The Thing in the Basement is an atmospheric mystery story with a school setting. When the boy arrives at his new school everything is strange and different. The big, Victorian building has many storeys and a basement...As he passes the basement he notices a smell of heat and soot and burning. He looks down there and suddenly there's bang and a flash, a roaring sound. He knows there's something down there. Something nasty...something monstrous. And as the day goes on, all the evidence leads to suggest that the 'something' is a dragon...
It's Casper's birthday, and he's got the best present in the world: two cows. Yee-ha! Now he can be a real cowboy. But looking after Dora and Daisy is a lot harder than Casper thought it would be!
Geraldine McCaughrean's gripping story retells Gulliver's Travels through Lilliputian eyes and the drama is captured by the daring perspectives and rich colour of Jago's illustrations.
Are you ready for the best adventure ever?
Welcome to the Jurassic! It's a totally awesome place, as Jamie and Tom are about to discover. With so many cool creatures to spot, the boys begin exploring. In three exciting adventures they meet an amazing stegosaurus, a seriously fed up diplodocus, and while snorkelling in the Jurassic ocean, they also come across one creature they did not want to meet . . . a deadly plesiosaur, and it's heading their way!
This is great value edition contains three Jurassic adventures - Rescuing the Plated Lizard, Swimming with the Sea Monster and Tracking the Gigantic Beast - from the hugely popular Dinosaur Cove series which has now sold over a million copies. This new edition also includes a set of Jurassic collector cards.
'What every dinosaur-mad child has been waiting for - a young fiction series that really knows its Tyrannosaurus from its Triceratops.'
Guardian
No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. His original battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore in the north of England. The second, encased in ice on a glacial plateau in the Himalayas. Now, gentleman adventurer Nick Ward has tracked down a third installment of Charlie's incredible life-story.
For Zaria Tourmaline, the three years without her mother and brother have been lonely ones, living with a cold and distant guardian while she completes her education. Just as she is ready to join the world of adult fairies and genies, she finds a spellbook written entirely in her mother's hand.
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?
Mayday! Mayday! We're going down! You've crashed in the jungle and you must now find your way to safety, avoiding the wildlife and the drug dealers along the way. Decide if you live or die in this choose-your-own-destiny adventure from real-life explorer Simon Chapman.
This book isn't like others you may have read - inside you make the choices. Can you escape from the jungle? Can you survive the drug dealers? Only you can decide if you live or die inside!
This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.
An intergalactic adventure with aliens, spaceships and goo galore!
Filled with fun black-and-white line illustrations.
Hex is the worst space invader on Planet X. Every time he tries to
do anything it goes wrong. He can't shoot a ray gun, he can't fly
a spaceship and he couldn't spot an earthling even if it jumped
up and bit him on the probe! But it's not his fault - he's cursed.
When Hex discovers that his long-lost father is happily living on
Planet Earth, he can't believe his luck. He decides to give up space
invading for good and join his dad.
The only problem is, Hex can't fly a spaceship... Will he make it
in one piece?
Taylor Henry thinks Wildwood Stables is perfect - even if it needs repair. It's become a home to her and her new horse, Prince Albert. And as soon as Taylor trains Prince Albert to give lessons, Wildwood will be in business! But the gelding refuses to let anyone except Taylor ride him. Can she convince Prince Albert to earn his keep?
The anticipated second book in 2019’s breakout magical fantasy series, Starfell, starring misfit witch Willow Moss. Perfect for readers of 8+ and beautifully illustrated throughout by Sarah Warburton.
Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, recently saved the world. The problem is, nobody can remember it – and, to make matters worse, her magical ability seems broken. Instead of finding lost things, objects keep disappearing against her will … which is especially troubling now that her friend Sometimes needs her help!
Sometimes has discovered how to see ten minutes into the future. Unfortunately that’s only enough time to find out that his kidnappers are on their way! His only hope is to write an urgent letter to Willow, asking if she wouldn’t mind trying to find him.
As Willow and her friends piece together what has happened to Sometimes, their adventure takes them from an enchanted tower to the magical forest of Wisperia and into dangerous new realms… Can Willow save Sometimes when her own powers are out of control?
