A beautifully illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history.
Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed
up with the Royal British Legion to tell an original story
that explains the meaning behind the poppy.
In Flanders' fields, young Martens knows his family's story, for
it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From
a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting
of strangers, to a father's tragic death many decades after
treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens's family in profound
ways - it is their history as much as any nation's.
They remember.
They grieve.
They honour the past.
This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterword
that explains the history that inspired the story.
Ù1 per hardback from the sale of POPPY FIELD in the UK will
be paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives its
taxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity no. 219279)
A beautiful celebration of the history of the poppy
Written by the bestselling author of War Horse, Michael
Morpurgo
Includes full-colour illustrations by the award-winning Michael
Foreman
REVIEWS OF POPPY FIELD
""this poignant story is ideal to share with young children
to promote discussion about the impact of war and the nature of
remembrance ... beautifully illustrated"" BOOKTRUST
REVIEWS OF PLEASE WRITE SOON
""An important book authored by two legends of British children’s
literature, Please Write Soon should be required reading
for everyone"" BOOKTRUST
""highly recommended. It doesn't take long to read, but has
a lot to say and has a big impact."" Kids Bookreview
""a poignant and engaging book."" Books for
Keeps
Dot, her best pal Beans and TOP DOG McClusky are back on the case in a brand-new story!
Dotty and Beans are SUPER excited about their summer holiday together. It’s going to be SO much fun. Beaches, BBQs and best of all NO SCHOOL! But there’s no rest for the Join the Dots Detectives who soon have a campsite case to solve…
There's more to life than lessons at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series. This fantastic bumper collection contains Malory Towers books 1-3, with a brand-new cover illustrated by Pippa Curnick.
First Term
Darrell Rivers is thrilled to start her first term at boarding school. She soon makes friends - and mischief! Another new girl, Gwendoline is beginning to get on everyone's nerves. Will Darrell be able to keep her fiery temper under control?
Second Form
Darrell Rivers is excited to be going into her second year at Malory Towers - but is she ready for the drama it will bring? Jealousy flares when a new head of the form is chosen, and the girls become suspicious when their belongings go missing. And why on earth has timid Mary-Lou ventured out during a terrible storm?
Third Year
This term, the girls get a surprise when Darrell Rivers returns to Malory Towers with a glamorous new girl in tow. Zerelda soon catches everyone's eye for all the wrong reasons! Meanwhile, Bill is causing a stir with her horse-mad ways - and there's a big shock in store for Darrell . . .
Between 1946 and 1951, Enid Blyton wrote six novels set at Malory Towers. This collection features the original stories and is unillustrated.
*Over 140 million copies sold worldwide *Good for reluctant readers due to illustrative typeset *Educational edge as books contain facts about various places *Activity packs available to accompany certain titles*More fun and games online at www.geronimostilton.com/UK
Violet is normal-sized one minute and pocket-sized the next!
It's the BIGGEST day in Violet's life. All she has ever wanted to
do is ride Plunger, the scariest roller coaster around. And today
she is finally TALL enough. 1.4 meters to be exact. But just as
Violet is about to climb into one of Plunger's carriages, something
totally crazy happens. Violet shrinks! She is suddenly as small
as a fish finger.
Although Violet doesn't stay little for long, her chances of ever
riding Plunger are ruined. She never wants to shrink again... But
then Granny is accused of stealing, and tiny Violet might just
be the only one who can catch the thief.
The fantastically funny SHRINKING VIOLET series in a brand new package.
Max is just an ordinary, slightly scruffy boy, until he burps, when he turns into a huge monster, with teeth like swords, who can jump over buildings, roar and eat whole dustbins. It's great being a monster whose aim is to 'protect and do good stuff' until Max sneezes, when he turns back into a boy again, sometimes far from home and dressed only in his pants.
But something starts causing a lot of damage in his quiet suburb and it isn't Max. Trailed by his nemesis, Peregrine, a boy his age who has invented a POOP (portable operating omni prison) machine to catch the monster, Max has to find the real culprit before Peregrine catches him...
A passionate campaign brings four best friends back together in a fight to save their school library in this heartfelt tale from bestselling author Anna James.
The library is Hetty’s very favourite place in school, and since falling out with her best friends Ali, Mei and Rocket she’s been spending even more time there. So she’s absolutely horrified when she learns that her head teacher is planning to close it down, claiming there aren’t enough funds to keep the library going.
There’s no way Hetty’s going to sit back and let this happen. But can she repair her broken friendships and build support for her library campaign?
Let the Battle of the Books commence!
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Join George and Harold and their wedgie-powered superhero, Captain Underpants, for three epic adventures - fighting for Truth, Justice and all that is Pre-shrunk and Cottony!
In this third book in the series, Harley goes on a time-twisting
adventure!
On a school trip to the Inventia Jurassic Coast, Harley finds
an unusual fossil. Has she discovered an entirely new species of
dinosaur?
Her class nemesis, Fenelda, doesn't believe it, so Harley decides
to build a time machine to prove the discovery and win the 'best
invention' competition.
But messing around with time can have unexpected, dinosaur-size
effects...
Vashti Hardy’s immersive world building, cool science and
tech, weird and wonderful inventions, warm and funny characters
– all perfectly pitched for younger readers.
A modern-day INSPECTOR GADGET meets THE WORST
WITCH, with a STEM twist.
Full of brilliant illustrations from George Ermos!
Collect them all: Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest and
Harley Hitch and the Missing Moon
Perfectly magical! This series about a magical pet shop will appeal to animal fans as well as those who like a touch of sparkle. Lottie keeps dreaming of unicorns. She knows they are in danger, but she's not sure how to help them. Does she know enough magic?
As read by Harry Styles on CBeebies Bedtime Story.
In every house, on every street . . . there is laughter
and tears. There are friends. There is family. And there is love.
A heartwarming celebration of homes . . .
and all the families that make them.
