From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen & Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure. ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Unlock creativity & adventure in your class with special teaching resources, & watch videos from Stephen Mangan. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan & talented artist Anita Mangan. “[ Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined & deeply heartfelt, & Anita Mangan’s cartoonish & poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home.” Hadley Freeman, Guardian “ It’s been described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Crystal Maze & it manages to feel both classic & modern at the same time.” Good Housekeeping The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into the weird, wonderful Rooms… There he must face a series of puzzles & traps alongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them to find their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, & get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny & endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears & being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan’s sister, Anita ...

Beautiful & full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll’s compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. ‘ Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.’ – Hilary Mc Kay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark’s War In 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a young Kindertransport girl, is longing for her family to claim her. The war in Europe is over & she is the only child left at Westwood, a rambling country estate in the north of Engl&, where she’d taken refuge seven years earlier. The arrival of a friend of the family, Yara Fielding, starts an adventure that will take Rosa deep into the lush beauty of the Amazon rainforest in search of jaguars, ancient giant sloths & somewhere to belong. What she finds is Yara’s lively, welcoming family on the banks of the river &, together, they face a danger greater than she could ever have imagined. Featuring places & characters known & loved by fans of Journey to the River Sea (including, among others, Maia, Finn, Miss Minton & Clovis) this spectacular new chapter in the story tells of the next generation & the growing threats to the Amazon rainforest that continue to this day. ...

Roald Dahl’s heartwarming story of tortoises & true love – now with a phizzwhizzing new cover look! It’s so funny you’ll be tickled right out of your shell. Shy Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour: the lovely Mrs Silver. Sadly, she lavishes all her affection on Alfie, her pet tortoise! So Mr Hoppy dreams up a brave & wild plan to win the love of his lady. & it works: it’s won our undying love as well. Hilarious Roald Dahl classic loved by millions Simple short text perfect for younger solo readers Iconic black-&-white pictures by Quentin Blake Now a BBC TV film starring Dustin Hoffmanresolution-2-17 10-for-10-17 v-xd-17 v-day-17 ...

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Polly & Ash are making a space rocket. Polly says her little brother Eddy is too young to join in the game. But Eddy has other ideas… A colourful & imaginative phonics story told in under 200 words, for those who are building their reading confidence. ...

There&8217;s a competition to grow the tallest sunflower. But Polly&8217;s is the tallest by far &8211; & reaches up into the clouds! A funny & fantastical phonics story told in under 200 words, for those who are building their reading confidence. ...

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