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Au début des années 1860, à l'heure où la Russie se libéralise, un fonctionnaire se fait avaler par le premier crocodile jamais montré à Saint-Pétersbourg. En cette période de naissance du capitalisme, le crocodile est à la fois propriété privée et source de revenus, il est donc inviolable.

From the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks comes The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile, a fun-filled adventure starring the bravest and most loveable tooth fairy around! Ruth Mary the tooth fairy is used to collecting teeth from under the pillows of sleeping...

El Cocodrilo, publicado por primera vez en 1865, narra la extraordinaria historia de Iván Matveich, un funcionario público que en su visita a un parque de diversiones es devorado por un cocodrilo, frente a la mirada atónita de su mujer y de su mejor amigo.

The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course–a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run a pair of handsome brothers.

¿Sabes por qué lloran los cocodrilos? ¿Y por qué sonríen los chimpancés? ¿Imaginas a los monos adolescentes corriéndose sus juergas o a un elefante africano fuera de sí por comer ciertos frutos? En este original y ameno audiolibro de Javier Gimeno, un naturalista atolondrado, en sus propias palabras, amante de la Naturaleza desde que «tengo uso de razón» y biólogo-conservador en el parque Faunia (Madrid), se narran historias que nos cuentan los animales sin decir ni mu: singularidades, curiosidades y anécdotas de un mundo apasionante.

¿Cuál es la terrible relación entre un hombre que salta al mar en Inglaterra y el incendio de un restaurante en el País Vasco? Si desconfías de tus amigos, aléjate de ellos. Una mujer recoge conchas en la costa inglesa cuando, al alzar la vista, ve la silueta de un motorista cayendo desde un acantilado. Seis días antes, un inglés de clase alta se presenta en una joyería londinense con un anillo que el joyero reconoce al instante, y que encierra un oscuro secreto. Mientras tanto, en Mundaka, Adolfo llega dispuesto a surfear las mejores olas.

Amelia Peabody embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal for her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. On her way, she rescues Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been "ruined" and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her lover. With a typical disregard for convention, Amelia promptly hires her fellow countrywoman as a companion and takes her to Cairo, where strange visitations and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished multi-ethnic parents from a Lithuanian background. His childhood years were at the family home in hospital grounds which also contained an orphanage, an insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals. The young Fyodor often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens. In 1846 he published his first novel ‘Poor Cow’ to great literary acclaim. As he began his next work he was arrested and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle.

What enemy is able to swallow small crocodilians whole? What sounds do crocodilians use to "talk" to one another? Do crocodiles really smile? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts!

Do you want to be amazed by crocodile pictures? Let's see color photos of crocodiles! You and your child will find pictures of crocodiles in short simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Crocodiles: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 42 in the Kids Learn with Pictures series. This book is built around a clear concept: see pictures of crocodiles. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions of the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

This adventure transports Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson to Amarna, the rustic desert site where the two archaeologists first met, beginning the 13-year association that would take them from mayhem to murder in the Egyptian outback.

With shocking speed, a crocodile can lunge at its prey and grab it with its strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. Listeners will learn about what makes crocodiles such deadly predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill listeners and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.

Meet the InvestiGators. With their gadgets, know-how, and super-fast transportation system (they flush themselves down toilets to speed through the sewers!), Mango and Brash are the scourge of the super-villain landscape! As vest-wearing employees of the Special Undercover Investigation Teams...

InvestiGators Mango and Brash don their fanciest vests for InvestiGators: Off the Hook, the next mystery in the hilarious adventure series. Written by John Patrick Green and illustrated im full colour, perfect for emerging readers and fans of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man. Sewer-loving secret agents...

Becci: Shifter men are the worst. After the latest one flipped out because I wouldn’t give up my job as a research scientist to play house, I accidentally shifted. In a restaurant. Into a twelve-foot crocodile. REDS is my last shot before giving up on men. And they actually find me a reptile shifter, hot and quiet with gila monster vibes. Things are looking up. Right until I got tasered outside of my lab and six goons shove me into a black van. I'm blindfolded, handcuffed, and on a loaded onto a plane. 

A thrilling story of the secret services, their enemies and the society they operate in, building with unrelenting suspense to a superb climax, The Crocodile Hunter is Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers. In the office at MI5 where he works, they call Jonas Merrick 'the eternal...

Alex Rider's eighth, adrenaline fueled adventure in the number one bestselling series. In the eighth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Alex meets international do-gooder Desmond McCain. But a simple card game between them rapidly leads to a duel to the...

Renni, Mahu and Balaal are enjoying the summer after thwarting the evil vizier, Paser, and returning the heart scarab to General Tatia. When new adventures call, the children set off up the flooded Nile to the mystical city of Shedet to see its glorious temples dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god. But things are not as they appear, and the wicked never rest for long...

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex Rider wäre gern ein ganz normaler Jugendlicher. Doch egal, wohin er geht, er zieht das Verbrechen magisch an. Als er in einem Genlabor auf McCain trifft, den millionenschweren Gründer einer Hilfsorganisation, schrillen bei ihm alle Alarmglocken. Was plant der angesehene Geschäftsmann? Alex heftet sich an seine Fersen, aber dann wird er entführt und nach Afrika verschleppt. Seine Aussichten, dort lebend wegzukommen: nahezu null.

Detective Philip ‘Cato’ Kwong is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to pieces in his suburban Perth home. The trail leads to Timor-Leste, with its recent blood-soaked history. There, he reunites with an old frenemy, the spook Rory Driscoll who, in Cato’s experience, has...