A classic tale from Enid Blyton's magical Faraway Tree series with exciting new full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson – perfect for new readers!
The Land of Silly School is where Dame Snap teaches naughty elves, pixies and fairies. But Joe, Beth, Frannie, Connie soon discover that the lessons are very silly indeed! How will they escape strict Dame Snap?
The Magic Faraway Tree has been entertaining readers for more than 75 years. Now these colour short stories offer a great way for a whole host of new younger readers age 5-7 to discover the adventures of Silky, Moon-Face, the Saucepan Man and all of their friends in the Enchanted Wood.
Also available in this short story series:
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Birthdays
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Magic Medicines
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Do-As-You-Please
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Goodies
A Faraway Tree Adventure: In Santa Claus's Castle
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Toys
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Dreams
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Silly School
A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Enchantments
A Faraway Tree Adventure: Joe and the Magic Snowman
Collect them all!
'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.
This should be on every child’s bookshelf’ – Junior Design Awards on The Magic Faraway Tree.
Enid Blyton is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors with over 700 titles published and sales of over 700,000 in the UK each year. Her stories, which include The Famous Five, The Magic Faraway Tree, Malory Towers, St Clare’s, The Wishing Chair and Amelia Jane series’, remain timeless classics across the world.
Meet Sally Stick and her dog (and best friend) Fetch. Together, they're Stick and Fetch: Detectives. A girl. A dog. A detective agency.
Sally loves nothing more than investigating a good mystery – and her shaggy canine companion Fetch loves nothing more than to be at her side when she does. There's just one small problem: they always gets the wrong end of the stick! The hapless pair remain undeterred, however, dashing from one crime scene to another on their bicycle, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake ... yet always emerging blissfully unaware. A fun, madcap trio of stories featuring two lovable heroes with a LOT of hair.
Kid Force 3 are Jayden, Layla and Caleb. They aren't regular kids, they're super kids - each with an amazing superhero power.
In this story, a professor's new robot malfunctions and escapes, out of control. Can Kid Force 3 track it down and stop it from destroying everything in its path?
This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. This series is suitable for guided reading with children aged 5+, but also for older readers with low reading confidence or struggling to enjoy books (reluctant readers). Reading age 6 years old, Book Band Turquoise 7, Interest Level 6-11 years old.
Get the whole series!
EDGE: Kid Force 3: Alien Kidnap
EDGE: Kid Force 3: Robot Runaway
EDGE: Kid Force 3: Day of Doom
EDGE: Kid Force 3: General Mayhem
EDGE: Kid Force 3: Dr Vlogger
EDGE: Kid Force 3: The Toxic Cookie Monster
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
The Famous Five are on their way to the cinema when Timmy spots a cat and tears after it, taking the gang on a detour to an empty house. But is it really empty? Some strange sounds suggest otherwise...
Timmy leads the gang into another thrilling adventure.
In addition to the Famous Five novels, Enid Blyton wrote a clutch of short stories based on the characters. These were published in magazines and collected in the Famous Five Short Story Collection (Hodder). For the first time, the complete and original text of When Timmy Chased the Cat (1956) appears in an individual volume, illustrated with brand new colour art by Jamie Littler.
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.
Miranda wins a balloon ride - but the rope snaps and away she goes, over seas, mountains and deserts. She touches down at the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids, flies over the Great Wall of China, visits Japan, almost falls into a river full of crocodiles in Australia, makes some new friends at the Leaning Tower of Pisa - and much more.
Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the Astrosaurs fight evil across the galaxy! When several spaceships go missing, the astrosaurs investigate - and are attacked by terrifying Star Pirates! The greedy ship-looters have a plan that will wreck the galaxy. Can Teggs stop them in time?
A highly illustrated fiction series about a determined
young inventor, from award-winning author Vashti Hardy.
""A joyful mash-up of robots, conservationism and school story""
- The Guardian
Join Harley, her robot dog Sprocket
and best friend Cosmo for problem-solving
adventures and mysteries in Inventia, a world
where science rules and technology grows
in the forest; and where exploding science projects,
giant slugs and runaway robots are all part of a normal school
day.
The Iron Forest near Harley’s home is unlike any other –
plants and trees grow cogs and hinges and other mechanical
parts – and all of Inventia depends on it. So when a strange
fungus is discovered, there’s a race to
find a solution. Without essential parts for inventions, the town
is quickly falling apart…
But just who or what is behind the mysterious infestation?
Harley decides it’s up to her to save the day –
with chaotic results!
Perfect for fans of Amelia Fang and Isadora Moon, this is a rollicking
adventure that celebrates STEM learning!
Heavily illustrated with lively, humourous illustrations by George
Ermos
Vashti Hardy is an award-winning author of children’s books.
Her novel Wildspark won the Blue Peter Book Award
for Best Story 2020, and Brightstorm was shortlisted for
the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize
Go undercover into the secret world of teen super spy Alex Rider in this explosive collection of action-packed short stories. See Alex take action against an imminent disaster, discover the truth behind the death of his parents and get inside the mind of his arch rival, Yassen Gregorovich.
