Finn, the spider lover, and his sister Phoebe move into a remote old schoolhouse on the edge of the moors. To Finn's delight, the spider psychologist, the great Dr Clinton, lives in the lair, the local manor house. Then, to his horror, he discovers Dr Clinton killing spiders in a frenzy of dusting and cleaning. Soon Finn too succumbs to the cleaning frenzy and actually tidies his room. Both of them have been trapped by the angry ghost of Lady Withers who ran a Servants' School in the house in Victorian times. Luckily, Phoebe and Dr Clinton's formidable aunt come to the resue and Finn wins through.
As with the two previous Time-travelling cat novels, there are two strands to this. In the contemporary part of the novel, Topher is settling into a new life in Chichester, a city with ancient Roman links. He becomes fascinated by a tile from Ancient Rome he sees in a museum which has a cat's footprint on it. [factually accurate, it's in Reading Museum]. But he's being bullied at school by a boy who used to live in the house that Topher's parents have bought. In the timeslip element of the story, Topher meets up with Marcus, the son of Cassius the tilemaker and he discovers that it is, in fact, the time-travelling cat's pawprint on the tile. Marcus's elder brother is a bully and it is he who steals the symbol of power of the Roman Army - the eagle. Marcus and Topher have to get it back...before Topher can return to his own time.
*Over 140 million copies sold worldwide *Good for reluctant readers due to illustrative typeset *Educational edge as books contain facts about various places *Activity packs available to accompany certain titles*More fun and games online at www.geronimostilton.com/UK
In this Guide to Trouble, Max and Molly will show you, clever reader:
1. How to kick a ball into Mrs Quibble's garden. AGAIN.
2. How to (politely) arrest Mrs Quibble for STEALING THE BALL.
3. How to accidentally also-at-the-same-time catch a REAL-LIFE CRIMINAL!
Don't miss the other forthcoming titles in the series:
HOW TO BE A GENIUS
HOW TO BUILD AN ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
HOW TO STOP A VIKING INVASION
Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How To Catch A Criminal by Dominic Barker and Hannah Shaw has been selected for the Read by Yourself category of Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club 2011.
The dragon of Lyminster must be stopped. The mayor offers a bag of gold to anyone who can beat him, but everyone is too scared. Then a boy called Jim arrives, and he has a plan. But how can a pudding stop a dragon?
The Hopscotch Adventures series features exciting, page-turning adventures in under 400 words for children developing their reading confidence.
Something bad has happened to Prince Alexander, the only heir to the mighty Petrossian Empire.
Something worse than kidnapping.
Something worse than murder.
Somehow, the Prince has been miraculously transformed into a fluffy-wuffy kitten.
Why has this terrible catastrophe happened?
Who are the boy and girl brewing secret potions down in the palace kitchens?
And how are they possibly going to avoid getting their heads chopped off?
Ka, the time-travelling cat, has disappeared, leaving just one clue. Topher soon realises that she has gone back to Elizabethan England, and he fears that Ka is in terrible danger. Cats were tortured in Tudor England, so Topher must try to find her before it is too late. In doing so, he meets Queen Elizabeth and Doctor Dee, the court magician and astronomer, who thinks Ka can help him find the elusive Philosopher's Stone.
An exciting and transporting fantasy, exploring both contemporary and ancient issues.
Pirate Hank's Plank is an exciting story for all pirate fans who are beginning to read independently.
Pirate Hank tells everyone to walk the plank. Joe wants to go first, and he has a great idea. The pirates have never had so much fun!
The Froglets series is perfect for children aged 5-7 who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 200 words.
