Ben and Zoe are off to the Kenyan savannah, where the population of African elephants has been fast disappearing. It seems some tourists are paying large amounts of money to hunt the creatures for 'sport', and for their latest trophy they have their sights set on a mother and baby elephant - The race is on for Ben and Zoe to track down the elephants before the hunters do. This is a thrilling series for children passionate about endangered animals and the environment, but who also love action, adventure and gadgets.
No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. At least, not yet. His original battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore in the north of England. And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no eight-year-old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things, lived such an incredible life - and still only be eight. And yet ...there was something so vivid in the telling, that we were persuaded, just enough, to send the journal and some of its boggling content for analysis. The results were absolutely astonishing. And only one conclusion could be drawn. Everything in the journal of Charlie Small is true. He really has wrestled a deadly river croc, ridden a steam-powered rhino, been cabin boy for a band of desperate lady-pirates and tribal chief in a city of gorillas. And countless other things besides. And ...not only that ...even though Charlie Small is only eight, he must have lived for over six hundred years! This second volume was found encased in ice, high on a glacial plateau in the Himalayas.
It details even more remarkable deeds and thrilling acts aboard the Jolly Roger with the dastardly lady-pirates of perfidy - and a lot more besides. It is guaranteed to delight readers as much as Charlie's first journal. Note: At the time of writing we had just received unconfirmed reports of a third journal, found on a seat at a bus stop in Pimlico. If the diary proves to be further adventures of Charlie Small, rest assured that we will publish it very soon indeed. Meantime, do please continuing looking out for a young boy with a slightly perplexed look, a battered rucksack and an unlikely talent for swinging through trees...
It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii.
A terrifically exciting and dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.
The final book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, Wind on Fire.
‘Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling’ – Independent
In the time of cruelty, the Manth people march back to their homeland. Ira Hath is the only one who knows the way, but she is dying. Bowman eagerly awaits his calling to join the Singer people, but when Kestrel is taken by bandits, he must use his powers to find her. Together they fight, until their destinies tear them apart. And all the while they wait for the wind to rise. Only one will sing the firesong …
Fantasy books for children don’t get more spectacular than Firesong. Since first publication, William Nicholson’s Wind on Fire trilogy has been translated into over 25 languages and won prizes including the Blue Peter Book Award and Smarties Prize Gold Award.
One of the greatest writers of our time, William Nicholson’s has not only sold millions of children’s books worldwide, he also written for the screen and the stage, including the Oscar-winning film Gladiator and the BAFTA-winning play Shadowlands.
Welcome to Paradise Island, the secret home of Wonder Woman! Hundreds of weapons and trophies fill the halls of the island's palace. Each one tells a story of adventure, danger and bravery. This is the tale of the silver bracelets that saved Wonder Woman from Cheetah!
The official book of the film! THE LEGO® MOVIE 2 - in cinemas
February 2019.
With 8 pages of colour movie images!
Remember when everything was awesome? Now get ready for even bigger,
awesomer and more action-packed adventures with Emmet and
all his very best brick friends from THE LEGO® MOVIE!
When we last saw Emmet, he was the most positive, caring, super-duper
guy in Bricksburg. This time, Emmet's eternal optimism and
master-building abilities will be put to the ultimate test: the
very existence of play is at stake!
Can Unikitty and Lucy help him stay positive? Can Benny the spaceman
finally get a new helmet? Will Batman work in other colours
than black? Will Metal Beard build new multi-purpose legs? Why
are you still reading all these questions? Just buy the book!
With an all-star cast including Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks,
Will Arnett, Alison Brie, and more!
Sunwing continues Shade's epic adventure begun in Silverwing. Shade discovers a mysterious human building containing a vast forest. Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night and teeming with insects to eat. And through the glass roof the bats can finally see the sun, free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But is this bat paradise all that it seems? Shade and his Brightwing friend Marina aren't so sure. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade's father?
In this thrilling continuation of Shade's saga, Kenneth Oppel expands the adventure and poignancy of Silverwing and takes it to a new level of excitement.
Do you dare open the Henry Hunter files and discover the monsters within?
The parents of a friend of Henry's have gone missing - disappeared from the very deck of their boat in the Caribbean. The only lead Henry and Dolf have is the sighting of a ghostly galleon and a huge tentacle of mist.
Exploring the local pirate history and myths, Henry and Dolf uncover a cursed crew of pirates, led by no other than the deadly Edward Teach - Blackbeard himself. But what's keeping the pirates sailing beyond their deaths? And how and why are they building a crew of live prisoners?
It's up to Henry and Dolf to survive monster waves and befriend a crazy local seadog to solve the mystery and put the pirates back in their watery graves!
Ricky and his Robot are enjoying their new-found friendship-Ricky's finding that having a giant flying Robot around can be very useful. Like, if you're late for school, or if you need a pencil sharpener in an emergency...But their quiet life is disrupted by a plague of mutated mosquitoes from Mercury, led by the dastardly Mr Mosquito, who wants to take over the Earth! can Ricky and his Robot save Squeakyville, the planet and finish Ricky's maths homework, all in one day?!
Minerva Clarke is thirteen. She worries about having a Gigantor butt and being a Freak Show Loser. Or worse, if that's possible. She wants to be just a fraction as gorgeous as her cousin Jordan but has begun to accept that this may never happen, when events take a turn for the peculiar. Minerva is (accidentally) electrocuted by her brother and survives mostly unscathed, but for one strange side effect. She doesn't have hang ups. In fact, she can't remember what she even used to worry about. So when Minerva's perfect cousin Jordan is arrested under bizarre circumstances, the new, bold Minerva finds herself investigating a murky murder mystery.
