Adopted as children, sisters Charlotte and Emily couldn’t be more different. They both crave security but each looks for it in her own way.Charlotte marries young, has three children and believes that with Donal she can face anything. Emily goes it alone. To her, security means money and money means hard work. She treats men as playthings and expects men to play by her rules.Together with friends Suzy, Tara and Anne Marie, the girls discover that love, longing and friendship ...

"one of the most enjoyable books I have read in ages, I really could not put it down" (Woman's Way 2004, review of print edition)"Daly is a good storyteller and depicts life at home and the world of business equally well" (Irish Independent 2005)Senior executive Maeve Larkin loses her childminder, just as she is finalising a major merger at work. Everyone at work is relying on her to make a huge success of the deal but her husband Fintan just wants her to spend more time wit...

A brand-new early chapter book series featuring Barbie "Malibu" and Barbie "Brooklyn" solving adorable animal mysteries. Includes illustrations on every page.When their summer jobs are unexpectedly cancelled, Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts start a business of their own: pet sitting for their neighbors! On their first day, Barbie and Barbie are excited to take Trixie the dog out for a walk. But when they arrive, she's nowhere to be found! Can ...

Saddle up for this horse-themed early chapter book, featuring Malibu and Brooklyn--the Critter Detectives!It’s summer vacation, and the pet-sitting business has slowed down a lot! Now Barbie “Malibu” Roberts and Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts are off to help Farmer Frankie and her grumpy horse, Linguine. Can the best friends help Farmer Frankie stop Linguine from stirring up more trouble?

From budgeting to spending, from credit cards to gift cards, this new early chapter book series tackles and explains big financial topics for kids, Dollars to Doughnuts!When Lucy’s aunt gives her a card—the plastic kind—for her birthday, Lucy knows just the blinged-out sweatshirt to spend it on. She plunks the card down at the store, but, cringe, it comes up short! Wait, what’s the difference between a gift card and a credit card?In this early chapter book ...

Mason and Mia are twins . . . but don’t always get along. When Mia wins a dolphin at the fair, Mason really, really wants one, too. If only Mia could make a twin dolphin!This story explores the Makers theme of 3D Printing and helps young makers understand how it works and get excited to try it for themselves! Mia and Mason are able to make a 3D scan of the dolphin to create a 3D model, and use a special kind of melted plastic to create the three-dimensional design....

Tying into the popular Makers Movement, Makers Make it Work is a series of fun easy-to-read stories that focus on problem-solving and hands-on action. With bright, eye-catching art and explanatory sidebars with additional information on the topic, these books show kids how to use their hands, their heads, their creativity, and their problem-solving skills to overcome every challenge facing them.Leo is the king of slime. He even has his own slime-making bus...

Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to the bestselling Who HQ series!Before the fifteenth century, European sailors were unsure what waited for them beyond their well-known travel routes around the Mediterranean Sea, so they kept within sight of land. But all of that changed after Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal started sending ships down the coast in the hope of finding a sea route to India and Africa. This...

Tying into the popular Makers Movement, Makers Make it Work is a series of fun easy-to-read stories that focus on problem-solving and hands-on action. With bright, eye-catching art and explanatory sidebars with additional information on the topic, these books show kids how to use their hands, their heads, their creativity, and their problem-solving skills to overcome every challenge facing them.Boom! Thunder crashes, and the electricity goes out. Sammi is ...

From budgeting to spending, to piggy banks to savings accounts, this new early chapter book series tackles and explains big financial topics for kids, Dollars to Doughnuts!Julian has saved his pennies—and quarters and dollars—for ages. He keeps them in a safe place, at the top of the closet, behind his winter blanket in his trusty piggy bank, Wilbur. But now his mom, his dad, even his best friend, Lucy, who barely saves any money at all, says Wilbur isn’t safe enou...

Four Clues for Rani is the 20th book in our Disney Fairies chapter book series, which features Tinker Bell's adventures with her fairy friends in Never Land.For two weeks, Pixie Hollow has been in a terrible dry spell. Everyone is frazzled, especially Rani and the other the water-talent fairies. When the dry spell finally ends, Queen Clarion decides it's time for a treat—a fairy treasure hunt! But on the day of the treasure hunt, Rani wakes up late. Her friends all have par...

Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5-8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.A day at a Renaissance fair? Pippa isn’t so sure. First she gets stuck with the jester costume, then the fair runs out of turkey legs. But after she becomes a game piece in a living board game, positive and negative tak...