Two pairs of brothers and sisters travel back in time to solve the mystery of a dinosaur painting that was given to them at a local flea market. Bill, April, Fred and Amy, are members of the Dinosaur Patrol. They begin to give themselves this name during their first journey to the prehistoric past. The Patrol confronts hungry dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and exploding volcanoes. Each person brings their own talents and skills to the adventure. A small animal accidentally returns with them to...
"Told in Rhyme with hilarious illustrations, this book wonders how different animals would react when they try new foods." —I'm Not the Nanny Did you ever wonder why we eat what we do?And why we turn up our nose at something new?Why some people like what others don't?Why some people eat what others won't? Do you think that's true of other creatures too? Do Mice Eat Rice? is a witty, rhyming story by author Al Wight, with humorous and imaginative illustrations...
Do ist die Tochter von Joe und Ria Delfin. Sie wohnen in der Nähe von Caraçao, einer Inselgruppe vor der Küste von Venezuela. In dieser Geschichte wird Do geboren. Es ist eine schwere Geburt. Nicht weil Mama Delfin Probleme mit ihrer Gesundheit hat, sondern weil sie sich bei der Geburt in den Netzen von Kapitän Nada, einem illegalen Fischer, verheddert. Mit knapper Not und der Hilfe des legendären Otto Pan, einer uralten Meeresschildkröte, kommt Do doch noch so gesund wie ein Fisch ins Wasser....
Freshly returned from his voyages Doctor Dolittle decides to expand his zoo to include a home for crossbred dogs and a club for rodents. The Doctor’s Zoo is unlike any other zoo in the world. In his zoo there are no cages; the animals stay there voluntarily and are free to leave whenever they want. While expanding the zoo the doctor takes some time to solve a mystery with the aid of Kling, the Dog Detective. Another wonder adventure with the greats veterinarian the world has ever known! This...
Alex’s mum wins a luxury cruise holiday and takes her son along. Willem plays stowaway in Alex’s backpack and later in a linen closet on board. When modern day pirates take the ship hostage William’s sleuth skills save the day. Alex and William work together to foil the pirates’ plans, which include locating and stealing a treasure on the tiny island of Trommelin. This is the second book in the series. The third, Dogtective William and the Poachers, will be released in February 2014.
William and Alex are on their third mission together: they must investigate the poaching of rhinos on Aunt Ada’s farm in the Bushveld. Very topical plot, and full of humour, as readers have come to expect from this duo!
In their fourth adventure together William and Alex go to Baikonur in Kazakhstan, from where they are launched into space to investigate a mysterious problem with the International Space Station’s oxygen supply. Here they meet William’s old friend Boris, another dogtective, who reveals some interesting facts about William’s past, to Alex’s great delight.
Alex is twelve years old and an only child. He spends a lot of time with his dog, William, which the family got from the SPCA a few years ago. But only Alex knows William’s secret: he can talk! William reveals this to Alex in the car on their trip home from the SPCA. But Alex learns even more secrets about his dog in this book, the first of a series featuring Alex and William’s adventures all over the world. William, who is a dogtective, makes arrangements to travel to Istanbul, where, in...