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Books in Madcap Adventures series

  • Math Adventures Grade 2: Enchanted Forest

    Linda Bertola, Agnese Baruzzi

    Paperback (Flash Kids, April 17, 2018)
    Every kid can go on a fun math adventure! In a village hidden in the woods, animals live, work, play, and sometimes even quarrel. Led by a wise owl, second graders can wander through this enchanted space. As they visit the town, they’ll decode recipes, count cookies, and practice their addition, subtraction, and logic and problem-solving skills. Through this combination of storytelling and entertaining activities, even reluctant learners can grasp basic mathematical principles and begin to love the world of numbers. Each book has colorful stickers to place on the pages.An addition to the bestselling Flash Kids line of books.
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  • Math Adventures Grade 3: Fairy Tale Land

    Linda Bertola, Agnese Baruzzi

    Paperback (Flash Kids, April 17, 2018)
    Every kid can go on a fun math adventure! Welcome to the kingdom of fairy tales, where kids get to meet a talking cricket, practice their math, and play games with some very well-known characters. They’ll lead Tom Thumb and Thumbelina to their homes by coloring the right numbered path; figure out how many tasks Snow White has to complete; help a blundering witch prepare her potions, and more! Through this combination of storytelling and entertaining activities, even reluctant learners can grasp basic mathematical principles and begin to love the world of numbers. Each book has colorful stickers to place on the pages.An addition to the bestselling Flash Kids line of books.
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  • Math Adventures Grade 4: Wizard School

    Linda Bertola, Agnese Baruzzi

    Paperback (Flash Kids, April 17, 2018)
    Every kid can go on a fun math adventure!Come along with the wizard's apprentice as he guides you through a very special castle. There you’ll discover powerful potions, secret passages, mazes, and more. But it seems the apprentice needs a little help remembering his magic formulas. Using a little addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and other math skills, fourth-graders can save the day! Through this combination of storytelling and entertaining activities, even reluctant learners can grasp basic mathematical principles and begin to love the world of numbers. Each book has colorful stickers to place on the pages.An addition to the bestselling Flash Kids line of books.
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  • Math Adventures Grade 5: Spy School

    Linda Bertola, Agnese Baruzzi

    Paperback (Flash Kids, April 17, 2018)
    Every kid can go on a fun math adventure!Oh, no: the evil Mister X has smashed an ancient tablet containing all the numbers of the world—and if Tommy and Tina can’t mend it by midnight, every number will disappear forever! Are Tommy and Tina up to the mission? Fifth-graders can help them succeed by doing calculations to avoid traps, figuring out which footprints to follow, and solving puzzles to enter an enchanted tower. Through this combination of storytelling and entertaining activities, even reluctant learners can grasp basic mathematical principles and begin to love the world of numbers. Each book has colorful stickers to place on the pages.An addition to the bestselling Flash Kids line of books.
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  • The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure

    Bruce Coville

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2003)
    What do you get when you mix together-- werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, alternate dimensions, tiny people, Transylvania, ancient curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers, shape-changers, fallen angels, journeys through hell, zombie warriors, body snatchers, and two clever kids in whose hands rests the fate of Earth? --The latest madcap adventure-comedy-fantasy-mystery from bestselling novelist Bruce Coville, that’s what.
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  • Marvel Adventures Thor: Bringers of the Storm

    Louise Simonson, Jeff Parker, Todd Dezago, Rodney Buchemi, John Buran, Leonard Kirk, Ron Lim

    Paperback (Marvel, March 23, 2011)
    Four tales of all ages action featuring the God of Thunder himself, The Mighty Thor! First, see how the God of Thunder came to our world. Then, villains march across Bifrost Bridge, to challenge the forces of Odin! Then bid them to unleash their vengeance lest we face Ragnarok! COLLECTING: Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #7, #11; Marvel Adventures the Avengers #15; Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #4
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  • Smithsonian Adventures in Space

    Courtney Acampora

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, Dec. 20, 2016)
    Smithsonian Adventures in Space contains everything young space explorers need to learn about the planets and beyond. After reading about the planets and space exploration through the Smithsonian's collection, kids can use the shaped box to create their own Moon landing scene with dioramas, cardstock models, and figurines. Whether it's Jupiter's moons or Neil Armstrong's space suit, Smithsonian Adventures in Space contains everything kids need for an intergalactic adventure!
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  • Dive: My Adventures In the Deep Frontier

    Sylvia Earle

    Hardcover (National Geographic Children's Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Takes young readers on an informative and colorfully photographed exploration of the vast mysteries of the underwater world, complete with glossary, timeline, and index.
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  • Marvel Universe Wolverine Digest

    Marvel Comics

    Paperback (Marvel, June 25, 2013)
    Four classic all-ages Wolverine tales! Before he joined the X-Men, Wolverine was a secret agent, skilled in espionage and highly trained in combat. But when he's ordered to deal with a town being slowly covered by metal, Wolverine must use his greatest weapon to survive: his brain! Then, thrill to Wolverine's first appearance ever, as he battles the Incredible Hulk...but who or what is the Wendigo? Plus: Kitty Pryde's got a crush, and she's depending on Wolvie to help her get the hook-up. But what happens when that crush is Thor, God of Thunder? Finally: all Spider-Man has to do is follow Wolverine for one day and report what he does. What could go wrong? We're glad you asked... COLLECTING: Free Comic Book Day 2009 (Wolverine : Origin of an X-Man ), Incredible Hulk 181, Wolverine: First Class 15, Spider -Man (2010) 3
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  • Monsters of Morley Manor, The

    Bruce Coville, The Full Cast Family Leslie Noble

    MP3 CD (Brilliance Audio, May 12, 2015)
    Monsters, aliens, ghosts, giant frogs, and a tragic angel are just some of the ingredients of this madcap adventure that is quite possibly Bruce Coville's strangest novel yet. Bruce himself appears on this recording as Gaspar Morley, head of a strange family of monsters that draw Anthony (the story's narrator) and his little sister Sarah into a galaxy-spanning adventure with the very souls of Earth's dead at stake.
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  • Maze Adventures: There's Only One Way Out!

    Martin Nygaard, Jesús Gabán

    Paperback (b small publishing, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Jack and Jessica are intrepid explorers—but, as they travel around the world, their way is blocked by a series of incredible mazes full of dangers and surprisesHelp Jack and Jessica navigate their way through a mountain cave, a haunted castle, the Amazon swamps, and more in 12 mazes full of traps and surprises. When you've guided them safely home, you can check the routes to make sure you went the right way. Also included are easy instructions on how to design your very own maze.
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  • Animal Adventures: Sharks

    Cynthia Stierle

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, June 30, 2020)
    With Animal Adventures: Sharks, kids can go on an amazing journey to encounter the fantastic creatures that prowl the ocean. Animal Adventures: Sharks takes you beneath the ocean’s surface to meet the many sharks that lurk in the depths. Have fun while learning, meet the sharks—large and small, gentle and fierce—through colorful illustrations and fascinating facts, and then build a diorama. Everything you need to explore the ocean is right here. This unique set with a lenticular cover includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about sharks, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers. Journey to all the world’s oceans to learn everything you need to know about these mysterious creatures. Animal Adventures: Sharks offers a unique learning experience as you meet wild and exotic animals face-to-face!
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