It’s been years since twelve-year-old Aramar Thorne, a clever boy who is never without his precious sketch book, has seen his father. So when Captain Greydon Thorne comes ashore & asks his son to join him at sea, it feels as if someone has redrawn Aram’s entire world. At sea, Aram struggles to get along with the Wavestider’s crew-especially second mate Makasa, a tough teenaged girl who has been reluctantly placed in charge of him. Just as Aram starts to get his head above water, a band of vicious pirates attack the Wavestrider, turning his world upside down once again. As Aram & Makasa try to find their way home, they encounter creatures both terrible & wondrous, & Aram will seek to understand Azeroth’s denizens as he draws them in his sketchbook, forming unlikely friendships along the way. But the journey is hindered by Greydon’s compass, which never points north. If the compass isn’t leading Aram & Makasa home-to safety—to what destiny is it leading? ...

Twelve-year-old Aramar Thorne’s life was turned upside down by the sudden reappearance of his father, Captain Greydon Thorne. After several months aboard Greydon’s ship, it was attacked by a deadly band of raiders known as the Hidden. Who are the Hidden? & what of the strange compass Greydon gave to him – the compass that doesn’t point north? ...

Richard ‘ Trick’ Hope is used to getting into trouble, but not like this… On the run from bullies, Trick finds himself transported to the mystical Wild lands, a place where the greatest warriors throughout history have been summoned to fight in a battle for survival – from Romans & Vikings to Knights & Samurai. ...

You’ll never really be there. You’ll never truly see it. For that, you should thank your lucky stars. The Great War ended a hundred years ago, & no one who fought still lives to tell the tale. But, lest we forget, some classic authors are stepping up to tell the story for us. Soldiers shot at dawn. Heroic animals under fire. Young men called away to fight – many of whom never came home. Written by modern masters such as Michael Morpurgo & the magnificent K.M. Peyton, these books bring it to life – well, just enough life. Read them, imagine it all, & be glad it’s all over when you close the books. An exciting variety pack of First World War fiction Top authors including Michael Morpurgo & K.M. Peyton Explores the war & its legacy from a range of angles The perfect companion to First World War topic work remembrance-sunday ...

It’s the war that changed everything. The first conflict on a truly global scale. The one that ripped apart millions of families, that invented trench warfare & aircraft battles, & launched a new age of modernity. But what actually happened? You could read millions of books without knowing it all. That’s how big this conflict was. (Novelists & historians are still trying to recapture it.) But to get a good all-round picture, you won’t find a better starting-point than this pack. It’s full of quality fiction, fact books & poems that begin to show you not just what took place, but what it felt like. An overview of the war in quality facts & fiction Brings the war alive in a vivid yet accessible way Perfect for school projects & general interest

Includes:: best-loved classics such as War Horse

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Gas masks. Blitz bombs. Ration books. Air-raid sirens. World War II might have ended over 70 years ago, but those images still shock & haunt us. Now this pack of fiction & facts gives you a way to imagine the biggest conflict in global history: a war on a scale so vast that the mind can barely grasp it. We’re not going to lie to you & say you’ll get a complete picture of the war. That’s impossible. We’re talking about a conflict that spanned all the world’s continents & killed over sixty million people. Each brilliant, powerful story is just a fragment of a much bigger whole. Still, the more stories you discover, the more intrigued you’ll grow! An overview of the war in quality facts & fiction

Includes:: eight favourite novels & three fact books Perfect for school projects & general interest Full of best-loved classics by prominent authors

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A themed pack of history exploring the First World War Every aspect of the war, from the Home Front to the trenches Mixes facts with fiction to bring alive a time of global turmoil A range of approaches to appeal to varying tastes/learning styles Fact books, spy stories, poetry, humour & exciting novels The perfect way to bring this essential topic alive for children ...

A themed pack of history exploring the Second World War Explores all aspects of the war with a focus on the Holocaust Mixes facts with fiction to bring alive a time of global turmoil A range of approaches to appeal to varying tastes/learning styles Fact books, classic novels, poetry & true eyewitness accounts
Includes: Anne Frank’s diary & When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit The perfect way to bring this essential topic alive for children
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Puppies vs kitties: who’s cutest? Put on your 3D glasses to see! ...

From phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! ...