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On her way to England from Nantucket aboard a British man-o'-war, Dido has many adventures when the ship is diverted to the land of New Cumbria in the southern hemisphere.

Central to Farley Mowat's writing is his quest to understand the often-forgotten native people of the vast arctic wilderness.

Just a few short decades ago, Inuit families roamed one of the harshest climates on the planet, communing with nature and living in uncluttered harmony with their environment.

When Nora Tamsin arrives in Australia she finds herself under the guardianship of the terrifying but irresistibly fascinating Charles Herrick, known as the Lynx.

The Hardy boys are called on to help investigate the strange happenings at the dam and reservoir on Skull Mountain and what is causing the water to disappear every night.

Vincenzo has a huge problem. He wants to be just like his friends, but he is also quite proud of his Italian heritage.

Three children spend a summer at Green Knowe and somehow magic seems to turn everyday activities into strange adventures.

James Lovelock, one of the giants of environmental thinking, argues passionately and poetically that, although global warming is now inevitable, we are not yet too late to save at least part of hum

There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great country full of mountains and valleys. His palace was built upon one of the mountains, and was very grand and beautiful.

Ten-year-old Sal is disappointed when she and her parents spend Christmas at her grandmother’s house, instead of at home, like they did before Grandpa died.

Includes the stories: The Mystery of Spider Lake, Trouble at Coogan's Rest, and The Mask of the Snow Hawk.

Nancy Drew investigates some suspicious accidents at a friend's newly-purchased inn and uncovers a clever gang of robbers involved in the theft of government property.

Warm humerous story about an Irish-Canadian farming community. a good old-fashioned easy paced story with a happy ending and a few surprises.