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Twelve-year-old Fish—nicknamed for his skill as a swimmer—never intended to become a pirate. For starters, he’s just a kid from a poor farming family, and second, he absolutely hates to fight. But after his parents send him to work as a courier, one of his deliveries is stolen, and as Fish hurries to get it back, he’s captured by a ship of scalawags. And the mysterious package? It’s the key to locating the Chain of Chuacar, a legendary treasure.

Astrelune, la puissante cité indépendante. Imaginez une métropole où des tapis volants côtoient des dirigeables, où des individus se promènent en pyjama et où des ingénieurs déclenchent la pluie et le beau temps. Holly Nightingale appartient à cet univers étrange. Simple employée au Musée national, elle voit son existence basculer le jour où sa jeune sœur disparaît.

On a blustery and wet May day in Chicago, Dessi and Ky get transported to a tropical island where wicked pirates have turned the islanders into birds. Now it’s up to them to work together, defeat the pirates, locate a treasure, and find their way home again—with a little help from a magical crayon.

Full of innuendos, adventure, treasure, heartbreak, and a puzzle that extends beyond his world, we meet Shannon, a teenager from St. Margaret's Bay who discovers his independence through an unusual friendship.

Knud vil gerne være pirat, selvom hans far har bestemt, at han skal arve familiens villa i Høng. En dag finder Knud en pirat i sit skab. Mor og far tænker, at den nok forsvinder af sig selv. Men det gør den ikke, og snart er huset fuld af sørøvere med sabler og pistoler.

Poulsens pirater er med i en serie af lette billedbøger, der er udgivet i samarbejde med Læs for Livet og Ordblindeforeningen.

Tras incendiar el palacio del Emperador, el pirata Garrapata y su compañero Carafoca caen presos en una cruel cárcel china, la cárcel de Fuchín. Allí son sometidos a durísimos interrogatorios y torturas, pero consiguen escapar junto a otros presos. Garrapata (disfrazado de bonzo), Carafoca y los demás reos van al palacio del Emperador, Shi Hoang Ti, y logran engañarle, haciéndole creer que es un bonzo de verdad. Garrapata descubre que en el palacio se encuentra su amada Floripondia, y que ésta se va a casar con el Emperador.

Young Thomas Monroe was bred for the sea. At his first chance he sets off on a merchant’s ship, but Thomas gets more of an adventure than he’d expected when his ship is captured by the pirates whose treasure map he stole! He somehow must keep himself and his captain alive and beat the pirates to their treasure. Meanwhile, hundreds of years in the future, Jim Monroe—Thomas’ descendant—is also in desperate need of that treasure, or he and his mother will lose the family land. Embark on this thrilling tale of piracy and derring-do, Douglas Wilson’s first foray into children’s fiction.

Once captured and enslaved in Tripoli, Thomas Watson has escaped at last and vowed never to return. Susannah Wilcox secretly longs for adventure and is thrilled when she is sent to Naples to finish her education. Jules Monroe is freeborn but longs to prove to himself and the wider world that he is a man, out on the sea with his cousin Samuel. Their stories all meet in 1803 aboard the Philadelphia, a 36-gun frigate. Unfortunately, the ship has fallen into the hand of Barbery pirates, and such a powerful weapon will allow them to decimate the United States’ fledgling navy.

Stephen Monroe is a young, zealous patriot, proud of his brother William, who is a distinguished captain in the Revolutionary War. The one thing Stephen can’t understand is how his brother can kill Redcoats but despise the fiery words of other revolutionaries like Thomas Paine. When Stephen meets Lieutenant William Morris, he thinks he has found someone even more patriotic than his brother. Caught between two Williams, Stephen must realize there are two wars going on, and he must choose between his brother’s or Lieutenant Morris’.

When John Monroe saves a mother and daughter from the clutches of a rogue English soldier, he is thrust into a world of intrigue and espionage. It’s the height of the French and Indian War. In possession of a letter that exposes British troop movements, John must race to deceive the French before the rogue soldier can catch up to him and provide the actual intelligence the French need.

John will für das Schultheater Fechten lernen. Peter verspricht, es ihm in Nimmerland zu zeigen. Doch dort haben die Wildschweine den Freizeitpark verwüstet, und Johns Hilfe ist gefragt. Während die Kinder die Wildschweine verscheuchen wollen, treffen sie auf die Piraten. Durch eine Saugpflanze werden John und Dagan in den Körper des jeweils anderen versetzt.

Nur die Mädchen - Wendy und Tinker Bell - gelangen nach Nimmerland, da die Jungs beim Flug getrödelt haben. Als die am Stern ankommen, ist der Durchgang nach Nimmerland verschlossen. Hook hat den magischen Sextanten geklaut, der immer auf den Durchgangs-Stern gerichtet sein muss, damit er geöffnet ist.

Sam, though small and young, quickly becomes an essential part of the pirate crew. Their journey takes them to the mystical Good Manners Island, a place where politeness is the greatest treasure. Along the way, the little pirates help Sam learn the magic of "please", "thank you", and "excuse me", showing him that being polite is more rewarding than any chest of gold.

A vida de Jim Hawkins nunca mais será a mesma depois de conhecer Billy Jones. O velho lobo do mar possui um mapa que mostra o local onde está escondido um tesouro de pirata. Agora o mapa está com Jim e ele parte em uma expedição sem imaginar o que o aguarda–seja navegando pelo mar ou em terra firme.

Die Perlenkette einer indischen Prinzessin plumpst ins Wasser. Mutig stürzt Globi hinterher und landet auf dem Meeresgrund. Was er dort alles erlebt kann in dieser spannenden Geschichte gehört werden.