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From Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling comes a tale of adventure, myth and music to make your heart sing ... 'Cast its spell over me from the first page ... it really is my perfect book.' Jasbinder...

Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italy's food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Queues for bread are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her family's every loaf. Adding to the misery, the Black...

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+ Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry...

Deep inside China's famous Wolong Nature Reserve, an endangered Giant Panda named Ling has disappeared, and for his seventh mission, Jack is paired with a surly, sixteen-year-old park assistant named Fong to help track the panda down. As a member of the...

Wild boar, alligators, hammerhead sharks . . . Can twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth survive the swamps of South Florida? More importantly, can he survive his asthma attacks long enough to make a scientific discovery and fulfill his dream of becoming a real...

A brilliant new heroine with a nose for mystery and adventure - for all fans of Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and Murder Most Unladylike.After solving a case of potential identity theft, Connie Carew is back in her second mystery. This time, it takes...

Thrilling WWII story. The Nazis have occupied France. Michel knows that there are Resistance fighters in his town and he's desperate to join them. Will his mother agree to it? Can he help without getting caught by the Nazis? Particularly suitable for...

Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him...

The action-packed sequel to The Boy in the Post: perfect for fans of the Adventures on Trains series! 'Energetic, lively and charming' READING ZONE on The Boy in the Post When Dotty moves house, she's...

Revered author Michael Morpurgo looks back on the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war.Former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his...

The New Windmill Literature File provides photocopiable activities to help you link The Other Side of Truth and other popular New Windmills to Framework objectives and approaches to learning and teaching. See The New Windmill Literature File for more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781328631114Author Karen CushmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

Mika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city-and keep her fellow orphans safe. After a merciless winter, spring has sprung in 1880 Stockholm, and the city awaits the arrival of the SS Vega, the first ship to have sailed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142414088Author Judith KerrFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 129mm *...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Ireland, 1593 Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of...

A brilliantly-conceived and hugely imaginative 'sequel' to Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Following Frankenstein is a hugely exciting and beautifully-written historical adventure, perfect for 9-12 year olds.Sometimes I was jealous of the monster of...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

A classic picture book about family life, set in post-war London, from the best-loved and award-winning Shirley Hughes now available in paperback."The observation and draughtsmanship are Hughes in her prime, with scenes of street parties and bustling...

The award-winning Harvey Stories are back with a new story of acceptance, understanding, and the loving comfort of everyone's favourite Westie. There's nothing quite like the loving companionship of a loyal dog. When Harvey's status as Brayside's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780590451611Author Ann McgovernFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic US

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551528625Author Kai Cheng ThomFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press

Calling all budding explorers! The Animal Explorers series will inspire you to follow your dreams. In Toby the Deep-Sea Diver, Toby is a young tiger who longs to explore the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean...

A fantastically readable, gloriously funny and highly collectable new junior fiction series.About the AuthorLili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of two picture books - That Christmas Feeling and Clancy the Quokka, and eleven YA novels including The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416968788Author Brian SelznickFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint AtheneumPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 188mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545106061Author Deborah WilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 377Imprint Scholastic PaperbacksPublisher Scholastic PaperbacksWeight(grams) 313g

Set in 2,300 BC, this stunning tale from historical specialist Tony Bradman weaves together fact and fiction in gripping adventure covering the coming of the Bronce Age. Maglos and his High Priest father control the access to the sacred site...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525301544Author Kathy StinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Kids Can PressPublisher Kids Can Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780545206952Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780545207003Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic...

Two children deal with the repercussions of war with the help of their favourite sports, from top Horrible Histories author Terry Deary. Touching stories of cricket and football set during World War II. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734155242Author Ben GartnerFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Crescent Vista PressPublisher Crescent Vista PressWeight(grams) 581gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

**2012 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner!**Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll, a gorgeous multicultural children's book by author/illustrator Sunny Seki, takes readers on a journey into ancient Japan and the story behind the famous Daruma...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534427112Author Hilary McKayFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Margaret K. McElderry BooksPublisher Margaret K. McElderry BooksWeight(grams)...

Floridius the Soothsayer has been asked to read the omens for a wealthy man whose villa appears to be haunted. The pay is good but it means studying a sheep's liver and poor Floridius faints at the sight of blood! Can Threptus solve the mystery and save...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590179369Author Jean MerrillFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

Each novel in this thrilling series of historical mysteries is based on a real unsolved Tudor crime. This second instalment reunites readers with its star, London goldsmith Thomas Treviot.The Real CrimeHans Holbein, King Henry VIII's portrait painter,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394895987Author Gloria SkurzynskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 51gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514007242Author Ned BustardFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint IVP KidsPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 236mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062470720Author Laura Ingalls WilderFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 227g

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+ Norway, 793 AD. Fleece was snatched by Viking warriors when...