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This hardcover, full-color treasury includes six picture book stories adapted from the classic Little House books. The Little House series introduced generations of readers to Laura Ingalls Wilder's life on the frontier. Now with this illustrated...

From the author of the bestselling and award-winning WITCH CHILD, comes another outstanding historical novel. When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in the eighteenth-century West Indies, they are unified in their desire to escape...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906132019Author Robin PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 143Imprint MogzillaPublisher MogzillaWeight(grams) 204g

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The tenth book in an action-packed, time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. Join Tom and Aztec girl, Zuma, as they travel through...

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, that introduces readers to the remarkable story of the development of written music, and speaks to the beauty of music and the power of perseverance...

Norman and Doris the Dragon get ready for the big joust - but Norman's silly stories land him in trouble again in this brilliantly funny adventure, perfect for children learning to read. There's going to be a jousting...

The amazing story of how the world's greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England. Her father, a carpenter and part-time fossil hunter, taught his children to look for fossils. When her...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books...

In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty's power in Egypt in the wake of Alexander the Great's death. Egypt had been independent for most of the fourth century BC, but was...

Floridius, freelance soothsayer, is afraid that he has lost his talent for seeing the future. Threptus wants to find some titbits of information that his mentor can use to convince people he still has the gift, but will a poisoned honey cake lead to...

When Troy is caught up in a terrorist attack that takes the lives of his parents, he discovers an amazing power - bullets can't harm him. With this secret uncovered he's soon recruited into a underground organisation where he meets Scarlet, a girl with...

Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform...

From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America's Wild West. It's a...

Jack, standing among the war graves, sees a face he recognizes. Suddenly, it's 1914 again and he's a young lad back in the trenches. Visions of killing and misery come to him with horrible clarity. But then Jack remembers too the incredible moment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621645788Author Fiorella De MariaFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

My Story: Ignatius Sancho is the extraordinary true story of a young boy's life: a slave, a servant, a business owner, a campaigner, a composer, a writer. Greenwich 1738, and eight-year-old Ignatius lives with three...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ It's tough being a peasant in Saxon Britain. The taxes are too high, there are bandits...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906132835Author Robin PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint MogzillaPublisher MogzillaWeight(grams) 106g

Inspired by award-winning author's Elizabeth Laird's own childhood growing up in post-war London, The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown is a classic coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of The Skylarks' War and I Capture the Castle.Charity Brown's life...

From Andy Marino, author of The Plot to Kill Hitler series, comes another fast-paced historical thriller chronicling one family's desperate bid to escape the deadly Chernobyl disaster. 26 April 1986 01:18 ...

A universal story about speaking, listening and being heard. Margot loves space. Astronauts, the stars, and especially the moon landing. So she can't understand why all of her attempts to communicate her passion fall on disinterested ears. Her mom is...

From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully illustrated, which commemorates the hundred-year anniversary of the end of the First World War. "I am just a child," says John. "How can I be at...

Discover the magical myths and legendary heroes of Ancient Greece with award-winning author-illustrator Marcia Williams.Travel back in time with goat-footed Pan to explore the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Meet the mighty gods and goddesses of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142400586Author John D. FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

'Characterful, page-turning drama and a vivid mixture of research and imagination' - The Sunday Times A gripping tale of a group of larger-than-life con artists who roam the streets of eighteenth-century London. Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of...

A rollicking read-aloud and terrific "read-to-myself" story, full of complete with backmatter about Isabella's favorite women throughout history!A New York Times Bestseller!Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? Ask Isabella...She takes a wild ride-and...

My Stars: Capricorn is a perfect gift for children born between 22nd December and 19th January. Children will learn all about their star sign, including: Science: Children will discover their constellation in the night sky and a die-cut finger trail to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338120943Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm *...

MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD!When Biggles undertakes a lone mission to rescue an Italian princess from Mussolini's Italy he doesn't know he's walking into a trap. Against all the odds he gets the princess to the aircraft ready to fly them back to safety, but...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Orphaned pot-girl Mary has buckets of stage blood to clear up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2024.Book InformationISBN 9781646143030Author Daniel NayeriFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Levine QueridoPublisher Levine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946260826Author Alexandre DumasFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Starry ForestPublisher Starry Forest

'A beautifully haunting and thought-provoking story of friendship that lingers long after the last page' Ruta Sepetys, Author of Salt to the Sea'A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype' The Times'A chilling, stylishly written and utterly...

Published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this beautiful anthology collects favourite extracts, poems and images from some of the UK's leading cultural, political and literary figures.Poems, short stories, personal letters,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525644231Author Bill DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250115058Author John BoyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 132mm * 18mm

Everyone has heard of Winnie-the-Pooh, but not everyone knows about the real Canadian bear who lent him her name. This is a wonderful tale of courage and friendship, for fans of Michael Morpurgo.Come on a heart-warming adventure, inspired by the journey...

London, 1601. Honesty, a storyteller seeking fame and fortune, befriends Alice, a maid to Queen Elizabeth I. But can Alice be trusted? A tale of intrigue, scheming and plots set in the spellbinding world of the Elizabethan court. A thrilling adventure...

When the Histronauts travel back in time to the Viking era they'll need your help to uncover the secrets of the past. Forage for food, decipher runes, build beautiful burial boats and hear all about a Viking raid. An exciting mix of story, facts and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Massachusetts Children's Book Award 1987 and New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award 1988 and North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award 1981.Book...