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Paperback. Condition: Good. A thrilling, brand-new adventure story - with an ecological edge. Dad looked at us solemnly. We've been sent here by a very important international organization to engage in undercover surveillance. Tommo and I sat up. Had we heard right? You mean you're spies? gasped Thomas; When Mr and Mrs Pickford announce that they are moving the family to a lighthouse on a deserted island, Polly and her brother Tommo, think their parents have finally flipped. Until they learn the truth: their mum and dad are spies, working to expose the illegal smuggling of endangered species. The risks are high, but it is not until a suspicious stranger is shipwrecked on their island, and Polly and Tommo make a horrifying discovery, that they realize just how much danger the family is in. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cathy Gale (illustrator). Penguin and Squeak have lost some of their Snap cards so they decide to make new ones. They find things that match the pictures on the cards and, each time, Penguin takes a photo. Can you spot the matching things? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. An anthology of poems by a favourite writer for children. This best-ever collection brings together over 50 poems exploring the young child's world and experience, both real and imaginary. Varied in tone - from funny to lyrical and emotional - they cover a range of poetic forms and all have June Crebbin's sure touch. With black and white illustrations throughout.;This is a wonderful introduction to poetry for young children. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Quirky, off-beat comedy about a boy scribe, a kick-ass granny and a primate with a vendetta. Eccentric young wordsmith Samuel Johnson finds himself home alone while his diplomat uncle is off diverting a crisis in Azerbajan. As Samuel sits penning his memoirs and wondering how to divert the crisis in his own life namely the big, hairy brute that is Boris Hissocks he spots the little old lady next door acting very strangely. Is she actually chopping wood with her bare hands? Then the Monkey King comes knocking, and suddenly Samuel's whole world is turned on its head. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The girls in Team Starlight learn spells and earn their stars in this magical new young fiction series! Welcome to Stargirl Academy, the magical school in the clouds! Previously a rather old-fashioned establishment, it has been reopened by its head teacher to train children to be modern day fairy godmothers. Fairy Mary McBee selects a group of girls: Lily, Ava, Madison, Sophie, Emma, Olivia and Melody and Jackson who think they're better than everyone else. The girls learn lots of spells shimmering, starry, shining, sparkling, glittering and twinkling ones which they use to fix problems and help people in trouble. For every successful mission they gain a star, and once they have six stars they will be fully qualified stargirls! Emma leads the fifth mission: she wants to help a family who have moved in two doors down the baby cries all night and the older children can't play in the garden because it's overgrown. Mr Appleby would be the perfect person to help as his immaculate garden is right next door, but he's been complaining about the noise. Melody and Jackson perform some very risky magic and, against his will, Mr Appleby finds himself mowing the noisy neighbours' lawn! Thanks to Emma's skilful glittering spell and Mr Appleby's good nature, all is well, but Fairy Mary is furious with Melody and Jackson and they don't receive a star. The other girls however, are rewarded only one more to go! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Moving to the country away from all her friends has done nothing to improve Chloe's six-month-long bad mood. And neither has her parents' latest news. Why do they want to adopt a two-year-old boy? Are they trying to replace her? Where's her probably-very-glamorous real mother when she needs her? Determined to have nothing to do with this new addition to the family, Chloe makes herself as unpleasant as possible. But then she meets her new brother Ollie and realizes that he really needs her help. When his violent father arrives at their house one day in a drunken rage, and Chloe has to save him from harm, her growing feelings for Ollie are cemented, and she realizes that they can live together as one family. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Journey into the East with Whitbread Award-winning Jamila Gavin in this historical adventure for junior readers. Twelve-year-old Filippo has never known his father the jeweller who created the priceless Ocean of the Moon diamond. But when a mysterious visitor claims the jeweller has been kidnapped, Filippo sets off on a dangerous journey into the East, encountering bandits, warlords and greedy shahs all with one aim in common: to find and claim the precious diamond. But Filippo has a secret of his own; and on this journey, he can trust no one. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A rural tale, with an intriguing supernatural steam train element, by the creator of 'The Shepherd Boy'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reluctant teenage superspy Alex Rider is useful to the national security services in ways an adult could never be. Now they require his help once again: for a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. But before long, Alex finds himself caught up in a terrifying chain of events that leads from the Chinese Triad gangs in London to an undercover assignment on Cayo Esqueleto - Skeleton Key - Cuba. There, Alex begins to make chilling links between several suspicious deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and the plans of his host, Russian General Sarov, for the future of the world. Alex faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Alone, equipped only with a handful of cleverly concealed devices, he must outwit the coldly insane Sarov.or die. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When William is supposed to be indoors, he's out in the garden eating the daffodils. On family picnics, he ends up in a muddy pond feeding the ducks. On his second birthday, he vanishes completely with hilarious results. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A little kindness goes a long way, is the subtle moral depicted in this gentle tale by award winning Australian authorial illustrator Bob Graham. All the children are afraid of mean Mr Wintergarten. His garden is grey and sunless and it is guarded, they say, by a dog like a wolf and a saltwater crocodile. By contrast, the garden of his sunny new neighbours, the Summers, is a playground of happiness and flowers. One day Rose's ball goes over the fence into Mr Wintergarten's garden and, prompted by her mother, Rose visits her frosty next-door neighbour, bearing hot fairy cakes and flowers. What will Mr Wintergarten say? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The ancient Greek myths as you've never read them before! The classic stories of Daedalus and Icarus and Orpheus and Eurydice are re-told here in master storyteller, Marcia Williams' inimitable comic style. These splendid adaptations have easy-to-read, accessible text and brilliantly witty illustrations, making them a perfect introduction to the classic legends of adventure and endeavour! Ideal for newly-confident readers the classics have never looked so good! