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When the hippos challenge the elephants to a game of tug of war, all the animals are excited to find out who will. win. But when the teams start to pull, no one moves! Days later, they are still competing and the other animals have lost interest, but luckily Elmer has a plan that will finally end the game.
A murderous, madcap mystery awaits Will at the Macdeaths’ castle. When my best friend Tybalt and I accidentally volunteered for the school archery trip to Scotland, I thought things couldn’t get any worse. But now, a terrible crime has been committed at the Scottish castle and we have to find out: Who are the three witches? Is Gracious Dunkin still alive? And who stole his pants? And what on earth is ‘death by thistle’? I’m in a haggis load of trouble!
Kol and Sully are best friends living miserable lives as Rustheads – treasure hunters who must search planet Rust’s vast desert of scrap for useful odds and ends. But everything changes when the boys stumble upon a long-dormant spaceship hidden deep beneath the junk. When the ship comes to life and propels them away to deep space, they find out that they are not the only ones on board. A mysterious girl is there too, and she has a mission: free the galaxy from the oppressive rule of the robotic Reaper empire. Before they know it, Kol and Sully are dragged into a galaxy-spanning adventure.
Spot ten mischievous baby dinosaurs as they play hide-and-seek before bedtime in this cosy countdown-to-bedtime story with a spotting game twist! When Mum calls her babies bed, they decide they’d rather play hide-and-seek instead! Will you spot the dinosaur babies as they hide in each scene, from colourful jungle to fiery volcano, and even inside a T-rex den? One by one, the baby dinosaurs fall asleep and leave the adventure, until there is only one left to spot in the game – maybe it’s time for bed after all. Luckily, Mum’s nearby to scoop them up and take them home to bed.
Meet Stewart. He’s geeky, gifted, and sees things a bit differently to most people. His mum has died and he misses her all the more now he and Dad have moved in with Ashley and her mum. Meet Ashley. She’s popular, cool, and sees things very differently to her new family. Her dad has come out and moved out – but not far enough. And now she has to live with a freakazoid step-brother. Stewart can’t quite fit in at his new school, and Ashley can’t quite get used to her totally awkward home, which is now filled with some rather questionable decor. And things are about to get a whole lot more mixed up when these two very different people attract the attention of school hunk Jared.
Monsieur Mustard curls his whiskers just so, slips on his fancy suit, looks at the handsome front-page picture on the newspaper announcing his arrival in the city of Bath, and chuckles happily to himself. As soon as he leaves the house, he is mobbed by admirers, as usual. But just as he starts to sniff out his first mystery, everything seems to go wrong: his detective bag is stolen, he is knocked off his feet and his monocle shatters. It appears that not everyone is happy to have a world-famous detective in their city. With the help of new friends, Mobbsy the flatulent shrew and Professor Thingummy the food-obsessed inventor, can Monsieur Mustard crack the case before the villain catches him?
With her lucky trainers, headband, and water bottle, Luna is ready for her school sports day. Luna doesn’t think she’s very good at sports, but she decides to give everything a go. From football and basketball to swimming and hurdles, Luna and her friend Abiola discover that you don’t need to be the best to enjoy trying new sports – can they overcome their doubts together, and even have fun along the way?
When the ice starts to melt at the North Pole, a polar bear sets off on an adventure that takes him all the way to Elmer’s jungle! When a mysterious white bear appears in the jungle, Elmer and Wilbur are keen to hear his story. He has come all the way from the North Pole on a floating scrap of ice, and now he can’t find his way home. Luckily, Elmer and Wilbur have an idea! But what caused the white bear’s icy home to melt in the first place? That’s a much more puzzling question.
Will Shakespeare knows he’s destined to be a genius at something, and he thinks that thing is becoming the greatest person-who-solves-crimes in the world. Trouble is, he’s part of a boring family living in Stratford-upon-Avon, possibly the most boring town in England. But, when the famous (for Stratford-upon-Avon) Moundsofgoo Treasure goes missing, he might finally have a crime to solve!
Twins Scarlett and Thomas have been learning about the Victorians at school. Their grandad lets them use his time machine to travel back. Scarlett finds herself accompanying none other than Princess Victoria to the grand opening of the Great Exhibition. Alongside the royal family, Scarlett gets to marvel at the amazing glass structure and the inventions from all over the world. Thomas befriends Jenny, daughter of the revolutionary Karl Marx, together they try to sneak into the Great Exhibition, but it goes very wrong when they tumble through a window into the ladies toilets and, after much screaming, are marched off to prison by the guards. Will Scarlett ever be able to persuade the genteel Princess Victoria to go to the prison and free Thomas?
When her scientist mum disappears one night, Anya sets out to find her in the middle of a storm. Taking a boat out to sea, she encounters a strange window of light hovering above the waves. Transfixed, she reaches out to touch it. Moments later, Anya wakes in her boat. The sea now eerily silent. With her mum still missing, Anya is packed off to stay with the odd, unwelcoming Mr and Mrs Ungsworth. Trapped under their watchful gaze, she uncovers a shocking secret: the light has split her into two people. Anya escapes and returns home – to find another girl, identical to her, living there. Confronted with this impossible situation, the girls soon realise the organisation their mum worked for, Janus, is seeking to harness the power of the mysterious light and is now after them. Thrown headfirst into the perilous world of Janus, both versions of Anya must now team up to escape them.
At a time when women were expected to conform, Lilian Bland didn’t fit in – she wore trousers, enjoyed fishing and worked as a sports journalist. Inspired by the flight of the wild birds she loved to photograph, in 1910 she defied convention and became the first woman to design, build and fly her own aeroplane, earning her an accolade: The Flying Feminist! Perfect for budding feminists and adventurers, this narrative non-fiction picture book will inspire children to pursue their passions and achieve great things. A biography of Lilian Bland and other amazing women in aviation is also included.
1865, India. Humza and his friend Ranjj set off on a daring quest to find Humza’s missing brother, Dani, in London. After a terrifying journey, they are welcomed by a seemingly kind Englishman who leads them to an inn. There, Daisy, the innkeeper’s daughter, warns them – they’ve been captured by the notorious child snatcher! Can Humza and Ranj escape his clutches and find Dani?
Hugh Dunnit is a schoolboy who only takes on the toughest cases. Like the case of the cloned school children. When Hugh notices there’s more than a hair out of place on his school photograph, there’s no time to mull it over. Hugh must cut to the chase and find the culprit. Is Hugh ready for this close shave with danger?
When a crinkled screaming baby is born, everything is new and overwhelming, and they do not like it. But Small Big One – a young sibling – knows exactly how to turn tears into laughter, and fear into fun. As the newborn grows, so does their bond with Small Big One. But what will happen when a new crinkled screaming baby arrives? From the very first cry in a bright white hospital room to tender moments spent together, this is a true celebration of the bond between siblings and the power of love.
It’s time for Bee Camp! Honey and her friends are taking the little bees camping. Honey teaches the little bees to trust themselves and bee themselves. There are sweet treats, games, and camp light stories. But when danger strikes, can the bees work together to get safely back to the hive?
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