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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter, with the language targeted at learners of English.

It's February 29, 2020, and Nova Negrahnu cannot wait to start playing Solarversia, a year-long game based in a virtual world that's modeled on the real-world solar system. Given three lives, three vehicles, and told to master the Science of Solarversia to stand a chance of winning, players compete against 100 million people for the £10m grand prize and a place in the history books.

Having escaped the Aether with Dora and Gaelin, Jelly is relieved, and eager to return to Orria and reunite with his beloved princess. However, that is easier said than done, and after drifting for several days across the ocean on an iceberg, Jelly and his friends find themselves in Distant Qwan, an exotic land of ancient magic and tradition.

After a summer of adventure, Socks must return to Father to make an accounting of himself. It's time to justify what he's been up to and demonstrate that he remains the predator he was born to be. Failure to meet expectations could easily mean death. Meanwhile, Dirt continues to receive special tutoring from the trees, which comes with its own set of dangers. They're teaching him to speak with beings who dwell beyond perception, hopefully without accidentally getting himself killed. It's proving to be no easy task.

Jäger und Gejagter. SpongeBobs Quallen-Burger sind der Renner in der Krossen Krabbe. Der geldgierige Mr. Krabs schickt den Schwamm deswegen permanent auf Quallenjagd. SpongeBob denkt sich nichts dabei, bis ihm eine Qualle zeigt, wie es ist, gejagt zu werden. Der große Tag. Bikini Bottom freut sich auf die Fastfood-Olympiade. SpongeBob ist doppelt aufgeregt, denn Mr. Krabs hat ihn zu allen Wettbewerben angemeldet. Patrick will ebenfalls teilnehmen, und über Nacht werden die beiden zu erbitterten Konkurrenten. Thaddäus streikt. Thaddäus fühlt sich von Mr.

Shezlez the Self-Proclaimed is an absurdist story about a poor man's ambition to organise his own political party in an unnamed country characterised by moral apathy, poverty and heartless bureaucracy. Upon his first speech, so rousing as to attract the attention of the Progressive Party, Shezlez finds himself embroiled in a corrupt scheme of deceit and backstabbing in the leadup to the upcoming mayoral elections.

When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Jake and Jess are on their way to Scotland to visit Robin, who’s been hiding out near a remote loch with Grandma. Jake can’t wait to see his favourite robot, but is shocked by how much he’s changed. Robin now spends most of his time camouflaged in bushes and can light a fire with a click of his fingers - he’s gone wild! But when Grandma ropes the trio into a plan to catch a local gang of thieves in the act, it looks like Robin’s new skills might just save the day....

How can you pack for the journey of a lifetime? George Baxter has settled for a comfortable life, content as the years unfold predictably - until Win, his wife of 26 years, dies. With his loyal dog Monty by his side, George throws himself into his work as an antiques dealer. His business is at the heart of the village and all sorts pass through the doors, each person in search of their own little piece of history. When George meets local widow Sylvia Newsome, he imagines a different kind of future. But life has more revelations to offer him.

Jess and Jake love having a robot babysitter, but lately Robin's been malfunctioning more and more often...and the only person who can help - their inventor grandma who created Robin - has disappeared. It's time for the twins take matters into their own hands....

When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Robin is embarrassing, clumsy and, worst of all, programmed to make them do their homework. They're also pretty sure he thinks their dog is a baby. The twins decide they have to do something before everyone realises that Robin is a robot. But getting rid of their new babysitter will mean putting aside their sibling squabbles and working together, which might be an even bigger challenge.

Philosophy takes us by surprise. It challenges us, awakens us and opens our minds. In an increasingly opinionated world, philosophy encourages us to look within and think for ourselves. In doing so, we can find solutions to even our most confusing dilemmas. Let Fabrice Midal teach you to trust your own thoughts, as he guides us through the inspirational ideas of 40 writers, artists, thinkers and seers from Baudelaire to Wittgenstein, Emily Dickinson to Toni Morrison, Pablo Picasso to James Baldwin.

"Julie und Cara" ist eine Hörspielreihe für Kinder, die wichtige gesellschaftliche Themen kindgerecht aufbereitet und mit viel Liebe und Humor vermittelt. Jede Episode hat (von Umweltschutz über Mobbing zu Diversität) einen Themenschwerpunkt. Die beiden "beinahe-Schwestern" Julie und Cara, die mit ihren Vätern und ihrem Hund Käpt'n Klaus in einem Vorort von Köln leben, reisen in den Sommerferien mit dem Wohnmobil durch verschiedene Städte, wo sie großartige Abenteuer erleben.