""The Wolves of Currumpaw ""is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton's epic wilderness drama ""Lobo, the King of Currumpaw,"" originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton's drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man's relationship with nature was often marked by exploitations and misunderstanding. This is the first graphic adaptation of a massively influential piece of writing by one of the men who went on to form the Boy Scouts of America.A University of Falmouth graduate and London resident, William Grill's first book ""Shackleton's Journey ""made him the youngest Kate Greenaway Medal winner since 1960. With a slew of prizes and under his belt, Grill looks primed to make a huge impact with ""The Wolves of Currumpaw.""
**A fast-paced adventure, full of action, excitement and great characters - short chapters and vibrant illustrations encourage young readers** A T-Rex in town? Raptors in the garden?....Impossible! That's what Marlin Maxton thinks, until a trip to a museum where Marlin discovers a forgotten room with a dusty old dinosaur display. To his astonishment and delight his interest sparks the huge models into life! These are more than dinosaurs though - they are life sized animals and metal machines combined. As awesome as their prehistoric predecessors - and able to talk, feel and work together as a team. Best of all, they befriend Marlin. Together boy and dinosaurs embark on a series of thrilling adventures - the first being to protect the dinosaurs from their new predators - hunting humans who want to destroy them. A new series: children's books, combining action adventure, with magic and humour. An exciting story - newly independent readers, independent readers, or those moving on from beginner reader books will love the detailed illustrations. Young readers, who enjoy: Jack Stalwart, Dinosaur Cove or Beast Quest, will love this new series. Age Range: 6 - 10 (depending on reading ability) Length: 11,000 words, 13 chapters. Illustrations: Illustrated throughout **EXTRACT** Marlin woke up suddenly. It was the middle of the night and there was a noise outside his window. He sat up and blinked. He was dreaming. No! There it was again! TAP...TAP TAP...TAP... He slipped out of bed and crept over to the curtains. The floor was cold under his feet and the air was chilly but he hardly noticed. He reached out with one finger and nudged a crack in the curtains. WOOOOSH! Something very fast flashed past - silver in the moonlight - and was gone. Marlin jumped back, his heart racing. ""What was that?!"" He edged forwards again. He pulled the curtains open wider this time and peered out. At first he saw nothing, but then he noticed the strange marks on the lawn. All over, the grass was churned up and muddy as if something heavy had been racing around on it. Then he saw it. A creature, standing at the end of the garden. Just under the apple tree, next to the back garden gate, was a little silver dinosaur with a long whip tail and a slender neck. It cocked its head to one side, blinked and looked right at him. There was no mistaking it. It was one of the Troodons from the museum. **EDITORIAL REVIEWS** ""Imaginative and full of action - with illustrations to make it all come alive"" - Parents-in-Touch ""My 7 year old son LOVED it ...a fun, creative story where science fiction and dinosaurs intersect"" - Mother Daughter Book Reviews website
Dylan Walsh has always dreamed of attending Chestnut Hill. Even though she's a first year, Dylan's not intimidated by the red-ribbon riders or high-class horses. But Dylan soon realizes being popular and talented at home doesn't mean anything at Chestnut Hill. When it's time to prove herself, choosing the friends could make all the difference.
Legend tells of the Clan of the Scorpion, four mighty meerkats who are armed to the teeth with ninja-knowhow. They are sworn to protect the world from their longtime nemesis, the Ringmaster.
Small, deadly and furry, the Ninja Meerkats are four warriors on a mission. In Book 10 in the Ninja Meerkats series, The Ringmaster has stolen the Hammer of Thor, an electrifying weapon that controls thunder and lightning. The Clan race to the deep freeze of the Arctic to put the top-hatted villain's plans to rule the world on ice. But the Ringmaster isn't about to let the meerkats steal his thunder. May battle commence!
A hilarious series for boys by Blue Peter Book Award-winning author Gareth P. Jones (The Considine Curse), featuring death-defying meerkat action! Full of comical characters, daft puns, fast dialogue and even faster action, these book are irresistible to boys and girls aged around six to eight years.
The Hope family take in Polly, a friend's daughter, when her father goes into hospital - and her new Shetland pony comes too! The pony is gorgeous, but Polly won't have anything to do with it. She's afraid of horses, though she's been around them all her life. Can Mandy and James help her to love the little pony?
Created by master storyteller, Mick Inkpen, there is a whole range of Kipper books to choose from: classic picture books, TV tie in picture books, novelty board books, sticker books, pop up books and much much more. ""Kipper"" is on CITV: the new animation series is due to broadcast in autumn 2000 with repeats of past series starting in the summer. Kipper's animation series has been awarded the BAFTA award for best children's animation. Kipper is everyone's favourite puppy! It is a very hot day, a paddling pool kind of day. Kipper finds the pool in the cupboard. It's hot work blowing it up. Then he hears a tiny hissss. Will Kipper find a way to keep cool?
Jess and her friends are lucky enough to be able to spend as much time as they can with their favourite ponies at Vicki's Riding School. Grooming, sweeping the yard, even mucking out is fun when you love ponies as much as they do.
Cara and the rest of the girls are taking part in a pony club weekend at Vicki's Riding School. For her friends, camping out, showjumping and competing in lots of races sound like fun. But this is the first time Cara's been away from her mum since her dad died and she's nervous about performing in front of everybody.
Will the weekend be as much fun as they hope? And will Cara get over her fears and enjoy it after all?
Tells the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely help of Templeton the rat, and a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grown up to be quite a pig.
It might look like a pebble from the beach, but Eliza knows this is an egg. And one night when she hears cracking, she discovers the Stone Bird. It might still look like a stone to her mum, but Eliza knows it's alive. Step into the magical world of one child's imagination in this stunning debut by exciting new author Jenny McCartney, illustrated by luminary of children's books Patrick Benson.
When Puddle the Puppy comes to play, magic is never far away!
Puddle is a naughty puppy who loves to go on magical adventures with his friends Ruby and Harry. He only has to jump into a puddle for the magic to begin.
When Puddle takes Ruby and Harry away to a beautiful ballet show, Ruby can't stop marvelling at the wonderful dancing and amazing costumes. But one little ballerina is making her debut, and she has terrible stage fright! Can Puddle help the shy dancer to overcome her fears?
This is book three in the Puddle the Naughtiest Puppy series.
Life is set to become even more exciting at Unicorn School when the head teacher announces that there's going to be a pet show! Willow can hardly wait – but Storm has been behaving very strangely. Willow is sure it is something to do with the show. What can the trouble be?
This is the fifth title in the Unicorn School series where young unicorns not only learn magic but how to be good and honest friends.
