Mozart’s priceless violin has been stolen! The voices of two opera singers are suddenly gone! Someone has stolen the carvings from the Christmas market! Mirabell and her younger sister Klara — otherwise known as the Bergblick detectives — certainly have their work cut out for them as they follow clues, set traps and solve mysteries from Salzburg to Vienna.
Jia is on her way to becoming a great travel writer, but she wasn’t counting on so much adventure as part of her training. At only eight years old, she’s already helped save the New Years celebration in her grandparents’ village, followed a spy all around Beijing, saved a lost baby panda in the mountains and made a mystical discovery while camping at the Great Wall of China.
Martin has big dreams of becoming a rockstar and seeing the world, but he’s pretty sure that hanging around his small town outside Prague and playing the violin will never get him there. Maybe chasing down his violin after it falls in the river and discovering the diary of a boy whose family escaped Czechoslovakia decades before will change his perspective.
Elsie has enough to deal with without having a neighbor who has invented time-travel chewing gum. Her giggly cousin is in jeopardy of losing his job as a royal guard if he can’t control his laughter, but now both have ended up in a 16th century royal dungeon. And her friend’s luggage is on board the Mayflower 500 years ago as it prepares to sail to the New World.
As an artist, Lacey is able to see beauty in the world where others have not. That means fighting for a forgotten patch of lavender in her parents’ field, racing through the streets of Paris to save a stray dog from Paris’ most determined dog catcher, turning her town’s Bastille Day into a magical celebration and venturing inside the famous paintings of Edgar Degas.
Maja, an aspiring writer from Munich, learns the importance of bravery, trust and kindness as her family relies on mysterious stranger to help them down the mountain, keeps a mischievous pig out of the farm house, figures out how to help a homeless man while visiting Neuschwanstein Castle, and finds the perfect birthday gift for her Oma.
Dimitrius has been asked to organize his school’s own Olympic Games, but to do it right he first has to look back at the ancient history of his country. Then he finds himself in the middle of mysterious treasure hunt while on board a cruise ship with his family. Some of the passengers are not who they say they are, and nobody knows what kind of treasure awaits the winner.
Raj knows that someday he’s going to be a famous Bollywood star. But until that happens, there already plenty of drama going on in his life — things escaping hidden cities beneath the Taj Mahal and outrunning hungry tigers, racing though the city in search for a lost ring and living in a tent after secretly swapping lives with his exact look-alike during the Holi festival.
Seamus loves learning all about the stories and legends of his country. But he never thought that some of those legends might actually be true until he met Nate — an exiled leprechaun at odds with the his rival — the cruel Old Jimmy. Helping Nate also means possibly saving his town’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. But, it could also mean Seamus spending his life two inches tall.
Twins Gianna and Lorenzo are always helping out family when they can, but sometimes helping leads to even more trouble. They probably picked the wrong day to surprise their overworked father by taking over the family’s gelato shop in Florence, and trying to save their aunt and uncle’s pizzeria leads to a chase around Rome. But what’s life without a little trouble?
Kimiko has a lot ahead of her right now. An albatross has stolen an ingredient and might ruin one of her favorite holidays, she has to race through Tokyo by herself to bring her father his correct tie before his boss finds out he’s wearing one made for a clown, and diamonds are missing from a birthday party and all the guests are suspects. It’ll take a girl like Kimiko to save the day.
Santosh has seen some amazing things as the son of a legendary Sherpa mountain guide living at the foot of the tallest mountains in the world. But while he and everyone else in Nepal has heard stories of the Yeti, Santosh never imagined he would be swept into an adventure to keep the creature from being exposed to the world. The experience will change him forever.
Jasper’s only trying to have some fun. How could he have known his rabbit would get loose in his classroom, or that an innocent game of hide-and-seek with a princess would possibly lead to royal trouble, or that he would be responsible for finding the secret ingredient his mother’s prize-winning stoopwafles have needed. What’s fun without a little challenge anyway?
Miko, an eager nine-year-old boy from Poland, is ready for anything that comes his way. One day it’s tracking down lost Easter eggs, then helping a local music band with a place to practice their folk hits, or working to becoming the best mushroom hunter in Poland. But will the big city, bad luck and getting lost in the woods prove to be too much a problem even for him?
