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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie arrive on the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure…Jack and Annie are about to find out! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #40, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #12: Eve of the Emperor Penguin....

Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky's antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim.

Introduces some of the animals that live in the cold regions of the world in illustrations and brief poems by a variety of authors.

Animal Explorers is a wonderful picture book series that will inspire all budding travellers and explorers to follow their dreams. Lola the polar bear has a passion for plants, but there aren't many flowers in the Arctic. There's only one thing for it: she'll have to trek to the Amazon jungle! It's hard work for a polar bear, but nothing holds Lola back. And there's a prize for her at the end of it, when she discovers the elusiv...

Ilua the ground squirrel loves nothing more than to relax in the cool tundra and nibble on some freshly picked berries. Her family, on the other hand, is always telling her to hurry up, to scurry here or there, but Ilua prefers to move at her own pace. But with winter fast approaching, it will soon be the time for Ilua and all the other squirrels to burrow deep underground to hibernate. There is lots to get done before the family can hunker down, and if Ilua relaxes for too long, she may just be...

A new adventure series about the pivotal moments of discovery through the ages, bringing the past to life with a generous helping of fantasy, humour and delightful, black and white illustrations. Shaman by name and shaman by nature – Billy just hasn't found his magic ... yet. His selfish, globetrotting parents abandon him for yet another summer in Charles Darwin's strange, museum-like house, where Billy stumbles across a 200-year-old giant talking tortoise named Charles Darwin, by the famous ma...

This is a heart-warming and touching picture book about the bond between a girl and her animal friend, Bear. In an icy kingdom far away lived the very best of friends: Luna and Bear. When a beautiful flower pops up in the snow, Luna is delighted! But soon the flower fades, and with it, Luna's smile. Bear sets off on an adventure to find another sunshine flower, sailing the seven seas, trekking through jungles and crossing hot, sandy deserts ...but will Bear ever find what he is looking for? And...

Julie has been reunited with her long-lost father, who, although retaining some of the old traditions, has also embraced many of the new 'western' approaches to life. Once again Julie - or Miyax, her Eskimo name - feels torn in two. She loves her father but the new way of farming he's adopted means killing wolves. Even Julie's beloved wolf 'family', if necessary. With the help of her soul-mate, Peter, Julie decides to take action and put her life on the line. She heads out onto the tundra in an...

Bathalzar is the world's greatest violin-playing polar bear. At least, he used to be the greatest. Now he's the only polar bear left in all the world's circuses. He misses his home and his friends, but above all he misses his Grandpa Balthazar, who gave him his first violin. One day, Balthazar is set free. He sets off on an epic journey home, and eventually, after travelling across mountains, oceans and deserts, he sees a familiar face...  This visually stunning picture book about the world's gr...

This irresistible entry to the Paws IV series features full-color photos of baby animals, plus information about each species. Pictured in their natural habitats are a wide range of young creatures, from arctic foxes and polar bears to Dall sheep and mountain goats. In all, 24 of Alaska's wild and wonderful inhabitants are included. Brief but captivating descriptions introduce each animal, bringing them to life and familiarizing young audiences with their habits. Did readers know a gray wolf pup...

Scaled down to approximately half the size of books in the Look at Me series, this book presents the same illustrations found in the original, with a slightly abridged story, perfectly sized for little hands. These books offer child-friendly portrayals of baby animals and their mothers, and use simple language to show how the mommy animals keep their babies out of trouble. In Little Polar Bear, Mommy teaches her baby how to find food, stay safe, and more. Toddlers will love the pictures and th...