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One of the most iconic characters in children’s literature
Hergé’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.
Rome, 61 BC. Recruited as a gladiator, Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, but he cannot simply forget his past. His father has been murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to seek justice for his family and set his mother free.
The tree house lands in Wild West America but there’s no one around. Has it landed in a ghost town? When a gang of nasty horse thieves gallop past, it’s not long before Jack and Annie are swept up in another adventure. With their new cowboy friend, Slim, they set out across the prairie to rescue Slim’s mare from the horse thieves.
After a break from their trips in the tree house, Jack and Annie are delighted to find that it’s back! Morgan le Fay needs their help, but they’ll have to become Master Librarians first, and that means solving four riddles.
Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books, and this is no ordinary tree house. Jack and Annie are whisked into the future – to an exciting outer-space hotel!
Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books, and this is no ordinary tree house. Jack and Annie might be on their scariest adventure yet – on the Amazon river!
Jack and Annie have been transported back to ancient Japan. Here they learn ninja secrets from a ninja master. When they leave his cave evil samurai warriors follow them. Can they remember all the master taught them, or will the samurai get them first?
Jack and his sister, Annie, find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books. And this is no ordinary tree house. In this story, they are captured by the evil Captain Bones and his gang. For a while, it looks like they might not get home safely.
Jack and his sister, Annie, find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books. And this is no ordinary tree house. When they’re whisked away to ancient Egypt in the tree house, Jack and Annie learn how to read hieroglyphics with the help the ghostly Queen of the Nile.
Jack and his sister, Annie, find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books. And this is no ordinary tree house. Jack and Annie get more than they had bargained for when Jack opens a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them for real. They end up in prehistoric times!
Jack and his sister, Annie, find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books. And this is no ordinary tree house. Jack and Annie find themselves on another adventure – this time they’re in medieval England, locked in a dungeon! Jack starts to wonder if they’ll ever get home again.
An astounding novel about a girls coming-of-age inter-woven with a real life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America.
Winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal.
All Etta Spencer wanted was to make her violin debut when she was thrust into a treacherous world where the struggle for power could alter history. After losing the one thing that would have allowed her to protect the Timeline, and the one person worth fighting for, Etta awakens alone in an unknown place and time, exposed to the threat of the two groups who would rather see her dead than succeed. When help arrives, it comes from the last person Etta ever expected – Julian Ironwood, the Grand Master’s heir who has long been presumed dead, and whose dangerous alliance with a man from Etta’s past could put them both at risk. Meanwhile, Nicholas and Sophia are racing through time in order to locate Etta and the missing astrolabe with Ironwood travellers hot on their trail.
New York City, present day. In one night, Etta Spencer is wrenched from everything she knows and loves. Thrown into an unfamiliar world, she can be certain of only one thing: she has travelled not just miles, but years from home. The Atlantic, 1776. Captain Nicholas Carter is tasked with delivering Etta to the dangerous Ironwood family. They are searching for something – a stolen object they believe only she can reclaim. But Nicholas is drawn to his mysterious passenger, and the closer he gets to her, the further he is from freedom. The Edges of the World. Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by a desperate thief. But as Etta plays deeper into the Ironwoods’ game, treacherous forces threaten to separate her not only from Nicholas, but from her path home – for ever.
The first book in the famine trilogy
Under the Hawthorn Tree is Ireland's top selling children's book and a classic for young readers worldwide. Set during the Irish famine, it follows three children as they travel across the country to find their family.
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