Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
In book seven, the Famous Five investigate spook trains in the dead of night. The trains seem to vanish into thin air, but where do they go? The Five discover an unusual underground tunnel system and a secret train-service.
If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery?
The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.
Covering such themes as forced child labour, friendship and evil adults, tis title is suitable for teaching. It helps you explore the genre, study the craft of suspense, and analyse writing styles that suit different purposes.
Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations, Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen is a World Book Day book from Chris Riddell, award-winning author of the Ottoline series.
When Ada travels to the seaside resort of Brighton on holiday, she is very excited to meet leading followers of fashion Lady Vivienne Dashwood and her rival, the fashionable shepherd, Beau Peeps. They are there preparing for World Frock Night - a lavish ball where everyone dresses up in their finest costumes to compete for the grand prize.
Ada has been given money by her father to buy a spectacular outfit for the ball, and she's excited to be in with a chance of winning the prize. But nothing goes to plan, and becoming the belle of the ball will prove to be Ada's biggest challenge yet . . .
Enjoy this mini adventure into the life of Ada Goth, and continue the fun with the Costa Children's Book Award-winning first book in the series, Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse.
A collection of six magical and heart-warming animal stories, specially for World Book Day, by the nation’s favourite storyteller.
From the author who brought you Joey the War Horse, Shadow the dog and Kaspar the cat comes a pocket-sized collection of perfect animal stories – proving that it’s not just dogs that are man’s best friends…
Taken from the length of Michael Morpurgo’s career, the tales in this charming book will delight any child who loves animals … or stories! Readers will return to the best mates in this little book again and again.
From dogs to cats, and from horses to dolphins and whales, it’s all here in this timeless treasury.
Contains the stories:
The Silver Swan
It’s a Dog’s Life
Snug
Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time?
Dolphin Boy
This Morning I Met a Whale
The Peanuts gang is back for a brand-new adventure in this brilliant
retelling of Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie!
There's a new kid in town, and she's a kind and beautiful Little
Red-Haired Girl. And boy, does Charlie Brown have a crush on her!
But the question is - can he win her heart?
Meanwhile, Snoopy the Flying Ace is off on an adventure in the skies
over Paris, where he falls head over heels in love with Fifi,
a high-flying poodle. But when the Red Baron captures Fifi, Snoopy
and Woodstock must go to her rescue. Can they take down the dastardly
Red Baron, once and for all?
Axel Storm's parents are rock stars - and they just want Axel to be a normal boy! But when he goes to stay with his crazy uncles, Axel always ends up stealing the show...
Axel Storm is in hot, dusty Death Valley to help his uncle round up the cattle for winter. But when the huge beasts go on the rampage, Axel has to act fast! Can he use his cowboy skills to stop the terrifying stampede?
Tim is broke, so when a mysterious stranger offers him a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of good fortune. But there are worse things than being broke. Being shot for one - which is what happens to the stranger and could soon be the fate of the Diamond brothers.
Pudsey has it all - a successful career and the city of London at his paws. What more could a dog ask for? Maybe a couple of sausages! So when Molly, Tommy and George promise him a snack, Pudsey's tail wags all the way to their house. But when he hides in the family trailer, he gets more than just sausages. He's taken to the family's new home ... in the middle of the countryside!
Miles from the city, Pudsey quickly makes friends on the farm, fights off an evil landlord and sets out to foil a plot to demolish his new home. But his adventures (and his love of sausages) land him in the dog pound. Pudsey can't dance his way out of a locked cage. Or can he? He'd better hurry if he's going to save the farm from destruction!
Did you know that Nina's aunt's spice shed is a travel machine? Well neither did Nina - and now she's head first into a great adventure involving a lost envelope, a charming street thief, a glamorous Bollywood star and a fierce tiger ...
Guess who lives at number 36? Jonny Smith's paper round takes him along Weir Street. The paper boys don't normally stick around for long and he soon understands why... This time Jonny has to deliver a paper to Doctor Sphinx. Will he be brave enough to find out what is lurking in the deep jungly garden?