Eva has a big heart, and that proves to be her strength as she helps elderly people in Lisbon find renewed joy, learns about her country’s culture and history, figures out new homes for the city’s many stray cats, and discovers the treasures of Portugal’s cork forests. Along the way she makes new friends – both human and feline.
It doesn’t matter how hard he tries to stay out of trouble; Sergei always seems to finds himself stuck in impossible situations – from accidentally boarding a fighter plane to somehow releasing an enchanted and very determined knight on horseback into the city of Moscow. It’s a good thing Sergei is always up for an adventure.
Between getting to celebrate Chuseok with her family, winning tickets to the biggest concert in South Korea, and discovering a mysterious treasure in her classroom’s lost and found, Sun-mi is feeling pretty lucky these days. But she’ll also learn that good fortune can sometimes come with some big challenges. Can she deal with her newfound luck?
Whether Lucia is searching for her father’s gift in Marbella, getting her family back together before midnight on New Year’s Eve in Madrid, surprising her parents for their anniversary, or meeting the grandson of one of the world’s most famous artists, life in Spain is a constant adventure, and she’s learning the things that make her country so special.
Kovit has invented all sorts of things to help the people in his small village in Thailand get things done faster and easier. But will his clever ideas be enough for the big kite festival, for his new job as assistant to the village leader, or to save the town’s most popular resident — Preecha the rooster — and his friends in the city of Bangkok?
Kadir’s loves his father’s small rug shop, but the only things keeping it in business are the amazing rugs provided by a magical rug maker known as the Weaver. But when the mysterious rug maker goes missing, what will Kadir’s family do? It’s up to Kadir to find the Weaver and set things right, but it may be a much bigger adventure than he imagined.
Tien and Linh are identical twins, but with different approaches to life. Tien is positive and fun, while Tien is more serious and practical. So when challenges come up — from helping out in their family’s restaurant, performing with a magician, or learning the art of storytelling — they must learn to use their differences to their advantages.
Jia is on her way to becoming a great travel writer, but she wasn’t counting on so much adventure as part of her training. At only eight years old, she’s already helped save the New Years celebration in her grandparents’ village, followed a spy all around Beijing, saved a lost baby panda in the mountains and made a mystical discovery while camping at the Great Wall of China.
Raj knows that someday he’s going to be a famous Bollywood star. But until that happens, there already plenty of drama going on in his life — things escaping hidden cities beneath the Taj Mahal and outrunning hungry tigers, racing though the city in search for a lost ring and living in a tent after secretly swapping lives with his exact look-alike during the Holi festival.
Kimiko has a lot ahead of her right now. An albatross has stolen an ingredient and might ruin one of her favorite holidays, she has to race through Tokyo by herself to bring her father his correct tie before his boss finds out he’s wearing one made for a clown, and diamonds are missing from a birthday party and all the guests are suspects. It’ll take a girl like Kimiko to save the day.
Santosh has seen some amazing things as the son of a legendary Sherpa mountain guide living at the foot of the tallest mountains in the world. But while he and everyone else in Nepal has heard stories of the Yeti, Santosh never imagined he would be swept into an adventure to keep the creature from being exposed to the world. The experience will change him forever.
Between getting to celebrate Chuseok with her family, winning tickets to the biggest concert in South Korea, and discovering a mysterious treasure in her classroom’s lost and found, Sun-mi is feeling pretty lucky these days. But she’ll also learn that good fortune can sometimes come with some big challenges. Can she deal with her newfound luck?
Kovit has invented all sorts of things to help the people in his small village in Thailand get things done faster and easier. But will his clever ideas be enough for the big kite festival, for his new job as assistant to the village leader, or to save the town’s most popular resident — Preecha the rooster — and his friends in the city of Bangkok?
Kadir’s loves his father’s small rug shop, but the only things keeping it in business are the amazing rugs provided by a magical rug maker known as the Weaver. But when the mysterious rug maker goes missing, what will Kadir’s family do? It’s up to Kadir to find the Weaver and set things right, but it may be a much bigger adventure than he imagined.
