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When Adderley discovers Ef - a being who seems part human and part fish - in the river by her home, she is drawn into an adventure that challenges everything she's learnt about the world. Ef is searching for a special stone that she says has been stolen from her people. Could this be the key to the drought that is destroying Adderley's home? Together, Adderley and Ef resolve to recover the stone and return it to its true home, but the river waters are not always on their side and the journey is filled with danger.

Young reporter-in-training Kate and her mouse-accomplice Rupert are on board a train, to visit Kate's mum in the Arctic. But as soon as the train departs, mysterious things start happening. A packet of ginger nuts goes missing. A collection of gymnastics trophies are stolen. And some ancient scrolls disappear. Fellow passenger Madame Maude seems the most likely culprit, until a surprising—and delicious—twist turns the whole investigation on its head.

All three Kate on the Case adventures now in one Audio Collection. An exciting mystery adventure series from Hannah Peck, perfect for listeners of 7 and up.

Although her name and story might be familiar, much of what we know about Cleopatra is shrouded in mystery. Her life was one of politics, murder, war, marriage and passion – but it was also one of pride, bravery, love and strength. Cleopatra may have lived as a goddess, but, beneath her magnificent exterior, she was just a woman who fought tirelessly for what she felt was rightfully hers. With a gripping, expertly researched and fact-checked text, this is the story of the woman behind the stories.

Kate receives a VIP invitation to the headquarters of newspaper The Lookout Post to meet her hero, top reporter Catherine Rodriguez! But Kate's dream come true begins to sour when she discovers that all is not as it should be at the newspaper HQ. Will Kate be able to make the scoop of the century? It's going to take all the courage she's got.

Our aspiring special correspondent is on the adventure of a lifetime cruising upriver in the jungle aboard a paddle steamer. She becomes intrigued by the story of the secretive silver wibbler bird, and it's not long before Kate and young scout Bertie are hot on the heels of an exciting mystery in which hilarious mayhem engulfs the boat.

Para la familia Maligno, las FECHORIAS son un negocio, y uno muy serio. Pero MALICIA MALIGNO es diferente... Cuando Rosa Antipatía, su hermanita, rompe de un mordisco una resistente canica de ámbar, nadie se sorprende. Sin embargo, todos entran en pánico pues ahí estaba resguardado el reloj de MANIÁTICO, ¡el más malévolo de los Maligno! Ahora este pariente de Malicia anda suelto por ahí como un torbellino de problemas pues el suyo no es cualquier reloj, ¡es uno capaz de detener el tiempo! ¡Así que alguien debe atraparlo antes de que todo sea IRREVERSIBLE!

¡Conoce a Malicia y a su fantasmal familia! La familia Maligno no comete fechorías solo por diversión. ¡Oh, no! Las fechorías son un negocio y uno muy serio. Como representantes de Malandrinia -un mundo paralelo fantasmal tan asombroso como espeluznante- es su responsabilidad mantener niveles dignos de mugre, atrocidades y espanto entre los bonachones -los simples mortales, digamos.