Ellie Summer & Jasmine are off for a summertime adventure on King Merry's royal yacht in Dolphin Bay. They have a great time swimming with the dolphins there until Queen Malice shows up to ruin their fun. Can the girls break Queen Malice's horrible spells & save the dolphin celebrations? ...

Jlm lives in a fishing village
- but no-one goes fishing anymore as all the fish have gone. One day Jim spots a dolphin beached
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It's June
- winter in South Africa & Martine & her grandmother are enjoying a cold but beautiful walk along the beach when they
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From high in the skies
- The Starry Hunter tells the story of Orion
- to deep beneath the waves
- meet the god Poseidon in


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This animal of the sea is highly accessible to young children as they can be seen up close & personal all around the country. The appearance of a smile on dolphin faces makes them appear more kid friendly than they actually are. This book will share the most interesting facts & stories about dolphins while at the same time reminding readers that these wild animals deserve our respect & help in keeping their natural environment clean & healthy. The inside back cover of the paperback edition is an interactive feature based upon the book. ...

As a small boy Readis Lilcamp is rescued by the shipfish when he & his uncle Alemi are caught in a sudden squall beyond Paradise River Hold. AIVAS confirms that the big fish are called dolphins part of the original settlers of Pern. On Earth they had been partnered with men having learned to speak intelligible words. Readis his Uncle Alemi & bronze Gadareths rider Tlion of Eastern Hold are determined to restore the doll fins to their rightful place in the ecology of Pern...and the partnership of men. Meanwhile the fight to rid Pern of the terrible nightmare of Thread is still all consuming. While Lord Jaxom Flar & his dragonriders struggle to implement AIVAS instructions other challenges are issued & answered including one which threatens young Tlion in the shape of his older brother a brown rider who harbours a deep grudge. & Readis must win his parents consent to his association with the sea dragons of Pern
- the bottlenose dolphins.
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The long-dreaded nuclear conflict. The city torn apart shattered its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets
- if there is time to avoid the slow-descending poisonous ashes. But below the rats demonic offspring of their irradiated forebears are waiting. They know that Man is weakened become frail. Has become their prey...
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Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it despite his visionary eccentricity & declining health. But Dombey also has a daughter whose unfailing love for her father goes unreturned. ' Girls' said Mr Dombey 'have nothing to do with Dombey & Son'. When Walter Gay a young clerk in her father's office rescues her from a bewildering experience in the streets of London his unforgettable friends believe he is well on his way to receiving her hand in marriage & inheriting the company. It is to be a very different type of story. ...

Dom-bey & Son"... Those three words conveyed the one idea of Mr. Dombeys life. The earth was made for Dombey & Son to trade in & the sun & moon were made to give them light. The hopes of Mr Dombey for the future of his shipping firm are centred on his delicate son Paul & Florence his devoted daughter is unloved & neglected. When the firm faces ruin & Dombeys second marriage ends in disaster only Florence has the strength & humanity to save her father from desolate solitude. This new edition contains Dickenss prefaces his working plans & all the original illustrations by Phiz. The text is that of the definitive Clarendon edition. It has been supplemented by a wide-ranging Introduction highlighting Dickenss engagement with his times & the touching exploration of family relationships which give the novel added depth & relevance. The Notes & Bibliography have been substantially revised extended & updated. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more." ...

This is one of Dickenss great middle period novels in which fairy tale melodrama & realism mingle with hallucinatory power. The story weaves together a number of stories which centre upon the family of the self-important merchant Paul Dombey & his children Paul & Florence. ...