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. All four of Theresa Tomlinson's "Time-Slip" adventure books are based in or around Sheffield, where she now lives. "Errand Lass" is the tale of a young girl called Mais, who goes back in time to Victorian Sheffield and works as a buffer girl in the cutlery trade. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Offers a way to learn about the Ancient Rome. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A lively school story about beating bullies with brains! The honour of class P6 is at stake when Ernie Flack and his friend Peanut Jackson take on Fishface Duggan and his gang from P7. Will Ernie's plan succeed? See who comes out on top in this lively school story with lots of black-and-white illustrations. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Six brand new titles in the exciting new pre-school reading programme. Reading Together is a hugely successful learn-to-read series of high-quality picture books for young children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels, each consisting of six books and offering a variety of reading experiences: stories, poems, rhymes and songs, traditional tales and information books, created by top authors and illustrators. Each book contains its own set of illustrated support notes - at the front and back - outlining qualities in the text, giving reading pointers and suggesting a range of follow-up activities. More detailed guidance is available in a separate Parents' Handbook. Affordable and well constructed, this superb series is the ideal tool for parents keen on helping their child to read. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Bonnie Bumble eats five plum turnovers for breakfast one Tuesday, her world turns topsy-turvy, literally! Suddenly she's upside down and nothing, it seems, will put her right again. Not until she eats the sixth plum turnover is she turned right side up. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Find out everything there is to know about your brain in this fascinating grey-matter guide! There is nothing more amazing than the human brain. It will be with you for your entire life. it is you! So it's worth finding out as much as possible about it. With sections on intelligence and learning styles, keeping the brain fit and healthy - including Nicola's own delicious recipe for 'brain cake' - and lots of tests and quizzes, this book explores the marvellous thing that makes us who we are. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A ghost from the past sets the historical record straight when a modern archaeologist's theories prove not only inaccurate, but annoying to him. Now he tells the story of the battle for the sand pits like it really was. Fiction for readership level 12+. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award and the Children's Illustrated Book of the Year Award, this is the story of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, who discover that love is not an easy thing to measure. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Worlds collide spectacularly when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub . and what happens when one sister disappears. Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, better than best friends. Jules' favourite thing is collecting rocks, and Sylvie's is running - fast. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the most dangerous part of the river one snowy morning to throw in a wish rock, she is so fast that no one sees what happens when she disappears. At that very moment, in another part of the woods, a shadow fox is born: half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She, too, is fast, and she senses danger. When Jules goes to throw one last wish rock into the river for her lost sister, the human and shadow worlds collide with unexpected consequences. Written in alternate voices - one Jules, the other the fox - this searingly beautiful tale tells of one small family's moment of heartbreak as it unfolds into something epic, mythic, shimmering and, most of all, hopeful. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Available for the first time as a paperback picture book, this exquisitely illustrated re-telling of The Frog Prince is a must for any child's library. The Frog Prince is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. Retold by Berlie Doherty, this enchanting story is beautifully illustrated by award-winning Jane Ray. Fairy tale magic to treasure forever. Also publishing this month - Snow White. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Every morning, Katy's dad puts on his suit of armour and picks up his armour-plated lunch box. Then he sets off for the castle, where he works. Every evening, when he comes home, he tells Katy about his day, fighting dragons and saving princesses. It sounds so exciting that Katy wishes she could fight dragons too. So one day she follows her dad to the castle and gets a big surprise: he doesn't fight dragons, he does the washing up in the castle kitchen! But on the way home, the two have a thrilling adventure that brings the story to a very satisfying conclusion. Colin West has written and illustrated "Go Tell It to the Toucan", "Have You Seen the Crocodile?", "Hello, Great Big Bullfrog", "'Not Me', Said the Monkey", "'Pardon?' Said the Giraffe", "'Only Joking', Laughed the Lobster", "One Day in the Jungle", "'Buzz Buzz Buzz' Went the Bumblebee", and "'I Don't Care' Said the Bear", plus a series of stories about a dog called Monty. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Join Special Agent Fangs Enigma the world's greatest vampire spy and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle society's worst criminal monsterminds. Third in a new series of comedy horror adventures from the bestselling author of Scream Street Special Agent Fangs Enigma and his sidekick, werewolf Agent Puppy Brown, were recruited by secret intelligence agency MP1 (Monster Protection, 1st division) to stop the world's super(natural) villains and monster criminals from realizing their evil plans. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Bear Hugs" is a new range of picture books for pre-school children. They feature a bright, bold and friendly look. This text focuses on the many ways in which a mum is fantastic. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Judy Moody has got the Moody Monday blues - until she finds out that Class 3T's new project is on the amazing human body.That means skeletons and skulls, a trip to the hospital, lots of medical jokes and double trouble when Judy's friends trick her into thinking the class guinea pig has been cloned. Then Judy catches the mumps off younger brother, Stink, but all is well in the end when her friends make up by coming to visit. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Reading Together" is a learn-to-read series of picture books for children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels, each consisting of six books and offering a variety of reading experiences: stories, poems, rhymes and songs, traditional tales and information books. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.