You’ve discovered a mysterious volcanic island in the middle of the ocean. Can you rescue the survivors you find there, or will you be eaten by the vicious local demon monkeys first? It's up to you. Your choices will change the story – a different adventure every time!
Are you ready for the best adventure ever? Jamie and Tom are caught up in a terrifying prehistoric storm! As the Triassic landscape floods around them the friends find shelter in a nearby cave. But as their eyes adjust to the dark, they see that they're not the first ones here. And when the mass of pterosaurs spy the boys they decide to swarm...
The Plankton Pirates have been so busy working that they need a holiday! Bored of the tropical paradise, they turn to the Windy View Caravan Park as their perfect place to unwind. But will they really fit in?
Race Ahead with Reading is the perfect introduction to reading chapters with brand new page turning reads in five short bite size chapters, to encourage children to take the driving seat with their reading.
Following on from the launch of ""The Magic Key"" on BBC Educational television in September 2000, OUP is publishing its third wave of picture books based on the Magic Key adventure the characters have in each episode. This section of the television show is also due to be broadcast on Children's BBC television soon. * ""The Magic Key"" is currently being broadcast as a major 26 part BBC television series featuring the characters from Oxford Reading Tree. * The Oxford Reading Tree characters are recognized by children in virtually all primary schools, and know and loved by parents and children. * This is the first time BBC Education and BBC children's have jointly invested in a children's TV series. It will be shown on both. Transmission dates to be confirmed. * The series is produced by HIT Entertainment, makers of ""Kipper"", ""Percy the Park Keeper"" and ""Bob the Builder"" programmes. * A large range of merchandise is available through Marks and Spencer. * These are the only official tie-in picture story books featuring the Magic Key adventures. * These books follow on from the publication of thirteen story books and six activity books.
New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading
Rainforest Explorer is a 'Starting To Read Alone' reader, perfect for children beginning to read alone as they develop skills to read confidently, accurately, fluently and with good understanding. DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers.
Through her blogs, Zoe shares the thrill and narrow escapes of her travels through the Amazon rainforest to her uncle's Research Station. What will she meet and discover? Spot the animals and their footprints and play a game of olliztli. Plus, find out about the changes and mysteries in the rainforest.
Rainforest Explorer is part of the new DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme that helps children become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary, and content are spot on for each stage.
United by greed and self-interest. But not their own.
A boy lives in a remote, snow-bound village with his elderly grandmother. Their traditional way of life is threatened by the changing snow and ice: it melts faster every year. When the sea-ice collapses while he is out hunting, he only just escapes with his life and is left stranded in the Arctic tundra.
Meanwhile a girl is trying to adapt to another new school. Her father promises his new job at an oil company will mean they never have to move again, but not long after he starts, his behaviour becomes odd and secretive. When their fates take a drastic turn the girl's world collides with the boy's and they find themselves together in a desperate search for survival, and for the truth.
There's another mystery to solve at Mayfair Park! Lauren and her three best friends can't believe their luck when top boy band, 4ever, arrive at Mayfair Park to shoot their new video. But the girls soon discover that there is a much darker side to the music biz - and there are some people who will stop at nothing to reach the top.
The monster Grendel kills everyone. No weapon can stop him. The great warrior Beowulf prepares to fight, but can he beat the monster with neither sword nor shield? The Hopscotch Adventures series features exciting, page-turning adventures in under 400 words for children developing their reading confidence.
This book is about a knight on a mission: to find and slay a dragon. The other knights have told him that there's no such thing as dragons, but he doesn't care. For he has a map, and the map says:
""HERE BE DRAGONS.""
He travels right to the spot marked ‘X’, past treasure, suspicious bones and many signs telling him to turn back. He wanders up and down a huge, spiky hill (the dragon's back) shouts into a burrow (the dragon's nose) and eventually walks into a cave (the dragon's mouth)… Will the hapless knight see the dragon before it's too late?!
Young readers will love spotting the dragon in the background in this laugh-out-loud story from the author of This Book Can Read Your Mind.
""A summer holiday in a book... unforgettably exciting."" Piers Torday
""Lauren St John at her very best... a gripping adventure across stormy seas, stately homes and boarding schools, with a fabulous plotted mystery at its core. I couldn't put it down."" Abi Elphinstone
A storm is coming. What will it take to survive? An exciting adventure set at sea, from the bestselling author of the Laura Marlin Mysteries and Kat Wolfe Investigates.
Twins Jess and Jude Carter live a dream life sailing from one exotic destination to the next with their guardian, Gabriel. But after Gabe vanishes and a storm smashes up their lives, they’re left penniless and alone. When a wealthy, glamorous family offer them a home, everybody tells them they’re the luckiest children in the world. But the Blakeneys’ stately mansion is full of secrets – secrets that seem entangled with the twins’ own fate. As they race to uncover the truth, Jess and Jude must confront their deepest fears.
How do you solve a mystery when that mystery is you?
Wave Riders from Lauren St John is an exciting and compelling middle-grade tale of sailing, family and identity.
