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A captivating and incredible true story about a girl who fell out of a plane over the Amazon—and walked out of the jungle eleven days later, perfect for fans of Hatchet and graduates of the I Survived series. On Christmas Eve 1971, seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke and her mother boarded a...

"Taking flight has never been more fun." ―Nicholas Day, author of The Mona Lisa Vanishes The unbelievable true story of pilot Douglas Corrigan, who took off from New York to fly to California, but landed in Ireland instead. On July 17, 1938, American pilot Douglas Corrigan took off from New...

We all need someone in our lives to help us now and then. Sometimes that help comes from the most unexpected place! Those who help us most seem to show up out of nowhere, when we least expect it. When that happens it seems like magic and everything is all better.

Jesse & Tom is a children's book sharing the story of Ensign Jesse Leroy Brown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi overcoming society's racial barriers to become America's first African American Naval Pilot. In the naval aviator's locker room, Jesse Brown meets Tom Hudner for the first time and they bond as friends for life. On December 4, 1950, Capt. Tom Hudner crashed his corsair aircraft risking court martial to save his shipmate, Ensign Jesse Leroy Brown.

'जिम' कॉर्बेट का जन्म 25 जुलाई, 1875 को नैनीताल में हुआ था। उन्हें ब्रिटेन में शिकारी, प्रकृतिविद्, लेखक और...

April 9, 1940.The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping up a silent fjord. Soon planes full of paratroopers roar over the mountains, and in two months the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They cripple food supplies to the Norwegian people. And at the Vemork power plant, they gain access to an essential ingredient in the weapon that could end the war: Hitler's very own nuclear bomb.

Pack your bags for these adventures! This series will have you flying across the Atlantic, reaching the top of Everest, and stepping foot on the moon. Travel alongside some of the world’s most extraordinary explorers in these books for reluctant learners. This volume includes Amelia Earhart Flies Across the Atlantic and Edmund Hillary Reaches the Top of Everest.

Pack your bags for these adventures! This series will have you flying across the Atlantic, reaching the top of Everest, and stepping foot on the moon. Travel alongside some of the world’s most extraordinary explorers in these books for reluctant learners. This volume includes Ferdinand Mafellan Sails Around the World and Lewis and Clark Map the American West.

Pack your bags for these adventures! This series will have you flying across the Atlantic, reaching the top of Everest, and stepping foot on the moon. Travel alongside some of the world’s most extraordinary explorers in these books for reluctant learners. This volume includes Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon and Roald Amundsen Explores the South Pole.

Daniel Boone was a skilled hunter, an expert marksman, and a brave explorer of the American frontier. Join Boone as he guides settlers along the Wilderness Road—a trip filled with risks, wild animals, and hostile Indians. Through exciting, true stories, this biographical book teaches young listeners all about the start of westward expansion.

Meet a man who was a medical doctor, a geologist, and a surveyor who also knew botany, zoology, and chemistry. Douglass Houghton was all of these, even though he stood barely five feet, four inches tall. Follow his trail as Michigan's first state geologist, as he explores the unknown wilderness of both peninsulas, in the 1830s and 1840s to discover the potential resources of a brand-new state.

Bloomsbury presents Gaia by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, read by Gaia Wise and Olivia Forrest Imagine you made something that was so beautiful and powerful that everyone wanted to take it for themselves. And then you had to watch them destroy it. Would you fight for it? Meet Gaia, the ancient...

Six real-life stories of explorers who have ventured to the extremes of the earth. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to six inspirational true stories about real life explorers and adventurers around the world, from Captain Scott of the...

The Jungle Book Collection brings together Rudyard Kipling's two iconic works of children's literature - beloved by generations of children and the inspiration for countless adaptations on stage and film.

This is a true story of Oscar P. Dog, a puppy who was adopted by a Navy warship on deployment and found his way to America. It is designed to make you laugh and perhaps help military kids understand the concept of a deployment.

Four short, engaging biographies of some of America's most famous pioneers. This series includes the lives of... - Daniel Boone and his daring settling of the Kentucky frontier - Colonel George Rodgers Clarke and his heroic service to the Colonial Army during the American Revolution - Davy...

Set in a fantasy, reimagined India where dreams can be captured and bottled and nightmares used against you, Mimi Malou and her dream creature Lalu must defend her Citadel as it is under threat again… After foiling the plot to poison the King of Ratnagar, Mimi ensured that her home, the...

Will Jimmy and the Ender King make it back to land alive? When we last left, Jimmy and the Ender King narrowly escaped an attack by the executioner endermen, ruining the island surf contest. Can they make it back to land without further incident? Or, are some really, really bad things about to happen? Will Jimmy finally figure out who the dark humanoid is?

Bloomsbury presents Athena by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, read by Gaia Wise and Olivia Forrest Discover the adventures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, war and courage in this stunning graphic novel. From her extraordinary birth – sprung from the head of her father, in the...

One Sunny Day follows a dragonfly living on Carpenter’s Pond, paralleling young children’s daily adventures and celebrating curiosity, learning, and creativity included in pre-school, kindergarten, and homeschooling classrooms.