Books in The Adventures of Val series

Otto helps Santa find a place to rest after a busy night delivering presents in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator, David Milgrim. This is part of the award-winning, star-reviewed The Adventures of Otto series.See Santa deliver his last present. See Santa yawn. See Santa nap. See Flop bang his new drum. See Santa wake up! Poor Santa is exhausted from delivering presents all night, but he can’t find anywhere that’s quiet enough to take a nap. Fortunately for him, Otto knows just the place… This Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read with bright illustrations and minimal text is perfect for the true emergent reader.

The year is 1936, and the 19XX organization travels to Tibet to prevent the General made of metal, known as the Shining Skull, from spreading destruction and Civil War. In this epic third book in the 19XX series, the group finds themselves searching for an ancient and mysterious power that promises to end all wars forever. But if they find it, will they choose to use it? And if so, what price will they pay?

Perfect for collectors--this large format facsimile edition shows off Hergé's artwork as it was meant to be seen.Join Tintin and Snowy--the world's greatest adventurers--as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world!Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the sunken remains of the Unicorn ship and notorious pirate Red Rackham's treasure. With old documents leading the way, fancy diving equipment and a shark shaped sub, they're ready for their ocean adventure-but are they ready for the twists and turns their journey takes?

The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic strips created by Belgian artist Herge the pen name of Georges Remi (1907 1983). The series first appeared in French in Le Petit Vingtieme, a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme Siecle on 10 January 1929. Set in a painstakingly researched world closely mirroring our own, Herge's Tintin series continues to be a favorite of readers and critics alike 80 years later.The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colorful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont). Herge himself features in several of the comics as a background character; as do his assistants in some instances.The success of the series saw the serialized strips collected into a series of albums (24 in all), spun into a successful magazine and adapted for film and theatre. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date. The comic strip series has long been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Herge's signature ligne claire style. Engaging, well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories within the Tintin series always feature slapstick humor, accompanied in later albums by sophisticated satire, and political and cultural commentary.

It's moving day and Cabo has butterflies in his stomach. As a young goat, he tries to understand his job as a show goat when he moves to his new home. With the help of his new dog friends, Cabo attempts to discover his purpose. Uncertain what it takes to be a show goat, Cabo tries his hand at several different ranch jobs... and fails. Then Cabo discovers his own strength and skills when it is completely up to him to rescue his four legged friends. Finally, Cabo realizes that his talents are what it takes to be a show goat.

The world's most famous travelling reporter heads for Russia. Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by the Bolsheviks and Moscow's secret police...Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011, The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets remains the only adventure not to have had its artwork coloured.

Perfect for collectors--this large format facsimile edition shows off Hergé's artwork as it was meant to be seen.Join Tintin and Snowy--the world's greatest adventurers--as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world!Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market and buys it for his friend Captain Haddock. Only it isn't any model ship-it's the Unicorn, carved by one of Haddock's ancestors, and it holds piece of the puzzle to finding an ancient pirate's treasure! But Tintin and Haddock aren't the only one's interested in treasure. Tintin get's kidnapped! Will he make it out, and uncover the Unicorn's secret?

One Lil Indian in the Adventures of Oli series introduces us to a nine-year-old Native American girl who just wants to have a normal family vacation someplace other than her own backyard. Oli dreams of traveling to far away places like she has read about in school. She dreams so much that there have been times she wakes up feeling as if she’s actually been flying. But how can that be? A family vacation is the furthest thing in the minds of Oli’s parents; they've been keeping a secret from Oli and they have to tell her about it before some very special visitors arrive and spill the beans. Meanwhile, deep in the surrounding forest the animals are feeling anxious. They know that Oli and her parents both have secrets and they know what those secrets are. They love Oli because she has a special way with each and every one of them. As the forest floor begins to rumble, they know that their world and the world of their little friend is about to change forever.