Emma knows that having superpowers isn't always easy, especially when you have to keep them secret. But it's even harder when your mischievous little sister can't help using them in the naughtiest of ways. And when Saffie makes the new nosy neighbours' garden shed come to life and hop over the hedge it's up to Emma to cover its tracks before it's too late! Being a big sister has never been so heroic!
A little pony sparkling with magic. But his big wish is for a special friend. And so Steph's lonely stable days suddenly become filled with magical fun when she meets shy little piebald pony, Comet.
An enchanting tale by Pippa Goodhart, perfect for children learning to read.
Granda is different from other folk – he talks to the hills. One day, he tells his granddaughter, Lily, an old story about Dragon Boy – a human child who was raised by a dragon mother.
The young lad lived happily with his family in the Dragon Hills. He looked like a dragon in his costume of leaves, and he learnt to sing dragon songs. But he couldn't make fire like his dragon friends and somehow, he still felt as if he was the odd one out.
Then one day, Dragon Boy is reunited with his real mother and goes to live with his human family, but he still misses his dragon past and he still talks to them when he can. Just like Granda in fact, thinks Lily!
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently.
• Varied sentences
• Detailed illustrations to enjoy
• Chapters
• Interesting characters and themes
• A rich range of vocabulary
• More complex storylines to stretch confident readers
All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.
Book band: White.
An enchanting tale of magic, mermaids and adventure for readers aged 9 and up - from bestselling author, Holly Webb.
Venice is faced with terrible danger . . . Can the friendship between a young girl and a mermaid save the city?
Lady Mia doesn't want to believe in magic, even though her cousin, the princess, is the most magical ruler Venice has ever known. But when Mia meets a mermaid called Ara, it is impossible for her to deny her destiny any longer. The two friends must work together to save their home - but will their combined magic be enough to defeat the Talish invaders?
The Magical Venice books are all share the same beautiful setting, but can be read as standalone stories. The series includes: The Water Horse, The Mermaid's Sister, The Maskmasker's Daughter, and The Girl of Glass.
Discover more by Holly Webb with her Rose and Lily series - also filled with magical adventures.
Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. Right now, he and his sister Martha are in the back of his parents car. He has no idea a giant log is about to fall from the sky and change his life forever. He hasn't the slightest clue Martha will disappear into Shadow Forest. It is a forest where people who enter never return.
Noxia-4 is a farm-planet; a world of plants that feeds billions of hungry dinos. But when the harvest fails and the farmers are attacked, Teggs and the team investigate - and soon learn that the Noxia-4's dark forests are home to a strange and deadly evil that could destroy them all...
A beautifully written, lyrical tale featuring a cast of funny and
loveable characters, created by children's TV presenter Cerrie Burnell
and stunningly illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson.
Harper lives in the City of Clouds with her Great Aunt Sassy and
her beloved cat, Midnight. When Midnight goes missing - together
with all the cats of the neighbourhood - Harper realises that only
her magical scarlet umbrella can help her find him...
When Harper steps out with the umbrella in her hand, she is carried
up into the sky on a series of amazing adventures.
And Midnight isn't all she finds when she stumbles upon the Midnight
Orchestra and its wild conductor...
