A young girl heals from grief and loss in the snowy Highlands
of Scotland, with the help of her loyal, trusting rescue
dog.
""This is a story filled with loss and heartbreak,
hope and fear, and a delicate web of characters, each experiencing
and dealing with loss in their own way. I found myself wanting
to pack a rucksack and hiking boots and head straight off to
the highlands of Scotland"" Books for Topics
""I was impressed by the tenderness of this story that
was never mawkish. Juliette Forrest has constructed a pacy plot
full of incident and tension, but still leaves room for emotion
and a deep sense of humanity."" Just Imagine
Clova's life changes forever when her mother, who was a search
and rescue volunteer, dies tragically in an avalanche.
Her grieving father withdraws and life at home feels lonely, until
the day she meets Border Collie Tatty, a shy and frightened
dog who Clova helps make bright-eyed and boisterous again.
She begins to train Tatty as a search-and-rescue dog and when
two local boys go missing on the moor, Tatty and Clova spring into
action to track them down and save the day. But Dad is furious
when he finds out Clova has been on the mountain, and sends Tatty
away. Clova is heartbroken.
On the first day of spring, the sudden rise in temperature after
a cold snap and heavy snow causes an avalanche on the mountain
- and Clova's dad is up there! The Search and Rescue team - plus
Clova and Tatty - scramble onto a helicopter for a dangerous rescue
mission in the growing dark - can they find Dad and save
the day?
Perfect for fans of The Last Bear and The Good Bear.
Full of gorgeous pictures.
A story to delight all young animal fans.
Ottoline is back! Ottoline and the Purple Fox is the fourth fantastical Ottoline adventure from 2015–2017 Children's Laureate and author of the Goth Girl books, Chris Riddell.
Ottoline and Mr Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries. One day, they meet an enigmatic purple fox, who offers to take them on a night-time urban safari. The fox shows them all the hidden animals of the city and Ottoline makes notes on them in her field notebook. Mr Munroe is making notes too - on the anonymous poems he finds stuck to lampposts on their journey . . .
Who is the secretive poet, and how can Mr Monroe and Ottoline help them mend their broken heart?
Ottoline and the Purple Fox is read by actress and comedian Ronni Ancona.
These are the three mini fun and engaging stories about creatures from under the sea by Sue Mayfield for Egmont's Green Banana series. Wobbly Jellyfish Jellyfish is very wobbly. She's too wobbly to skip, too wobbly to play hide and seek and too wobbly to swim in cold water. But can she be brave when she needs to be? Prickly Sea Urchin Sea Urchin can't play with everyone else - his prickles hurt them and he punctures their footballs. But then he meets another sea urchin and finally he has a friend to play with! Fabulous Fish Fabulous Fish is fabulous in every way. He has fabulous spots, fabulous fins and is fabulous at everything he does. But no one want to play with him because he boasts all the time. Can Fabulous Fish learn that everyone is fabulous in their own way? Green bananas are divided into short, simple stories to develop reading techniques over a number of sessions. They are suitable for NC Level 1 readers. Green Bananas are carefully designed with education in mind, supporting children's understanding of how to read longer books. Green bananas only use one clause in each sentence and rely on dialogue and speech bubbles to encourage reading aloud.
This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep: how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm, put Polo the bossy sheepdog in his place - and gave the shepherd a great idea!
Fine line drawings illustrate this simple and memorable story.
A story about being different, and being a hero.
Pandas are for 5-6 years -- exciting stories with lots of illustration and simple text ideal for beginner readers
Harriet never misses an opportunity to venture forth and explore new territory. Join Harriet is on her journey through a sparkly new world - a newly decorated Christmas tree. And find out how a Little Fat Fairy and Father Christmas come to her aide...
