Famed inventor Henry “Hank” Witherspoon has gone missing, and it’s up to Jack and his brilliant siblings, Ava and Matt, to find him. At Hank’s ransacked lab, the siblings discover clues to the project he’s been working on—a new way to generate and store electricity, inspired by the electric eels of the Amazon. The kids travel deep into the Amazon jungle, following a series of clues Hank has left. Relying on genius, cunning, and new technology, the kids overcome strange creatures, a raging river, and some very clever foes to find their friend and protect his big idea. Like volumes one and two, Lost in the Jungle features a glossary of terms and an experiment kids can do at home or at school.
In a matter of moments, Selenas world is shattered with horrifying news. After the successful fashion designer awakens from a three-month coma, she learns that her husband, twin daughters, and parents have all died in a car accident in Paris. Now as Selena recovers in her familys compound in Malaysia, she embraces bitterness while contemplating the injustice of her loss. It is not long before Selena becomes involved in the violent, seedy world of the triads and endangers all who are close to her. After her brothers friend, Monk Kazim, comes to her rescue, he spirits her away to an unlikely refuge in an old Shaolin monastery tucked within the folds of a remote mountain. As family connections and secrets are revealed, a bond is formed, love blossoms, and a deal is made with the triads. After the spirits of their dead mothers reveal themselves by uncovering legacies that teach life lessons, Selena and Kazim marry. Unfortunately their happiness is short-lived when they are inexplicably pulled into a murky world where nothing is certain. Will You Remember Me? shares the poignant tale of a young Malaysian womans journey after a tragedy leads her to unveil her past life and eventually to what she hopes is a new beginning.
Join Katy, Cassie, Zia and Luca on a series of amazing adventures as they work together to save the planet… While eating delicious honey on toast in Zia’s garden, the friends decide to go on a hunt for a bees’ nest. They’d love to learn how honey is made and meet the queen bee herself. Shrinking down to the size of insects, the group come face-to-face with giant garden creatures and learn just how dangerous the world can be – if you’re a bee. Could this miniature adventure turn out to be their biggest yet?
Lyna Lankylegs is up to no good, as usual. From experienced children's writer Linda Locke comes a new series inspired by her own childhood in 1950s Singapore. Adventure is just around the corner as Lyna Lankylegs and her rag tag gang of boys traverse around their beloved estate and beyond, getting up to all sorts of trouble along the way. In Raining Coconuts, Lyna and the Bright Hill Gang blaze through the jungle, chasing after crazy catfish and facing off spitting cobras.
Join Katy, Cassie, Zia and Luca as they work together to save the planet! The friends are having a sleepover when they discover that the usually fearless Zia always sleeps with the light on. To help her, they plan their first ever magical midnight feast! Soon, they find themselves in a moonlit forest surrounded by nocturnal creatures. But something isn’t right – the animals don’t know if it’s night or day. The four friends and Thunder the cat race to the rescue. Can they save their sleepy forest friends before the clock strikes twelve?
The story takes place in three continents, but the visions behind my eyes remain most vivid by the images of Africa, where most of it was written. I still see the hazy sea grey as flint, the laterite ground hardened to brick emanating heat, eternal palms rustling, and people with white smiles everywhere. To this land the three main characters of the story intruded innocently and almost did not survive. Their rather narrow existence has been transformed by an extraordinary experience. Or was it transformed?
This is more than just your run of the mill travel book--this is a guide to fantasy. Whether you want to share elbow room in the playgrounds of the rich and famous, or just dream of an escape to the crystal waters, clear blue skies and white sands of the Caribbean, this guide will help you to transform such lofty dreams into an affordable reality. With colorful insights into the history of each location, Secret Caribbean transports you into the adventure of the past, while beckoning you to realize your fantasies in the here and now. Pleasantly written with a gentle to the eye lay-out, this book will appeal to many readers, not just those planning a getaway to their own secret hideaway. -- Amazon review ... an inspiration! I'm ready to rediscover the Caribbean! -- Penelope Ann Miller Fabulous facts and finds. I can't wait to go on vacation! -- Julie Moran, Entertainment Tonight
Author Jarda Cervenka discovers that reality is often stranger than fiction while living and traveling in East and West Africa. In this collection of stories set in Africa, he describes how those who do not belong, sufferand then want to return to the Dark Continent again. His tales recall a calm village man whose best time in life was the Biafra war, two young Americans who hitchhike to Lake Baringo in Kenya, and a Peace Corps volunteer who disappears in the deadly Niger River delta. He also tells of a young businessman from Baltimore who is in love with an Igbo girland who encounters a prostitute in an unusual circumstance while on a business trip in Lagos. In another tale, a Californian professor with malformed feet travels to a deep jungle to learn how to construct orthopedic shoes, which change his life. Finally, three adventurers, kidnapped by ruthless robbers, get help from a French secret agent and a dose of luck. Life in Africa can be grim and disturbing, but theres also humor, humanity, and lots of adventure in the Four Thorns of Kilimanjaro.