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It’s not easy to fit in when you stand out. When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia, the school for unicorns, she realizes that she’s not like the other kids there. They’re all pastel colors and know the rules to Horn Ball and none of them come from the Woods like Layla does. Try as she might to make friends, Layla’s just . . . different. But when her class gets lost during a field trip to the Fiddle Dee Deep Forest, it’s up to Layla to step up and save the day.

Kit Spencer can’t stand reading. She’d rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: She’s a wizard — and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there’s a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if she’s awakened, her wild power will wreak havoc.

In der neuen Schule fühlt sich Ida gar nicht wohl. Doch dann erzählt ihnen die Lehrerin Miss Cornfield von der magischen Zoohandlung - und Ida erhält ein magisches, sprechendes Tier: den hilfsbereiten Fuchs Rabbat. Auch Benni ist gespannt. Wie gern hätte er ein wildes Raubtier an seiner Seite! Dann würden ihn die anderen endlich einmal ernst nehmen... Bald schon tummelt sich ein kleiner Zoo im Klassenzimmer. Und dann geht das Abenteuer erst richtig los.

Mermaids by Louisa May Alcott is a charming and imaginative short story that explores themes of wonder, beauty, and fantasy. A lesser-known gem from the beloved author of Little Women, this enchanting tale transports readers into a magical world beneath the waves, where mermaids glide through shimmering waters and weave their secrets into the ocean’s depths. Alcott’s lyrical storytelling and vivid descriptions bring to life a mystical underwater realm filled with grace and mystery.

Near the forests of Laws Forgotten, a dragon rules a village called Greed. For many years, the dragon has controlled the people and told them lies about the King. The King needs someone to go to the village Greed and tell the people the truth. The King needs someone to conquer the great dragon and rescue the people. The King needs an army - or a Seeker.

Aunt Cauldroneyes is always looking into cauldrons. She’s found everything from giggling moons to troll nose rings, but when she looks inside a purple cauldron one stormy night, she finds a girl with blue freckles. The old witch raises the girl and names her Spella. When Spella turns eight, she receives an invitation to Dragon’s Knob, a school for wand witchery and wizardry. But on the very night Spella is set to leave, a stranger appears with a growling hat that swallows Aunt Cauldroneyes and steals her away!

Keep your eyes down and your feet moving, or this planet will rust you. That’s what Lunar Jones tells the other kids at the relocation clinic. All of them were born on Mars, a planet that never wanted people in the first place. With resources scarce and hope even scarcer, it’s easy to get distracted looking up. After all, their ancestors descended from the stars. Martian history always starts with Earth. The first astronauts discovered that space was already occupied. Not by little green men or flying saucers. It was full of dragons. One for every moon, every planet, every star.

Ivy and her grandmother, Meg the Healer, live in the tidy village of Broomsweep. Well, most of the village is tidy. Things at Ivy's home tend to get messy, due to the magical creatures that come seeking Grandmother's help. But how can they turn away a three-legged-griffin who needs help with his landings, or a dragon with terrible cold?

The Pitbull’s plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island have been spoiled twice already, so he’s hell-bent on revenge. But first he must find a way to lure the brothers to the city. Meanwhile, to punish his niece Briar for her betrayal, The Pitbull locks her in a prison cell, high in his tower.

The precious Dragon’s Eye jewel has the power to reflect the true Dragon Master, the keeper of the fates of all dragons. When evil dragonologist Ignatius Crook sets his sights on the jewel, Dr. Ernest Drake must put a stop to his criminal plans. Luckily, Dr. Drake has help: his two newest students, 12-year-old Daniel and his sister, Beatrice, have carefully studied dragonology and are ready to use their knowledge to find the jewel. But only true dragonologists will be able to win this race against time....

Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word maybe. She's more of a comic-book girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn't believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid. Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She's always wanted a true-blue friend. But it's been hard to find one, since for the past five years she's been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat. This summer will be different, though.

