causing trouble all over their small town of Huckleberry Springs. Each night, the troublemaker strikes - breaking into houses, spilling garbage, and stealing toys. Nobody knows who the culprit is, but everyone blames someone else. Ellie and Ace have to solve the mystery fast – before their neighbors go to war. Ellie could smell the mystery in the air. She could also smell a lot of knocked-over garbage. She and Ace had a job to do, and they had better do it fast. “Are you ready, Ace?” Ace barked and tightened his collar. It was go time! Girl detective Ellie and her dog pal Ace are on the case. Can they catch the bedtime bandit? Read to find out!

From Megan McDonald comes a collection of Judy Moody stories just right for newly independent listeners… Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble: With her birthday coming up, Jessica hopes that, just maybe, her present will be a real-live potbellied pig. Jessica can hardly wait for her party with Judy Moody and all their friends. But Judy Moody is acting like a pig-head, and Jessica UN-invites her from the party.

Bean Bean loves bugs! And she can communicate with them, too! It's her life mission to get humans and insects talking and more importantly, to get humans to stop squashing bugs. When Bean and her buddy, Manuel, encounter a lost frog from the Amazon forest in the creek behind her house, she relies on her insect network to help reunite him with his family although they encounter a few hiccups along the way. It's a wild adventure that ends with an unimaginable surprise for Bean Bean Bug Girl!

Jack and Johnny are best friends and they both have their hearts set on getting the awesome new Tesla electric bike! The Story of the Kidtrepreneur and the Boy Who Worked More teaches kids, tweens, and teenagers valuable lessons about entrepreneurship, ambition, and friendship, as the two kid entrepreneurs strive for their ultimate goals...a sweet new ride. But which boy’s business model will work better?

Panchtantra are the stories that were told to young princes in ancient times in India to make them wiser. Literally meaning five sections, the wisdom they impart today is as relevant as it was years ago. The stories are short and have animal characters which appeal to children.