All the toys want to do their own painting, but things are not going according to plan! So Old Bear shows the other toys what working together can achieve.
A small band of cats lives in the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi. Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese; Katar, a cat loved by his followers and feared by his enemies; Hulo, the great warrior tom; Beraal, the beautiful queen, swift and deadly when challenged; Southpaw, the kitten whose curiosity can always be counted on to get him into trouble...
Unfettered and wild, these and the other members of the tribe fear no one, go where they will, and do as they please. Until, one day, a terrified orange-coloured kitten with monsoon green eyes and remarkable powers lands in their midst-setting off a series of extraordinary events that will change their world for ever.
Two books in one: Books 10 and 11 in the highly successful My Secret Unicorn series in which Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, share some exciting adventures.
In Twilight Magic, Snooty Jade Roberts is jealous when Lauren makes friends with the new foal at Orchard Stables, and she is determined to cause trouble. But when Jade gets into danger, only Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, can help her. In Friends Forever, Lauren can't wait to go to pony camp with her best friend, Mel. It's going to be so much fun sharing a cabin, riding ponies and having picnics. But when she gets there everything goes wrong.
Such a clever caterpillar! A carefree cabbage caterpillar named Clara, who becomes a common cream-colored butterfly, can't possibly compete with a catty, conceited caterpillar named Catisha, who becomes a captivating crimson-colored butterfly. Or can she? Ages 3 - 6
Mandy and James are sad when old Mr Bennett has to sell his riding stables and it is turned into a campsite. But the campers are soon telling stories of a ghostly horse and rider passing by. What is going on?
Join April Wood on a thrilling Arctic adventure set in the world of the internationally bestselling THE LAST BEAR and FINDING BEAR. Perfect for 8+ readers.
‘I loved it!’ A. F. Steadman
‘Absolute stellar storytelling!’ Jasbinder Bilan
‘An utterly breathtaking adventure’ Pari Thomson
‘Exhilarating’ Jenny Pearson
Can she win his trust … and win the race?
April Wood is no stranger to adventure. After all, she lives in the Arctic and her best friend is a polar bear. But when April finds herself volunteering for the Polar Race – a long-distance dog sled race across the frozen tundra – even she wonders if this may be an adventure too far.
April will need all the help she can get if she’s to make it to the finish line. And competition is fierce – with experienced dog sledders, including new boy Finn, who will go to any lengths to win.
But April has something the other teams don’t: Blaze, a solitary husky with a troubled past, who may just prove to be her secret weapon…
With illustrations by the award-winning Levi Pinfold, The Lone Husky is a breathtaking adventure that will take readers on an unforgettable journey through the Arctic and reunite them with some beloved characters.
A young rider gets to know a new pony, adjust to a new sibling
and learns a lot about secrets in this charming follow-up to Pulitzer
Prize winning author Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons.
Ellen can't stop thinking about the racehorse Ned - and the secret
she shares with him.
There seem to be a lot of secrets
in Ellen's life these days.
Secrets between friends.
Secrets
within families.
Secrets that are all her own.
And secrets her parents are keeping from her that could change
everything...
One thing that's not a secret is how much Ellen wants to jump.
The horse she's riding nowadays is Hot Potato - a pony she can trust,
and learn to jump with.
But can he really take the
place of Ned? And what if her parent's secret threatens her ability
to go to the stables at all?
One of a series in which each book contains three or more stories, illustrated step by step to help children reading on their own for the first time. The stories, by the author of ""The Tree"", which won the TES Junior Information Book Award in 1990, are humorous and make use of repetition.
Born among the rocks of M'goma Hill, Kimba is nurtured by his mother, fierce, tender Sabba. She teaches him the ways of the plains - the merciless hunt for food, the endless dangers from hyenas, leopards, crocodiles and rival lions. But when strange lions wrestle the pride away from his sire, Black Mane, Kimba must flee for his life, to face the struggle for survival alone. Slowly, painfully, he grows fiercer and stronger: ready at last to challenge for leadership of his old pride and to confront lions greatest enemy - Man.
Girls will love this story of fourteen-year-old Ellie and her horse Spirit. Even though Ellie and her beloved horse Spirit are no longer together, the special bond between them remains strong. Ellie still communicates with Spirit, but she's frantically busy with stable work and shows. She's also spending more time than usual with Luke, the handsome groom.
Ellie is struggling to fit everything in. When she fails to help a new horse who really needs her, she realizes that something has to give. It's time for Ellie to make the most difficult choice of her life . . .
The last in the Loving Spirit quartet. Visit www.lindachapmanauthor.co.uk for more about the author and the previous books in the series, Loving Spirit, Loving Spirit: Hopes and Loving Spirit: Dreams.
