*2015 RED HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED AUTHOR*
A brand new animal adventure for 8+ readers set during World War One from classic-in-the-making and bestselling author, Megan Rix. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Sarah Lean.
Two friends, fighting their way home . . .
SHANTI and her calf TARA are beautiful circus elephants.
HARVEY is the faithful old collie who leads the show.
In war they will perform their most death-defying trick yet.
When the First World War seizes Europe, Cullen's Circus is forced to close. The men are sent to fight and the animals are torn apart from their keepers, and each other. But while Shanti must help on a farm, it's little Tara who faces a far worse fate. . .
Separated too soon from her mother, Tara's life is in danger. Only old, brave Harvey can bring them back together. And so side-by-side, dog and elephant set out on an extraordinary journey across the English countryside - but can the unlikely friends find Shanti in time?
Praise for Megan Rix:
'If you love Michael Morpurgo, you will enjoy this' Sunday Express
'A moving tale told with warmth, kindliness and lashings of good sense that lovers of Dick King-Smith will especially appreciate' The Times
'Every now and then a writer comes along with a unique way of storytelling. Meet Megan Rix . . . her novels are deeply moving and will strike a chord with animal lovers.' LoveReading
'A perfect story for animal lovers and lovers of adventure stories' Travelling Book Company
Also available by Megan Rix:
The Great Escape, The Victory Dogs, The Bomber Dog, A Soldier's Friend and The Hero Pup
Violet loves the milkshakes at Udderly Perfect, the coolest cafe
around. But Udderly Perfect is threatened with closure, all because
of a mistake Violet made. She must find a way to keep it open.
Perhaps she can persuade her favourite celebrity stunt woman, Stella
Lightfoot, to join the campaign when she comes to town on a book
tour?
Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks!
In book eighteen, the Famous Five hunt for the lost dungeons of a ruined castle on Finniston Farm. The friends are determined to find them, and whatever they hide, but they are not alone.
Can the Famous Five get there first?
Fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson will draw young readers into this accessible timeless classic.
Are you ready for the best adventure ever?
Jamie and Tom are back in the Jurassic, where the dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes . . . as they soon find out! In three epic adventures The boys have to help a poorly apatosaurus, come under attack from a pesky compsognathus (and its mates!), and make a BIG mistake when they wake up a sleeping allosaurus. Guess what? It's not happy . . .
This great value edition contains three Jurassic adventures - Escape from the Fierce Predator, Finding the Deceptive Dinosaur and Assault of the Friendly Fiends - from the hugely popular Dinosaur Cove series which has now sold over one million copies. This new edition also includes a set of Jurassic collector cards.
Third in a new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.
Eleven-year-old Ursula is happily learning to be a Druid in the woods of Britannia. But then she is asked to go on a quest to find a boy who was abducted as a baby. Will her mystical training equip her for life on the road - with a troupe of Roman pantomime dancers and beast hunters?
Her task: to adapt to life in the arena
Her quest: to find the boy everyone is seeking
Her destiny: to protect children and animals
From the bestselling author of THE ROMAN MYSTERIES, perfect for children studying at Key Stage 2.
Can Pete help Cap'n Ted find the lost treasure of Long John Silverside? He'll have to make his way past mischievous mermaids, snappy sharks and even outwit a huge octopus!
Minecraft meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in book 4 of the very popular 8-Bit Warrior series of the journal of a young Minecraft villager who dares to dream of becoming a Minecraft warrior!
THESE ARE THE REAL BOOKS BY CUBE KID! DIARY OF AN 8-BIT WARRIOR: PATH OF THE DIAMOND ​WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS WIMPY VILLAGER KINDLES 11 & 12.
In the fourth in this series of four unofficial Minecraft adventure books, it’s time for our 12-year-old hero to choose his future vocation to study at the Minecraftia school. His options are less than tantalizing: farmer, butcher, crafter, miner. What this noob really wants is to be a warrior like his hero, Steve. So when he learns that the five best students in school that year will get the chance to start warrior training, it’s ON.
When Tony Spears presses a button hidden in a cupboard he's transported from his kitchen to the flight deck of an invincible spaceship. Created by the award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.
Nim lives on a beautiful island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father, Jack, an iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie and a turtle called Chica. But when Jack disappears and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she's ever been before. And she needs help from her friends . . .
Delicious adventure-fantasy for readers aged 8+.
Illustrated by Kerry Millard.
