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Join Blackbear the Pirate as he sails about the high seas in search of fun and excitement in his great ship, the Annie, with his all-bear pirate crew, including Calico, Izzy Paws, Le-Kidd, Pauly the Parrot, Barty, and Bonnie. In this first swashbuckling tale, Blackbear sets sail in search of the cave of the great Pirate King, Bearfoot, who lives on the mysterious island of Bearataria. It's nonstop pirate adventure for the buccaneer in all of us.Includes Free 3-D Magic Action™ App!With this cool new app, you can:• Watch the characters come alive in 3-D action!• Listen to the story read aloud in English, Spanish, or your own voice!• Enjoy exciting virtual reality panoramic views!Try it for free at www.blackbearmagicbook.com!

Blackbear the Pirate sets sail once again in the second, swashbuckling adventure of this award-winning series! Blackbear meets friends, old and new, as he takes his great pirate ship, the Annie, to the snow-covered island of Bearavia where he goes in search of his missing friend, Captain Ben. Welcome aboard, matey!Includes Free 3-D Magic Action™ App!With this cool new app, you can:• Watch the characters come alive in 3-D action!• Listen to the story read aloud in English, Spanish, or your own voice!• Enjoy exciting virtual reality panoramic views!Try it for free at www.blackbearmagicbook.com!

Book 2 of the series! As if their quest to return home isn't challenging enough for Fifties Chix friends, Mary, Ann, Judy, Maxine, and Bev, they must also cope with a love triangle between Mary, Ann, and James O'Grady; a controversial underground school newspaper; and the unexplained disappearance of their classroom teacher, who may be their only hope to return to 1955. Hang on tight as the time-traveling quintet explodes through well-kept secrets to find the answers.

The Door in the Wall” was first published in 1911 as part of a collection titled "The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories". The conflict between science and imagination is the major theme of the story, which was enormously popular when it first appeared. Today Wells’s reputation rests almost entirely upon his science fiction novels, which include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898), all of which are acknowledged classics of the science fiction genre and continue to be widely read and adapted into other media. “The Door in the Wall” is considered by both readers and critics to be Wells’s finest short story.

In Book 3 of the series, the year is 1945 and May Boggs, the Fifties Chix social studies teacher, is 15 years old. World War II has taken its toll and May and her two best friends, Rowena and Emily, are happy to see the war coming to an end at long last. But their bright futures are disrupted by a trip back to another war-torn era: the Civil War. When, in modern day, Maxine pays the price for the controversial essay she wrote for the school's underground paper, the secret her teacher uncovers in 1865 may be the very thing that saves the reputation and future of Maxine and the Fifties Chix. Jump in and join the time-traveling adventures of three generations of friends who fight for freedom, friendship and their special place in the world in.

In Book 4 of the Fifties Chix series, Bev is recruited in present day to pitch for the boys' baseball team, and is in seventh heaven when her team could earn its way to the championship game. Standing between Bev and victory is her arch nemesis, Diane Dunkelman. She must come to terms once and for all with her rival, and learn how to follow her heart about the boy she likes. In sports as in life, Bev discovers, she must be true to herself to win. Meanwhile, Ann, Mary, Maxine and Judy are on the trail of a mysterious, reclusive friend from their social studies teacher's past who may have the secret to their time-traveling dilemma. Get ready to cheer for the Fifties Chix as their time-travel journey leads them on unexpected twists and turns toward victory.

In this classic Collector's Edition, Angela Sage Larsen introduces a spell-binding, time-travel adventure series for young independent readers: Fifties Chix. The retro-style illustrative cover showcases the protagonists period fashion and location backdrop in this pre-series launch edition. Sock hops. Soda fountains. Slumber parties. Life in 1955 is simple for tomboy Beverly, moody Maxine, high-spirited Judy, studious Mary and artistic Ann. But after a class assignment to predict life in the future, they wake up next morning in a future they could never have imagined (having time-traveled into a parallel universe to the 21st century. With only each other to trust, they must work together and find their way “home” to 1955; but the more they discover about the future, will they even want to go back? TRAVEL TO TOMORROW is the first title in this five-book series.

In Book 5 of the Fifties Chix series, Judy's dream may have come true; Bob Jenkins could finally see her in a new light if she gets cast as the lead in a play. Bev is still walking on air after her performance with the boys' baseball team gets her accolades; Maxine is championed as a writer and an activist; Mary may have finally found peace with her family and James O'Grady; and Ann may have convinced her cousin to move to the States. The Fifties Chix could be about to get everything they ever wanted ― so why do they still feel out of place? With a revelation that will make their world come crashing down around them, their social studies teacher may destroy everything they worked for. The Fifties Chix, now more than ever, must test the strength of their friendship. Will they work together to save their teacher and find their way home, or will they lose each other forever?Brace yourself for a wild ride through the past to the future and back again as the Fifties Chix solve their time travel mystery and discover the truth about love and friendship.

The Door in the Wall” was first published in 1911 as part of a collection titled "The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories". The conflict between science and imagination is the major theme of the story, which was enormously popular when it first appeared. Today Wells’s reputation rests almost entirely upon his science fiction novels, which include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898), all of which are acknowledged classics of the science fiction genre and continue to be widely read and adapted into other media. “The Door in the Wall” is considered by both readers and critics to be Wells’s finest short story.

The Door in the Wall” was first published in 1911 as part of a collection titled "The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories". The conflict between science and imagination is the major theme of the story, which was enormously popular when it first appeared. Today Wells’s reputation rests almost entirely upon his science fiction novels, which include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898), all of which are acknowledged classics of the science fiction genre and continue to be widely read and adapted into other media. “The Door in the Wall” is considered by both readers and critics to be Wells’s finest short story.

The gang's all here as Blackbear the Pirate and his all-bear mates — Calico, Izzy Paws, Le-Kidd, and other cuddly characters — are back for their fourth seafaring adventure. In search of riches, Blackbear follows clues from a mysterious treasure map to sail the Annie to the Lost Key Reef in the Caribbean Sea. In a wonderful and surprising finale, the crew discovers that some things are more valuable than gold and gems.Includes Free 3-D Magic Action™ App!With this cool new app, you can:• Watch the characters come alive in 3-D action!• Listen to the story read aloud in English, Spanish, or your own voice!• Enjoy exciting virtual reality panoramic views!Try it for free at www.blackbearmagicbook.com!