In Hello, I'm Max from Sydney, a seven-year-old Australian boy takes us on a tour of Sydney. You will meet his family and friends, visit his school and his city: the Opera House, Sydney Bay, the beaches and the bush.

It's vacation time! Charlie and Stella go to Australia. Hosted by Max, Stella's Australian cousin, they discover surfing, camping and aboriginal culture. They go on an adventure in the bush where they meet wild animals, including a baby kangaroo who needs their help. A new mission for our young friends!

C’est les vacances ! Charlie et Stella partent en Australie. Accueillis par Max, le cousin australien de Stella, ils découvrent le surf, le camping et la culture aborigène. Ils partent à l’aventure dans le bush où ils rencontrent des animaux sauvages, dont un bébé kangourou qui a bien besoin de leur aide. Une nouvelle mission pour nos jeunes amis !

Une petite grenouille se trouve trop ordinaire et désespère d’attirer l’attention des autres animaux. Lorsqu’elle découvre qu’elle peut grossir à l’infini en buvant l’eau du fleuve, elle entreprend d’avaler toute l’eau de la terre, jusqu’à la dernière goutte, afin de mettre le monde à ses pieds…

Ce livre est aussi disponible en français : L'eau de la Terre.

Suu Ki and her young brother Aung Min live in a peaceful fishing village on the Burmese coast. They spend all their free time looking for the treasures that the sea gives up on the beaches.

One day, they discover a grounded boat in a very bad state. But the next morning the children find it in the water, ready to take off! The wood of the hull whispers, the sails swell and the bewitched boat tells its story: it is a genie of the seas, on the way for a fabulous journey ...

How rice farming became long and tedious because of the laziness of a young boy ...

A very long time ago, in Vietnam, the Emperor of Jade created rice to feed Men. The beans were so big and nutritious that a single one was sufficient to make a whole meal. They led themselves to the doors of houses where people were waiting quietly. Until one day a young man braved the only condition given by the Emperor in exchange for this gift…

Liang lives near the Chinese Wall. Every night he sees the sun disappear behind the great shadow to the west and wonders what's on the other side. His old grandmother, who knows a story for everything, told him that a huge dragon lies there and that he swallows the sun each evening to let him rise again the next day ... Impossible, says Liang, dragons do not exist ! But there is nothing greater than the curiosity of a child ... except maybe a dragon? Liang must make it clear !

The very rich and powerful Emperor Ping Chu is smiling again since a small nightingale became his friend and sings to warm his heart. However, when a distant sovereign offers him a mechanical bird made of gold and diamonds, the dazzled emperor abandons his little friend.

The real nightingale then returns to its liberty. Time passes... But can a toy replace a beautiful friendship?

This story is also available in French: L'empereur et le rossignol.

Tupai is a young Polynesian girl who enjoys a peaceful existence in the hollow of an atoll with transparent water. Tireless swimmer, she dives very often with her great friend Honu, a wise and clever giant turtle. Together they never tire of exploring the seabed where Tupai discovers seashells and fish with beautiful colors while Honu delights in corals. One day one of these shells irresistibly draws Tupaï's attention : an somptuous oyster, strangely opened on the most beautiful pearl that Tupai has ever seen. Fascinated, she tries to take it... but a strange phenomenon occurs ...

A huge 3000 years old cedar, on the border of two kingdoms ... The sultans used to meet under its soothing shade to talk quietly. However, one day, they get angry for a trifle. Suspicion settles and the old cedar, who knows the heart of men, fears for peace. Can a tree avoid a war ? Yes : if helped by a dove, it will speak the voice of reason and bring the two sultans wisdom by teaching them that difference is source of great wealth...

Trois frères vivent dans un modeste village de paysans, sur les hautes montagnes de l’Inde. Ils s’en vont un jour chercher la fortune auprès d’un vieux sage, qui leur offre à chacun une plume, qui leur permettra de trouver ce qu’ils recherchent au plus profond d’eux…

Ce conte existe aussi en français : Les trois plumes.

How jellyfish became the animal we know today ...

The daughter of the terrible king of seas is letting herself starve to death, sick and tired of sea food. The jellyfish is sent on a mission to the mainland to find and bring back a monkey liver, the only remedy for the princess sickness.