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Did you hear the news about a boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him . . . except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and that he is the son of the king. But the kingdom is under threat. The evil Sir Kato terrorizes the land, and it has been foretold that Mio is the only one who can defeat him . . . Originally published in Swedish in 1954, Astrid Lindgren's tale of Mio became a worldwide children's classic. It is celebrated in this heritage edition, complete with a new and faithful English translation.

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Pippi Calzaslargas es muy conocida yquerida en todo el mundo. A lo largo devarias generaciones, niños y grandes, se han sentido cautivados por su espírituindependiente, imaginativo, generoso ydivertido.Este volumen, en formato cómic, es elcuarto de una colecciónque pretende acercar, a los primeroslectores, al extraordinario personaje dePippi, la niña más fuerte del mundo.

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The day the Melkerson family arrive on Seacrow Island, it's a bit of a shock to their system. It's so quiet there-none of the shops and bustle they're used to. And the cottage they've rented for the summer is a little bit well ... basic. But what Seacrow Island does have is woods to wander in, fish to catch, boats to sail in, and all kinds of animals. And before long they find it has even more important things, too-adventure, fun, exploration, friends. Perhaps it's going to be leaving that's the really hard thing?

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The world's strongest girl, Pippi Longstock--ing, is back with a fresh set of funny prob--lems and even funnier solutions. In Pippi Won't Grow Up, she takes on school quiz--zes, refuses to be evicted from her home, and brings Tommy and Annika to visit the island her father lives on. Lindgren's expert storytelling and Vang Nyman's vivid characters and bright colours make this eye-catching volume stand out.

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Pippi Calzaslargas es muy conocida yquerida en todo el mundo. A lo largo devarias generaciones, niños y grandes, se han sentido cautivados por su espírituindependiente, imaginativo, generoso ydivertido.Este volumen, en formato cómic, es eltercero de una colecciónque pretende acercar, a los primeroslectores, al extraordinario personaje dePippi, la niña más fuerte del mundo.

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