Master storyteller Jim Weiss adapts folk tales and myths of clever dragons, ferocious dragons, greedy dragons, and helpful dragons--and the men and women who encounter them. From misty Scottish lochs to the sea-caves of Japan, and from the steppes of Russia to the Gold Coast of Africa, these seven stories span four thousand years of human fascination with dragons. Master storyteller Jim Weiss adapts folk tales and myths of clever dragons, ferocious dragons, greedy dragons, and helpful dragons--and the men and women who encounter them.

Diese Schule birgt ein Geheimnis: Wer Glück hat, findet hier den besten Freund, den es auf der Welt gibt. Ein magisches Tier. Ein Tier, das sprechen kann. Wenn es zu dir gehört ... Niemand darf von den sprechenden Tieren und dem Geheimnis der magischen Zoohandlung wissen. Trotzdem verplappern sich Ida und ihr Fuchs Rabbat. Was, wenn die Lehrerin Miss Cornfield davon erfährt.

When her dad is kidnapped by a woman with a giant hamstoceros, Bitsy and best friend Kosh are swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a powerful bestiary called Magicalia, the friends must quickly become conjurors themselves, before following a trail of clues that will take them from London to India to Paris, in a race to rescue Bitsy’s dad from a mysterious villain…

Step into the shadowy world of Darker Fairytales, a collection of ten haunting and enchanting stories that reimagine the timeless magic of Grimm-esque folklore. These tales dive deep into the darker corners of human nature, where morality blurs, and happy endings are far from guaranteed. In a village silenced by greed, a mysterious Piper wields a melody that demands payment—or vengeance. A forsaken forest whispers secrets to a young woman seeking her lost family, unaware of the sinister cost of her answers. A talented weaver binds her tapestries with magic, while a woodcutter steals from ...

Marnie Blue and her school friends are spending the weekend at CORAL, an activity centre in Mermaid Lagoon. There will be lots of fun things to do, like playing with the water catapult and singing round the bubble fire. Not to mention midnight snacks! But Marnie is secretly scared: she's heard all the ghostly tales about the shipwreck that lies nearby. Can she brave the weekend away long enough to find out the secret of the spooky shipwreck?

Schlangweilig? Nicht mit dem NEINhorn und Marc-Uwe Kling! Diese Ausgabe enthält als Bonus einen exklusiven Live-Mitschnitt von Das NEINhorn und die SchLANGEWEILE - von Marc-Uwe Kling vor Publikum gelesen im Mehringhoftheater Kreuzberg. Das NEINhorn und die KönigsDOCHter, die hatten einen Streit... aber beide wissen nicht mehr, worum es geht. Als sich der NAhUND zum Erzieher aufspielt, wird es dem NEINhorn zu blöd und es zischt ab.

Kitty thinks she might be a unicorn. She feels so perfectly unicorn-y! “Neigh!” says Kitty. But when Unicorn clop clop clops over, sweeping his magnificent tail and neighing a mighty neigh, Kitty feels no bigger than a ball of lint. Can this unlikely pair embrace who they are and truly see one another?

Following the acclaimed first novel comes the second instalment of the adventure in which Daniel and Beatrice continue their secret and dangerous dragonological studies; Dr Drake searched for dragonological treasures and visits old friends in India and China; Alexandra Gorynytchka's wicked plans are laid bare; dragons the world over are in terrible danger of extinction; and Ignatious Crook plots a horrible revenge.

Endlich konnten Henry, Lucy und die anderen Drachenreiter das Rätsel lösen, wie sie ihre Freunde aus der Versteinerung befreien können. Zurück auf Nimmerland sind sie voller Hoffnung, dass auch die Master erfolgreich waren, die für Friedensverhandlungen nach Sieben Feuer gereist sind. Doch von den Mastern fehlt jede Spur. Schon bald ist sich Henry sicher: Lady Blackstone hat sie in ihrer Gewalt. Die Drachenreiter sind nun auf sich allein gestellt.