' Inspired' 'enthralling' & 'stylish' are just some of the words used to describe the first edition of Bearback. Now in paperback Pat Garrod's remarkable story is set to be discovered by even more travellers. Imagine jacking it all in packing your life into a 41-litre pannier & riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle The Bear to see the world. Across the deserts of Africa over the mountains of the Andes deep into the jungles of Indochina & beyond the Arctic Circle; 100 000 miles through six continents & 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion & entirely unsupported it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple on one motorcycle a journey destined to change their lives forever. ...

R. D. & Patricia Bartlett
- widely respected experts on reptiles & amphibians
- instruct readers on the animals anatomies &

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Five hundred years have passed since the devastating demon-led war that almost exterminated humankind. Those who escaped the carnage were led to sanctuary by the boy saviour known as Hawk: the gypsy morph. But now the unimaginable has come to pass: the cocoon of protective magic surrounding the valley has vanished. When Sider Ament last surviving Knight of the Word detects unknown predators stalking the valley & Trackers from the human village of Glensk Wood find two of their own gruesomely killed there can be no doubt: the once safe haven of generations has been laid bare. Together the young Trackers the aging Knight & a daring Elf princess race to spread word of the encroaching danger. But suspicion & hostility among their countrymen threaten to doom their efforts from within while beyond the breached borders a ruthless Troll army masses for invasion. Standing firm between the two the last wielder of the black staff & its awesome magic must find a successor to carry on the fight against the cresting new wave of evil. ...

In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious little baby. Now it has grown huge & its rusting cage cant hold it much longer... Stephen is a boy with many secrets & the Beast is the biggest. His life in foster care always bad is getting worse & he in trouble with the police. All the odds are against him finding a decent place in the world but his efforts to free himself o the Beast make him a hero that readers will never forget. I really love this book... Beast" should be a monster hit
- Amanda Craig " The Time". " Beast" has a tension that never lets up. Ally Kennen is a remarkably assured writer
- " Independent". This title is shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal."

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The fifth thrilling book in this darkly funny horror series Darren Shan called deliciously nightmarish. The first book Mr Mumbles is shortlisted for the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Childrens Books Kyle is having trouble with the neighbours. Theyve turned into black-eyed flesh-eating zombies. Now would be a good time to leave town but out there on the snow covered streets something far worse is lurking. There is a beast in the shadows & the only way for Kyle to fight it is to use his powers. But every time Kyle uses them he weakens the barrier between this world & the terrifying world of the Darkest Corners. If the barrier breaks there will be more killers on the streets. ...

Follow Tom the bravest boy in Avantia in this exciting three book collection. Only he can fight the ferocious Beasts & do battle with evil wizards but you can join him on three fantastical adventures: 1. Raksha The Mirror Demon 2. Nixa The Death-Bringer 3. Torgor The Minotaur If you want to be a hero join the Beast Quest! " " ...

A fun-packed binder rammed with new facts & information about Tom & his companions & all the Beasts from the first Beast Quest series. All the art is full colour. There are loads of puzzles & quizzes to do & lots of stickers & a poster. ...

Be the hero in this exciting adventure! Join Tom & his companions on a brand new Beast Quest where your decisions determine the outcome. Meet old favourites Ferno & Sepron & do battle with two new & terrifying Beasts: Aldroim
- a huge shape-shifting Beast & Cornix
- a crow-like skeletal Beast who lures victims to their deaths!

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Evil wizard Malvel has stolen a magical dagger & seeks to control the peaceful land of Gorgonia. Can YOU defeat the two terrifying Beasts that guard the dagger Marlik the Drowning Terror & Klaxa the Armoured Enemy? Tom & Elenna will be by your side but beware
- by choosing the wrong path your Quest will fail & you may not survive...
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A beast. Not quite wolf or bear gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright--a creature with fangs & claws & hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. You think Im talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. Its no deformity no disease. & Ill stay this way forever--ruined--unless I can break the spell. Yes the spell the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day & prowls by night? Ill tell you. Ill tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury the guy you wished you were with money perfect looks & the perfect life. & then Ill tell you how I became perfectly... beastly. ...