Here’s what we call wow-factor. A boy so brave he flies into the clouds on a kite to listen to the spirits of the dead. Forget surfing. Haoyou is the Kite Rider – a boy with a job like no other. Strapped to a kite & sent into the heavens, to carry messages back to Earth from there. But a stunt like that is bound to turn heads (just like this book.) Haoyou is soon winning not just admirers but deadly enemies. The Jade Circus offers him a way to see the world, & even perform before the great Kublai Khan himself. But is the circus master leading Haoyou into terrible danger? “A masterpiece of storytelling.” The Times Supplied as a pack of six copies. reading-spine-year-7 reading-spine-ks 3 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 ...

Think riding a surfboard is daring? Haoyou is the Kite Rider: strapped to a kite & sent into the heavens, to bring back messages from the dead. Well – a stunt like that is bound to turn heads. Soon this brave kid is winning both admirers & deadly enemies. When he’s hired by the Jade Circus, it’s a chance for Haoyou to see the world. He’ll even perform before the great Kublai Khan himself. But is the circus master leading Haoyou into deadly danger? Prophecy & fate. Ghosts & family. All the exotic sights & sounds of Ancient China. A bold classic unlike any book you’ve ever read, to set your imagination soaring. A Blue Peter Award winner by Geraldine Mc Caughrean Geraldine has won the coveted Carnegie Medal twice Her latest winner was Where the World Ends in 2018 She is the only author to win a Costa prize three times“A masterpiece of storytelling.” The Times “ It snatches you up from the first chapter … beautiful & compulsive.” Sunday Times Supplied as a pack of six copies. ...

A powerful story of how the dream of peace can fly higher than any dividing wall. TV reporter Max travels to the West Bank to see what life is like for Palestinians & Jews living in the shadow of a huge wall, built by the Israeli government to separate them. There, Max strikes up a friendship with a young Palestinian boy, Said. Together they sit under an ancient olive tree while Said makes one of his exquisite kites. But when Max is welcomed as a guest in Said’s home, he learns of the terrible events in the family’s past, & begins to understand why Said no longer speaks… A moving, topical tale by the author of War Horse Told from Max & Said’s dual points of view Beautifully illustrated in colour by Laura Carlin Realistic & gritty, yet full of hope & power ...

Why should a knight have to fight? What’s so great about scaring people, anyway? Leo the mouse is a little knight who likes to read books, not fight. The others laugh – but he doesn’t care what people say. After all: how do you tame a dragon? How do you stop an angry troll? What should you do if a griffin attacks you? We bet you think a knight should draw his sword & fight! But Leo knows that most monsters just want to enjoy a nice cosy chat. & if you read them a story, they really love that. Especially if it’s about them… Adorable rhyme about a bookish little knight turned hero Best-loved team behind The Snatchabook & Abracazebra Laugh-out-loud celebration of reading, stories & sharing Ogres, dragons, trolls, knights & a message of peace ...

Leo the mouse isn’t like the other knights. While they like fighting, he’d rather read a book. Leo’s parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight, so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon. But Leo knows that books are mightier than swords, & he tames not just the dragon, but a troll & a griffin, too – by reading them stories. With its witty rhyming text & glorious, detailed illustrations, THE KNIGHT WHO WOULDN’T FIGHT is a joyful, magical picture book about the power of stories. ...

First cave-dwellers hid their mammoth doodles in dark, damp caves. Next – you name it, they painted it – from luscious landscapes & mouldy meat to diabolical dream-sequences. Now anything can be art – building bricks, half a cow, even a bin full of rubbish! ...

First ancient Greek guys put on masks & acted out top tales. Next Shakespeare & his pals had some huge hits. Now the world’s a stage to all sorts – from plays with no words to actors with no clothes! In this behind-the-scenes guide you’ll meet an actress who slept in a coffin, a playwrite who lost the plot, & a director with all the talent of a corridor. You’ll turn the spotlight on stage fights, fake props & special effects, & find out if you’ve got what it takes to write a smash-hit play or be a mega-stage star. ...

In 30 years’ time will you be holidaying on the moon? In 100 years’ time could you genetically engineer your own pet? In 1000 years’ time will you travel through space in an anti-matter-drive spaceship? ...

Go behind the scenes with this star-studded guide to the movie industry, meet anxious actors & dastardly directors, get animated by an A-Z of cartoon capers & see if the groovy movie screen test gets you on the road to stardom. ...

First there were a load of boffins who got excited about thier network of nodes. Then along came one boffin who decided to make his net into a web. Now over 600 million users log on to the Incredible Indernet & Wondrous World Wide Web every day. Yes, this cyberspace safari tells you all you need to know about the people & inventions that made it all happen. ...