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One night there was a thunderstorm. A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind and rain, taking no notice...until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head. The scarecrow blinked with surprise and came to life. So begins the story of the Scarecrow, a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy, Jack, who becomes his faithful servant, and they set out to journey to Spring Valley together. Along the way there's no end of excitement - battle and shipwreck, brigands and tricksters - and it's up to Jack time after time to save the day.

I "Forestillinger om Støv 2 - Det Hemmelige Samfund" - får vi den dramatiske historie om, hvordan det gik Lyra efter de eventyrlige begivenheder i "Det Gyldne Kompas"-trilogien. Lyra har stadig Det Gyldne Kompas og er nu blevet handlekraftig ung kvinde. Hun tager endnu en gang kampen op mod de magtfulde, religiøse kræfter, der truer hende og den verden, hun kender. Vi følger hende på en farefuld rejse, der bringer hende langt væk fra Oxford, til fremmede lande fulde af ukendte farer, men også gode mennesker, der hjælper hende i kampen mod Kirken.

A sparklingly original reimagining of this classic fairytale from one of the most respected talents in children's books. Discover the tale of Puss in Boots as you've never experienced it before.... Imagine how Jacques feels when he learns that his older brothers have inherited the mill and the donkey, and all he's got is the cat! Well, he's not fed up for long, because he soon discovers that Puss is no ordinary cat....

Rose and Lily and their little brother, Ned, live in an orphanage - a terrible place where the porridge is thin and cold and nobody smiles. One dark and stormy night, they decide enough is enough and run away. But hiding in the shadows, as they make their way through the dangerous back streets of London, is Mack the Knife: the most villainous of villains.... Hiding above the streets, leaping through the air, is Spring-Heeled Jack.