Wonderful Bureau
Max, Ellie, Kip and Toby

The Wonderful Bureau

Illustrated adventures with Max, Ellie, Kip and Toby.

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The first two stories are free.

Story languages

  • EN
  • RU
  • DE
  • ES
  • FR

Learning through adventures

Discover how the world works

Help the friends, test ideas and make discoveries.

For ages 8–12

  1. Notice details

    Look for clues and compare what you see.

  2. Test ideas

    Try a solution and see what happens.

  3. Understand why

    Discover real principles through the story.

The bureau’s very good company

Four friends. Four ways to wonder.

Choose a friend and get to know them.

Ellie

Ellie

A special strength
Learning along the way

A little wonder. Something real.

Big questions start with little discoveries.

The worlds are magical. The things you discover about shapes, maps, light and sound are real.

Which piece will fit?

Imagine turning each piece on the table. Which one fits the hole? Tap it.

Choose one of the three pieces.

For your family’s reading time

Leave room for “why?”

Read together, talk about guesses and take the next page at your own pace.

Together or independently

A shared adventure, or a little space for a confident reader.

Time to think

No timer. Pause, look again, and try another idea.

A new starting point

Every adventure has its own question and a complete local ending.

A few things you might wonder.

Who are the stories for?

How do the puzzles work?

Do we need to read in order?

Which languages can we read in?

Shall we see what’s behind the door?

The first adventure begins with a summer visit to Grandma.

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