A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Prize for Fiction and selected for Waterstones Book of the Month.
1944, and London is under attack. Young mouse Pip Hanway's safe and quiet world is turned upside down when her home, umbrella shop James Smith & Sons, is destroyed by a bomb. Orphaned and alone, she must begin a perilous quest to find a new home.
But the only way to get there is by joining Noah’s Ark, a secret gang of animals fighting with the resistance in France, operating beneath the feet of the human soldiers. Danger is everywhere and as the enemy closes in, Pip must risk everything to save her new friends.
Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Anna Fargher's debut novel takes you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
'An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel' Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.
'A spellbinding tale of bravery and hope, where courage is found in the smallest of heroes' Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk.
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country’s first black president and went on to live his dream of change. This is an important and exciting addition to the Who Was...? series.
Self-named The Outcasts; Jake (Dealmo) and his friends Kellogg, Lemon and Fatyak like to spend their spare time playing role playing games. But things are about to get a little more interesting ... as the group sit down to play Destiny, a brand new RPG, they realise that this is no ordinary game. What they really have their hands on is the ancient Pandora's Box, containing superpowers for each of them.
On the other side of town is an organisation called the Reach, who hunt down precious artefacts. They want Pandora's Box back for themselves.
With their new superpowers, just what have The Outcasts unleashed on the world - and themselves?
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title ""Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."" This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living during WW1 as tensions - and desperations - mount among them.
The first button they found. The second button they stole...
Twelve-year-old Patryk has never left his Polish village and doesn’t know much about the outside world. Then one August, with the clatter-clatter of an aeroplane, the Great War explodes into his village.
As the Germans and Russians fight for control, Patryk and his friends begin their own battle to find the best military button. It starts as a dare, but soon the boys find themselves trapped in a dangerous war.
Just how far are they prepared to go to win?
""An excellent read"" The Times
""An important and honest book that crowns no heroes"" Lauren Wolk, author of Wolf Hollow
""A powerfully evocative WWI novel"" Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Delightful and heart-warming debut story from renowned illustrator of the Horrible History series.
A long time ago, there was a little girl whose best friend was a cave bear cub. He had been small and frightened when Nell found him. Now that he was not so small and not so frightened, the grown-ups were not so sure he was a suitable pet. So Nell and Cave Bear set off on a big adventure, searching for a way to stay together. . .
This heart-warming story is beautifully and simply told, with a delightfully gentle humour, and exquisitely illustrated.
The second book featuring Nell and the Cave Bear - Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home is out now!
While searching his grandmother's attic for likely items to sell at a jumble sale Jeroen finds a scrapbook his grandmother made during World War II. It brings back painful memories for her and she tells Jeroen for the first time about her experiences as a girl living in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands and about he loss of her Jewish best friend. In this gripping, historically accurate graphic novel, ordinary people in different roles - from victim to bystander to perpetrator - make the most difficult, important decisions of their lives.
""The Angry Aztecs"" fills you in on the foulest facts about people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts. ""The Incredible Incas"" gives you the gory details about the incredible empire which ruled 12 million people.
Part of the ""See Inside"" series, this flap book explores the history of the pirates and bloodthirsty buccaneers of the 18th century. It lets children push the buttons to hear the noises, including cannons being fired, a sword fight on deck, a ship on fire, pirates cackling, a tavern brawl, a sinking ship and a spooky ghost-pirate laugh to end on.
Winner of the Young Quills Prize for Historical Fiction.
When War breaks out, Billy’s dad joins the army and most of his friends are evacuated from Balham, South London. But Billy’s mum doesn’t believe the bombs will ever fall on them and she refuses to send him and his sister Rose away. Life in Balham has certainly changed for Billy: no school, no friends and, because of rationing, no treats.
But by September 1940, things are about to get a lot worse. Hitler has a plan for the destruction of London and soon Billy is caught up in the Blitz: an event so terrifying, it will take every ounce of courage for him to survive in war-torn Balham and keep his family together.
