L. Frank Baum takes us to the distant island of Pingaree. where inga, the Prince, along with King Rinkitink of Gilgae undertakes the dangerous voyage to the islands of Regos and Coregos to rescue his captive parents and free the enslaved people of his kingdom. We get to visit, for the first time, the lands of Thi and Herku and meet the Bears of the Bear Centre as Dorothy and company, which includes the Wizard of Oz, the Patchwork girl, the Sawhorse and the Cowardly Lion among others embark on their journey ti find Ozma, the Princess of Oz. Baum introduces us to the Loons of Loonville and leads us to the palace of the giantess, Mrs. Yoop, as the tin Woodman decides to go to the Munchkin Country and find Nimmie Amee, his long-lost love.

This volume of the Oz stories contains three stories, of which the first teo have been written by L. Frank Baum. The third, the royal book of Oz, hwerver, has been written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, after the demise of our beloved historian of Oz, Mr. Baum.
The first stor, The magic of Oz, introduces us to Kiki Aru of Mount Munch and the enhanced flower pot on the Mgic Isle. Kiki learns, b accident, the Magical Word of transformations and joined by the wicked Ruggedo, aspires to become the King of Oz, while in another part of Oz, Trot and Cap’n Bill find their meat legs growing roots on the Magis Isle. Glinda of Oz takes us to the mountain of the Flatheads and the island of the Skeezers, where their rulers, King Su-dic and Queen Coo-ee-oh, haave tyrannised the people with their magic and cruelty. The Scarecrow goes in search of his ancestors in The Royal Book of Oz and finds himself trapped in the most unimgainable of circumstances.
Will our beloved heroes from Oz succeed in rescuing their friends, and saving the people of Oz or will they themselves become helpless prisoners in unkwown lands?

Open up the huge fold-out pages of this vividly illustrated book to discover the remarkable ways the human body works. Explore a giant skeleton, learn how your heart pumps blood, find out what’s inside your head and see what happens to the food you eat.

Let?s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg?s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other ?manly? endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father?s efforts to change him. But when Greg?s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.

 Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime.

But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at a campsite that’s not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation – or if they’re already in too deep.

Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix.

After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he’s officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball.

Meet classic comic-strip character Big Nate — The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World — as he stars in his own super-funny series. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He’s a table tennis champ, a genius comic book artist and the self-proclaimed king of his class. One school morning, Nate barely survives his Dad’s toxic porridge before rushing off to school, forgetting his lunch. He thinks he has a test and he hasn’t studied for it! Nate’s class notes are full of doodles but sadly lacking any useful information! On the way to school he accidentally body slams his head teacher, then, during his first lesson of the day, he manages to insult his least favourite teacher, Mrs. Godfrey (aka Godzilla). But a little thing like having-the-worst-day-ever won’t hold back The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World!

This bold and playful approach to science with more than 40 fun questions, experiments, games, and real-life scenarios will encourage kids to discover the amazing science all around them.