Tien and Linh are identical twins, but with different approaches to life. Tien is positive and fun, while Tien is more serious and practical. So when challenges come up — from helping out in their family’s restaurant, performing with a magician, or learning the art of storytelling — they must learn to use their differences to their advantages.
Mozart’s priceless violin has been stolen! The voices of two opera singers are suddenly gone! Someone has stolen the carvings from the Christmas market! Mirabell and her younger sister Klara — otherwise known as the Bergblick detectives — certainly have their work cut out for them as they follow clues, set traps and solve mysteries from Salzburg to Vienna.
Martin has big dreams of becoming a rockstar and seeing the world, but he’s pretty sure that hanging around his small town outside Prague and playing the violin will never get him there. Maybe chasing down his violin after it falls in the river and discovering the diary of a boy whose family escaped Czechoslovakia decades before will change his perspective.
Elsie has enough to deal with without having a neighbor who has invented time-travel chewing gum. Her giggly cousin is in jeopardy of losing his job as a royal guard if he can’t control his laughter, but now both have ended up in a 16th century royal dungeon. And her friend’s luggage is on board the Mayflower 500 years ago as it prepares to sail to the New World.
As an artist, Lacey is able to see beauty in the world where others have not. That means fighting for a forgotten patch of lavender in her parents’ field, racing through the streets of Paris to save a stray dog from Paris’ most determined dog catcher, turning her town’s Bastille Day into a magical celebration and venturing inside the famous paintings of Edgar Degas.
Maja, an aspiring writer from Munich, learns the importance of bravery, trust and kindness as her family relies on mysterious stranger to help them down the mountain, keeps a mischievous pig out of the farm house, figures out how to help a homeless man while visiting Neuschwanstein Castle, and finds the perfect birthday gift for her Oma.
Dimitrius has been asked to organize his school’s own Olympic Games, but to do it right he first has to look back at the ancient history of his country. Then he finds himself in the middle of mysterious treasure hunt while on board a cruise ship with his family. Some of the passengers are not who they say they are, and nobody knows what kind of treasure awaits the winner.
Seamus loves learning all about the stories and legends of his country. But he never thought that some of those legends might actually be true until he met Nate — an exiled leprechaun at odds with the his rival — the cruel Old Jimmy. Helping Nate also means possibly saving his town’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. But, it could also mean Seamus spending his life two inches tall.
Twins Gianna and Lorenzo are always helping out family when they can, but sometimes helping leads to even more trouble. They probably picked the wrong day to surprise their overworked father by taking over the family’s gelato shop in Florence, and trying to save their aunt and uncle’s pizzeria leads to a chase around Rome. But what’s life without a little trouble?
Jasper’s only trying to have some fun. How could he have known his rabbit would get loose in his classroom, or that an innocent game of hide-and-seek with a princess would possibly lead to royal trouble, or that he would be responsible for finding the secret ingredient his mother’s prize-winning stoopwafles have needed. What’s fun without a little challenge anyway?
Miko, an eager nine-year-old boy from Poland, is ready for anything that comes his way. One day it’s tracking down lost Easter eggs, then helping a local music band with a place to practice their folk hits, or working to becoming the best mushroom hunter in Poland. But will the big city, bad luck and getting lost in the woods prove to be too much a problem even for him?
Eva has a big heart, and that proves to be her strength as she helps elderly people in Lisbon find renewed joy, learns about her country’s culture and history, figures out new homes for the city’s many stray cats, and discovers the treasures of Portugal’s cork forests. Along the way she makes new friends – both human and feline.
It doesn’t matter how hard he tries to stay out of trouble; Sergei always seems to finds himself stuck in impossible situations – from accidentally boarding a fighter plane to somehow releasing an enchanted and very determined knight on horseback into the city of Moscow. It’s a good thing Sergei is always up for an adventure.
Whether Lucia is searching for her father’s gift in Marbella, getting her family back together before midnight on New Year’s Eve in Madrid, surprising her parents for their anniversary, or meeting the grandson of one of the world’s most famous artists, life in Spain is a constant adventure, and she’s learning the things that make her country so special.
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