Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has summoned an elite group of fairies to Iceland. But when he presents his invention to save the world from global warming, he seems different. Something terrible has happened to him. Artemis Fowl has become nice.
On the eve of the first manned mission to Mars, a madman has kidnapped the space project's chief engineer. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart save the day and keep his cool when he finds out who the missing engineer is?
Prepare to set sail with the craziest crew of pirates on the Seven Seas. Will Charlie get rid of his pesky parrot? Can Molly escape the clutches of the sneaky Captain Spike? And just how will Sam reveal the identity of the Masked Pirate? Come aboard and find out! Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone.
""Irresistible for children learning to read."" - Child Education Plus
Learn to read with Hiccup! The How to Train Your Dragon Beginner Readers are the perfect way to introduce your child to Hiccup and the magical world of reading.
Join Hiccup and the rest of the Dragon Riders as they try to find the dragon who has been forcing them away from their outpost in this Beginner Reader based on a popular episode of DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge!
A mysterious dragon is trying to chase Hiccup and his friends away from their outpost. And on Berk, Stoick is in a terrible mood and driving everyone crazy. Can Hiccup track down the dragon and lift his dad's spirits at the same time?
How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 3 is scheduled for release in 2019 and the TV series Defenders of Berk can be seen on CBBC and Netflix.
The Beginner Reader series includes:
How to Build a Dragon Fort, How to Defend Your Dragon, How to Pick Your Dragon, How to Raise Three Dragons, How to Start a Dragon Academy, How to Track a Dragon
A dream come true for every child who wishes they could talk to animals. Molly loves animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up, just like her dad. As everyone says, she's got the magic touch! Molly is on an Easter egg hunt when she finds a magical duck who needs her help! .
A touching tale from bestselling author Holly Webb.
Alice's parents have split up, and now she has to shuffle between
two houses, neither of which feel like home. Mum is distracted,
Dad is busy with his new family, and no one seems to notice Alice
still exists. But when Mum takes her to the pet shop to buy a hamster,
she spies a little brown mouse hiding at the back of the cage.
He is tiny, with cocoa-brown fur, and Alice decides to name
him Truffle after the chocolaty-treat.
Alice spends lots of time with Truffle, and soon she doesn't feel
so lonely. With the tiny mouse by her side, Alice begins to realize
that maybe things are going to be OK after all.
Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work, because when he and his mum are summoned to Honeystone Hall in the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find Archie has inherited not only the enormous hall, but the whole of the world-famous McBudge Confectionery Company from Great-Uncle Archibald. That’s a new home, a fortune and a lifetime’s supply of treats rolled into one!
But all is not well in Dundoodle, and when Archie reads the mysterious letter his great-uncle left him, he finds himself on a quest to save his family’s company from ruin. With the help of his new friends Fliss and Billy, Archie has to try to figure out the puzzles of Honeystone before his sweet future melts away like an ice lolly in the sun!
Fans of How to Train Your Dragon and Tilly and the Time Machine will be hungry for this delicious mystery full of weird clues, strange creatures, malevolent relatives and lots and lots of SWEETS!
Join everybody’s favourite flat boy for another magical adventure – It’s Jeff Brown’s Flat Stanley.
Invisible Stanley
It's a shock at first, but Stanley finds you can do amazing things when you're invisible. Helping Arthur perform magic … Foiling a daring robbery … Stanley is a famous hero once again. But being invisible isn't as easy as it looks!
Jeff Brown’s world-famous character Flat Stanley continues to charm half a century after he first found his way into print.
I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday.
Gorgeous new colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …
Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of War Horse. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.
‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times
Loved by children, teachers and parents alike, Michael Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate, has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
