From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC series.
A story about courage, sacrifice and family - and how everyone has something incredible inside of them, just waiting to be discovered. For fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and Eva Ibbotson.
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When Billy Wild's teacher asks the class to write a letter to their god, Billy's request is simple:
Please send me a dog.
So when he discovers a greyhound hiding in the shed, he decides someone must really be listening. With the help of his brothers, Billy sets out to hide her from Dad, who's far too stressed to add a dog to the mix. But keeping a greyhound a secret is a difficult task, and when Billy's classmate Paris enters them all in a local talent show, it becomes even harder!
Billy must make a big, brave, wild decision - but it's one that might save Dog and hundreds like her. And it might just make him incredible...
A cat sleeps, curled up in a warm place, and while it sleeps it dreams. . .
of being a tiger, flame cat of the forest; a cheetah - fast as the wind on the African plains; a lion, lounging through the heat of the day, tangled in sunshine on the African savannah; a jaguar, perfectly camouflaged deep in the jungle. And the cat dreams of being a lynx, a puma, a snow leopard, a Scottish wild cat, an Asian fishing cat, and the rare Amur leopard. Finally Cat wakes, a domestic cat again, telling his dreams to the child who is stroking him.
Ten wild habitats, ten wild cats and one domestic cat are dramatically and beautifully illustrated in this unique celebration of the cat.
There are lots of birds living by the lake in Poppy's garden but Archie, a chick hatched by a mallard duck, can't find anyone who looks like him. Poppy feels sorry for the little chick, especially as she doesn't like her new life in the country. She can imagine how lonely Archie feels. And yet when disaster strikes the lake it's Archie who comes to the rescue! This is another heart-warming animal story by the bestselling author Sylvia Green.
The mean neighbourhood dog, Mad Dog McGraw, is always chasing the young hero of the book. Everyone is scared of Mad Dog but our child hero knows there must be a way to deal with him. The child tries various ingenious ideas but Mad Dog always wins. But when introduced to a cat called Bait, Mad Dog is suddenly friendly. Finally the child works out that making friends is the answer and that Mad Dog might not be such a mean dog after all.
Piper is a gentle and tender-hearted young dog. When the cruel Mr Jones takes him away from the contentment of his mother's home to catch rabbits in his garden, Piper finds himself spending a cold and lonely winter in the coal shed. It is then that he decides to run away and his adventure begins...
Find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes 7 pages of endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey, and the vital part that bees play in the natural world.
A fiercely original verse novel for middle-grade readers
and beyond from Zana Fraillon, the Carnegie Award-shortlisted
author of The Bone Sparrow.
'Tender and gritty' THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'Beautifully written … ambitious and absorbing' BOOKS
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Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor.
Scruffity is born into a harsh, grey world. What he yearns for
most is Family. But no one wants him. Just as his chances of adoption
grow thin, Scruffity is set free by a boy as unwanted as he
is.
He learns how to run, to dig, to howl and, biggest of all, to
love. But then tragedy strikes ...
How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin
with?
A heartfelt, wondefully written and totally compelling
story of love and belonging
Told through the eyes of a young pup, Scruffity, who
will tug at your heartstrings
Themes of friendship, loss and hope are woven through
a gripping narrative
Stunning illustrations by Sean Buckingham
