Ordinary kids: extraordinary powers: amazing adventures. There's a lot of strange stuff going on for Dax Jones. To start with there's the mysterious letter from his dad telling Dax to go to a secret location and find something from his dead mother. Perhaps it's a clue about how he became ashapeshifter. Then there's the weirdness at school. The scientists are up to something, but Dax is sworn to secrecy - he can't even tell his best mate. So when his classmates are suddenly taken away "for their own safety", Dax's fox senses tell him all is not as it seems. If Dax continues with hisquest to find out more about his mother he could be leaving his friends in danger. Is he really willing to risk their lives in his search for the truth about his existence?With appeal for both boys and girls, this exciting finale to the original Shapeshifter series is a fast-paced action adventure about contemporary children with super powers, told with award-winning Ali Sparkes's humour and lightness of touch. Perfect for fans of Alex Rider, Robert Muchamore's CHERUBseries, and Young Bond.
A time travel mystery adventure for ages 8-11. A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake take Stella and Tom to their home and the children living there 100 years in the past.
Cliff Secord, an airplane racer, finds a secret rocket pack developed by and stolen from Howard Hughes, unaware that Nazi agents are after it.
Whisked away to Africa on this adventure in the tree house, Jack and Annie cannot believe all the wild animals they see.
It's not long before they learn the warning is right! In search of an old Chinese legend, they head to the palace of the dragon king. But he is not pleased to see them!
Fortælling. Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle Climb the ladder to the Magic Tree House.
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
When the magic tree house transports Jack and Annie back to the Middle Ages for another adventure, they follow a knight on horseback and sneak into a castle feast, only to be caught as spies!
Now master librarians, Jack and Annie are sent on a mission to find a lost story - in ancient Rome!
When the tree house lands in the freezing ice age, Jack and Annie have to hide from hunters and escape from a great cave bear.
L. Frank Baum, Grace Mabie. Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Mabie , Grace , ( date ) The wonderful Wizard of Oz / by L. Frank Baum ; retold by Grace Mabie ; illustrated by Tom Newsom . p . cm .