Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world & how do tiny chicks learn to fly? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions & more in this colourful information book. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert. ...

Why spend a single hour being bored when you can sail down the Nile & walk like an Egyptian? Dress up like a pharoah! Create your own jackal god! A treasure-trove of fab activities. ...

From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, an addictive mystery that refuses to let you go long after you turn the final page. Can Becks piece the jigsaw together & find her sister before Silva loses herself? ...

Alara’s incredible gaming skills bring her to the attention of Estrella’s leaders. She is chosen to go on a dangerous mission to London Under, the original older, long-deserted & distrusted city on top of which Estrella (the Star city) was built, to gather ‘vital’ intelligence. Estrella is the perfect society, an immaculate, sanitised, connected environment where everything is channelled through the digital medium. There is no dirt, no pain, no disease, no natural world, even feelings like boredom are frowned upon & discouraged. Alara is dropped down to London Under & into a “new” world which bewilders her & disorientates her. How will she survive in a society where noise dirt & sometimes pain are everyday experiences & where food is not synthetic & tastes real? Will she accomplish her mission? Who can she trust? How will she get back to Estrella & her family & her life without worry? ...

Did you ever read Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger? Well, this high-voltage series is like that all grown up. (Sizzle.) You’ve heard of electric eels. Now meet Electrigirl. A lightning strike has filled Holly Sparkes with amped-up superpowers. It’s tough being twelve at the best of times. But it’s even tougher when you’re battling evil scientists & terrifying mutant monsters. Will Electrigirl come out on top? Can she control her shocking new powers? What will you like most: the zingy writing or the graphic artwork? One thing’s for sure: sparks will fly… Thrilling fun with an original all-new superheroine Semi-graphic style with dramatic line artwork From the top team of Jo Cotterill & Cathy Brett Jo is a Carnegie Medal nominated author reluctantreaders-reading-collections summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie ...

When her parents send her to stay with a grandmother she hardly knows for the summer, Elen is furious. Gran lives on a tiny island & doesn’t want her either – it’s not an easy start. But after saving Gran in a storm, Elen finds a picture that she’s sure is a clue to hidden treasure. ...

Oh, no! The Dark Knight has stolen the King’s crown. Who can rescue it? Elephant Joe can! (And his trusty sidekick, Zebra Pete, of course.) But there’s an unexpected twist in this tale. Is the damsel in distress what she seems to be? Or is she... the Dark Knight? There’ll be lots of jousting & heroics before it’s time for tea... ...

The empowering story of little elephant Num-Num, who discovers the importance of simply being YOU! From the creators of international bestseller & much-loved classic Giraffes Can’t Dance. ...

A brilliantly funny novelty book from one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators. Pull the tabs & lift the flaps to find YOUR favourite elephant. The Fruit Jellyphant, the Chocolate Caramelephant, the spangly Cinderellaphant & the stinky Rude Smelliphant… there’s an elephant for everyone in this comic masterpiece. ...

A brilliantly funny novelty book from one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators. Pull the tabs & lift the flaps to find YOUR favourite elephant. The Fruit Jellyphant, the Chocolate Caramelephant, the spangly Cinderellaphant & the stinky Rude Smelliphant… there’s an elephant for everyone in this comic masterpiece. ...